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ADL Participates in Panel Discussion on Generational Divides about Israel at Stephen Wise Temple

On May 21, ADL, the Israel Policy Forum, and Stephen Wise Temple partnered for ACROSS THE GENERATIONAL DIVIDE: Examining the Past, Present and Future of Israel Engagement. Stephen Wise Temple Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and IPF Board of Directors member Ed Robin welcomed the audience of over 150. ADL Senior Vice President of International Affairs Sharon Nazarian spoke about the breadth

ADL Commends Pitzer College President Oliver; Calls on Campus Community to Follow His Lead

We commend Pitzer College President Oliver for his strong condemnation of a motion approved by the school’s faculty on Monday to suspend the college’s study abroad program at Haifa University.  In his statement in front of the Pitzer College Council on Thursday evening, President Oliver argued that the motion “show[s] little or no consideration for our educational objectives and mission.”

ADL Statement Regarding SJP 2018 National Conference Being Held At UCLA

Updated as of November 16, 2018 Los Angeles, November 12, 2018… ADL’s Los Angeles Office issued the following statement in response to the national conference of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) being held on the UCLA campus this week: ADL is deeply concerned about the potential impact the SJP conference might have on the campus climate at UCLA,

ADL Participates in Panel Discussion on Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism

On October 21, Temple Beth El of Riverside brought together a panel to discuss “Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism” to congregants, students and community members. The panel was comprised of Kevin Giser, Director of Community Impact at the Jewish Federation of the Desert, Lucy Ramsey, congregant of Temple Beth El of Riverside, Ariella Schusterman, ADL Los Angeles Deputy Director and Dr. Steven

ADL Trains Wilshire Blvd Temple High School Students

ADL trained high school students at Wilshire Boulevard Temple on responding to anti-Semitism and anti-Israel Bias in its Words to Action program on May 2. Led by Associate Regional Director Natan Pakman, the students shared their experiences with anti-Semitism and developed tools to respond to the variety of ways it manifests, including through jokes, bullying, and on social media. Evaluations showed