Monthly Blog Archives: August 2016

ADL New York Region’s 2016 Summer Internship Program Empowers High School Student Leaders

This summer, ADL welcomed 12 extraordinary high school students to participate in this year’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute Summer Internship Program which ran from July 5 – August 11. The students were selected based on their leadership qualities and experience in ADL’s Peer Training and Peer Leadership Programs, designed to empower students to facilitate conversations about hatred, prejudice and discrimination in their school communities. “I interned

ADL Statement on the Crown Heights Anniversary Commemoration

Unfortunately, concerns have surfaced based on a lack of context surrounding the anniversary commemorations of the Crown Heights conflict. The program – organized under the auspices of Project CARE, a significant coalition of diverse community leaders and organizations – is intended to honor the memory of the conflict and its impact on Crown Heights, and shortly thereafter, celebrate the diversity