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Maimonides, Choice, and the Everyday Transformations of the Anti-Defamation League

by Matthew Kaufman, ADL Summer Intern Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides, was a Jewish theologian whose works are well known for their ethical and spiritual insight. Perhaps the medieval world’s most influential thinker, he spent his later years in North Africa, writing prolifically and serving as a personal physician for Saladin, the legendary Muslim crusader. Although numerous

Experts Discuss High Court Cases at ADL’s Supreme Court Review

The Anti-Defamation League held its annual Supreme Court Review July 8th at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.  ADL Director of Civil Rights Deborah Lauter led the discussion between renowned legal experts Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law and Frederick Lawrence, President of Brandeis University, about this year’s Supreme Court decisions.  Among the issues