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ADL Director of Middle East Affairs Speaks about Global Anti-Semitism in the Desert

In partnership with the Jewish Federation of the Desert, ADL presented its annual Desert Community event on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.  The event was held at Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs, and the topic was Global Trends in Anti-Semitism: Left-Wing, Right-Wing, and Islamist Extremist Threats Around the World. Susan Heller Pinto, ADL’s Associate Director of International Affairs and Director of

ADL Staff addresses “Herzlian Dinner” in Palm Springs

Senior Investigative Researcher and Director of Special Projects Joanna Mendelson was the featured speaker at an event recently in Palm Springs.  Mendelson was asked by the Jewish Federation of the Desert to be the headliner for the Herzlian Dinner on the evening of November 6 at a local country club. The purpose of the Herzlian Dinner is to “listen, learn,

Desert Community Event Explores Contemporary Extremism in “Behind the Hate”

In partnership with the Jewish Federation of the Desert, ADL presented its annual Desert Community event at the Jewish Federation office in Rancho Mirage on Tuesday, November 27.  This year’s program was Behind the Hate: An Expose of Extremists and their Beliefs. The program featured Dr. Pete Simi, the director of the Earl Babbie Research Center and an Associate Professor

ADL Addresses Audience in Banning, California

ADL Senior Associate Regional Director recently spoke to the Yiddish Culture Club of Sun Lakes Country Club on “Confronting Discrimination and Securing Justice.”  He spoke to a crowd of approximately 80 people on August 8, which included country club members and non-members.   Friedman gave an overview of ADL’s work, including our investigations into extremists, anti-bias education, and our advocacy against

ADL Accepts Grant from Jewish Federation of the Desert

On July 10, Jewish Federation of the Desert Executive Director, Bruce Landgarten and Board Co-Chairs Allan Lehman and Celia Norian gave Education Director Annie Ortega a grant for ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute program. With the Federation’s generous support for anti-bias and anti-bullying education programming over the last seven years, ADL has provided assembly programs and workshops for more