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ADL and Law Enforcement Partners Collaborate on Inaugural Faith Communities Security Summit

On March 3, 2020, ADL Los Angeles co-sponsored, in partnership with the FBI-Los Angeles Field Office, Department of Homeland Security, the Fusion Centers, Joint Regional Intelligence Center and the Orange County Intelligence Assessment, and many others, the first regional Communities Security summit.  The event drew over 350 religious leaders from throughout Southern California to Biola University. ADL served on the summit’s

2020 Sherwood Prize: ADL Honors Law Enforcement and Remembers Joe Sherwood

ADL LA’s Helene & Joseph Sherwood Prize for Combating Hate luncheon and awards ceremony was held on March 10 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The prizes are awarded annually to law enforcement personnel in Southern California who go above and beyond the call of duty to fight hate. As ADL Regional Board Chair Scott Harris said during

Honorees and Speakers Embrace “Leading By Example” at ADL Los Angeles 2019 Annual Gala Celebration

ADL’s Los Angeles Region held its 2019 Annual Gala Celebration on December 9 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Speakers highlighted the ongoing need to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of hate and bigotry especially now, during these polarizing times. The event raised nearly $1.4 million to support ADL programs in the Los Angeles region. The Multicultural Learning Center’s choir, the

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