Interfaith/intergroup relations are fundamental and critical to ADL’s dual mission: To stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. These aims, by definition, can only be truly accomplished with the partnerships and mutual respect of other faith communities. That is why ADL’s New York Region was thrilled to host a notable panel
New York, NY, October 20, 2015… Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic Second Vatican Council, ADL welcomed the Papal Nuncio, the Vatican’s Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency the Most Reverend Bernardito C. Auza, to highlight the significance of Nostra Aetate in transforming the Church’s relationship to the Jewish people at a special partnership event between the Anti-Defamation
Last night ADL New York Region held its 8th annual Middle East Conference at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. This year’s conference, co-sponsored by the Benjamin N. Cardozo Jewish Law Student’s Association and New York University Law Students for Israel, addressed the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and its harmful impact on college campuses
ADL New York hosted its annual professional development program for Catholic school educators, ‘The Bettina (z’l) and Erwin Pearl Bearing Witness Summer Institute: Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, and Contemporary Issues,’ on August 3-6, 2015. Bearing Witness is designed exclusively for educators from Catholic schools to learn about the long history of Catholic-Jewish relations and cutting-edge methods in Holocaust education for 21st century audiences.
After the alarming anti-Semitic incident at UCLA earlier this year, the national discussion about the problem of anti-Semitism on college campuses continues. While such incidents are certainly disturbing, it is important to note that these incidents are relatively rare, and the vast majority of Jewish students report feeling safe on their campuses. When such incidents do occur, they are generally
