Anti-Defamation League
Poll: What do Americans know about the Holocaust? Some, not much
By Yonat Shimron — January 22, 2020
(RNS) — A new Pew Research Center poll shows Americans generally know what the Holocaust was, but fewer than half can correctly cite the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust — 6 million.
American Jews split over Trump executive order on combating anti-Semitism
By Yonat Shimron — December 11, 2019
(RNS) — Left-leaning Jews said the underlying purpose of the executive order was to stifle legitimate criticism of Israel and its policies toward Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
ADL study: Violence against Jews doubled last year
By Yonat Shimron — April 30, 2019
(RNS) — In all, 59 Jewish Americans were physically assaulted because of their religion in 2018, up from 21 in 2017.
Telling the Passover story in the shadow of the Pittsburgh massacre
By Yonat Shimron — April 15, 2019
(RNS) — Joyce Fienberg wanted to make people feel loved and cared for. Her daughter-in-law is using that example to invite non-Jews to the seder table.
Some dare call it anti-Semitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 11, 2019
(RNS) — If American Jews perceive that the Democratic Party is moving into anti-Israel positions, they will be faced with a major quandary.
As Muslim extremism nosedives, researchers question law enforcement’s focus
By Yonat Shimron — January 25, 2019
(RNS) — Fifty people were killed by extremists in the U.S. in 2018. But only one of those killings was perpetrated by someone associated with radical Islam.
Judge: Jewish heritage can be basis for race discrimination
By Paul O'Donnell — July 17, 2018
(AP) — Jewish people are protected by a law against racial discrimination in employment decisions, a federal magistrate judge has concluded in siding with a football coach suing a private Baptist college in Louisiana.
Lay off the ADL!
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 19, 2018
The attack on the ADL is yet another chapter in a sad pattern that goes back to Karl Marx.
How a businessman is reshaping the Anti-Defamation League in an age of white nationalism
By Yonat Shimron — April 5, 2018
NEW YORK (RNS) — If Jonathan Greenblatt took the job as head of the ADL thinking he would bring the organization into the 21st century, history had a bigger plan. The rise of white nationalism has given him a challenge his predecessor never had.
Anti-Semitic incidents soar by 57 percent in 2017
By Delta Systems — February 27, 2018
(AP) — ADL national director and CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said the 'alarming' increase appears to be fueled by emboldened far-right extremists as well as the 'divisive state of our national discourse.'
Two reports show fewer incidents of Muslim extremism in 2017
By Yonat Shimron — January 18, 2018
(RNS) — The new studies suggest the level of anxiety about Islamic extremism has far outpaced the actual scale of the threat.
Policing themselves? Hate speech watchdog ADL enlists Facebook and others
By Kimberly Winston — November 14, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — The new Center for Technology and Society wants to place tech companies on the front lines in combating online hate speech. But can Silicon Valley police itself?
Surge in anti-Semitism reported in latest study
By Yonat Shimron — November 2, 2017
(RNS) — Anti-Semitic incidents spiked during and immediately after the Charlottesville protests. The report also finds a troubling number of incidents in schools and colleges.
ADL goes to Silicon Valley to combat anti-Semitism
By Yonat Shimron — October 23, 2017
(RNS) — The Nov. 13 summit, featuring executives from Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, is part of an expanded effort to partner with the tech community on solutions for online extremism.
Majorities of Americans concerned about violence against Jews, Muslims
By Adelle M. Banks — April 6, 2017
(RNS) While 72 percent of Muslims said they don’t believe they need to hide their faith, 66 percent said they feel less safe since President Trump’s election.
