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Michael LaPrade Holocaust Education Fellowship Concludes Sessions for Second Class of Program

The Michael LaPrade Holocaust Education Institute has concluded the formal sessions for its second class of Michael LaPrade Fellows for the 2020-21 school year.  The Fellowship, an initiative of the Institute, brought together virtually a cadre of educators from throughout Southern California to study Holocaust pedagogy and hone their instructional skills around the topics of the Holocaust, genocide, antisemitism, as well as responding to hate and bias.  In addition, Fellows will share information within their schools

ADL resources to increase awareness of and respect for religious observations, including Jewish High Holy Days

The pluralistic population of the U.S. is made up of many different ethnic, cultural, faith and religious communities. To promote understanding, respect and inclusion, ADL offers resources to increase awareness of and respect for religious observations and ethnic and cultural festivities that may affect students, colleagues and neighbors in your community. The coronavirus pandemic will undoubtedly make the beginning of

ADL Education Parlor Conveys How Parents Can Help Young People Fight Hate

On the evening of October 24, about 20 people gathered at the beautiful home of Jennifer and Jim Hannon for an interactive discussion about the work of ADL’s A World of Difference® Institute, and how parents can help young people be allies in the fight against hate. When there are news stories that involve bias, especially incidents involving students, young

ADL Action Alert for California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC)

UPDATE (August 13, 2019): ADL welcomes the California Board of Education’s acknowledgment of the deeply problematic material in the model ethnic studies curriculum. We support including ethnic studies in high school curricula and we are eager to see it succeed. We look forward to hearing more about necessary and substantial revisions. Troubling aspects of the draft curriculum include: The exclusion

ADL Gives Presentation on LGBTQ Allyship at Mexican Consulate

On June 24 ADL gave an informative presentation for community members at the Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles on how to be an ally of the LGBTQ community. As one of several talks scheduled by the Consulate as part of its Pride Week initiative, the presentation focused on defining what a hate crime is, understanding the nexus between bias