Nearly Half of Schools Assessed Show Improvement Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 2025 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) gave 36% of schools an A or B in its 2025 Campus Antisemitism Report Card, up from 23.5% in 2024. The updated evaluation of how U.S. colleges and universities are addressing antisemitism assessed 135 schools—50 more than last year—using 30 evaluation criteria to assign letter grades from A to F. 9 schools in total were assessed in ADL’s Philadelphia region…
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The Massachusetts Teachers Association continues to face heat for its “antisemitic list of resources” that were highlighted during a recent State House hearing, including a poster of dollar bills folded into a Star of David. Groups and elected officials are calling for the teachers union’s leaders to pull the plug on these “vile antisemitic” educational resources after MTA President Max Page was grilled during last week’s meeting of the…
We can’t be blind to the rise of antisemitism since Oct. 7, 2023 In his Feb. 13 op-ed, “Why criticizing Israel is not antisemitic,” Mark Golden distorts the difference between criticism of Israel’s policies — a time-honored tradition both here in the United States and in Israel — and “anti-Zionism.” Anti-Zionism — the elimination of the Jewish state and, by extension, the essential erasure of those who live there —…
New York, NY, May 13, 2025 – JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor, along with ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), today called upon shareholders of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)(the “Company”) to vote AGAINST a shareholder proposal designed to harm Israel by pressuring the Company into severing business ties with the country. ADL and JLens noted that Proposal 9 is expected to be submitted to a shareholder vote at the Alphabet annual meeting on June 6, 2025. The…
The inaugural honoree for the Anti-Defamation League’s Jurisprudence Breakfast was Jeremy Berry, city attorney of Brookhaven and partner at Chilivis Grubman Warner, Berry & LLP. Berry was honored for his outstanding leadership, commitment to fighting antisemitism, and contribution to the Jewish community. The King and Spalding law firm, which has been a big supporter of ADL and its causes, hosted the breakfast. Keynote speaker James Pasch has been trying to launch legal efforts…
A 34-year-old man who reportedly had a cache of guns and a Nazi flag in his home has been arrested after allegedly posting threats to rape Jewish women and inciting others to shoot people outside synagogues. Beverly man Matthew Scouras, who was busted following a tip from the feds, is accused of making “frightening and disturbing threats targeting the Jewish community.” The FBI National Threat Operations Center last week alerted Beverly Police about a resident posting several…
New York, NY, May 8, 2025, … Researchers at the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Technology and Society (CTS) found that Jewish Members of Congress have experienced a nearly five-fold increase in antisemitic harassment on Facebook since Meta rolled back its moderation policy at the start of the year. Following this policy shift, ADL stated its deep concerns, saying that this change would be a "step backward" and allow increased hate, antisemitism,…
Boston, MA, January 30, 2025…ADL (The Anti-Defamation League) held a panel conversation on preventing and responding to antisemitism in K-12 schools featuring the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Andrea Joy Campbell, Counsel to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Mary Murrane, and Becky Shuster, Principal of Home Ground Consulting, LLC. The event took place at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse and was attended by 200 supporters from across Massachusetts. The…
Los incidentes antisemitas aumentan en 2024: un 317% en Australia; más de 38 incidentes por cada 1.000 judíos alemanes Berlín, Alemania, 7 de mayo de 2025 ... Mientras el mundo conmemora el 80º aniversario del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el Grupo de Trabajo de Grandes Comunidades contra el Antisemitismo - J7 publicó su primer Informe Anual del J7 sobre Antisemitismo, documentando fuertes aumentos en los incidentes antisemitas en las…
Berlin, Germany, May 7, 2025 … As the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism released its inaugural J7 Annual Report on Antisemitism, documenting sharp increases in antisemitic incidents in the seven largest Jewish communities outside of Israel. The report highlights dramatic rises in both the total number of antisemitic incidents and antisemitic incidents per capita in—Argentina,…
Jewish Congress members experienced a sharp rise in antisemitic harassment on FB since Jan. 2025, according to new ADL research, amid a change to Meta's moderation policies.
In response to mounting incidents, ADL and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) have developed this toolkit to help address antisemitism and anti-Israel bias and to foster inclusive academic spaces that welcome diverse perspectives on Israel and the broader Middle East. It is intended for Jewish and Zionist faculty, staff and others experiencing antisemitism and anti-Israel bias in their professional academic associations and scholarly societies. This resource includes real-world…
New York, NY, May 6, 2025 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement in advance of tomorrow's Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, "Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on America's Campuses." Antisemitism on college campuses is a serious crisis. Over the past year, we’ve seen hate-fueled rhetoric and protests that have crossed the line into harassment, intimidation,…
Allegation: Israel is a Settler Colonialist Enterprise Facts: Jews are indigenous to the Land of Israel, rooted in nearly 4,000 years of religious, cultural, and historical ties to and presence in the land.Unlike settler colonialism, Zionism did not involve a foreign imperial power conquering land for exploitation, but was driven by Jewish refugees and survivors seeking refuge and autonomy from centuries of violent antisemitism.The modern state of Israel enjoys international legitimacy…
What Is the BDS Movement? The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is a global campaign that calls for academic, cultural, and economic boycotts of Israel. On campuses, it often pushes universities to 1) divest from companies that do business with Israel or support the Israeli military and 2) boycott Israeli academia, including universities, students and scholars. Why BDS Is a Problem It rejects Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.It singles out Israel and…
Antisemitism Definition: Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities. Examples of manifestations of antisemitism can be found here. Examples: Stereotypes (e.g., Jews are greedy or control the media)Holocaust denial or trivializationVandalism or…
What to do if you experience or witness antisemitismStay Safe & DocumentGet to a safe place.If you feel you are in physical danger, contact 911Write down what happened: date, time, location, names, quotes.Save screenshots/photos/videos if possible. Report the Incident: Report even if you're unsure whether it qualifies as antisemitism - your concern still matters.Internally:Bias Reporting SystemTitle VI/IX CoordinatorNon-Discrimination Office / Dean of StudentsCampus Hillel, Chabad or…
This resource is not intended to provide and should not be construed as legal advice. Overview of Employee Rights Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, and sex, including gender, gender identity, pregnancy, and sexual orientation, by employers in both public and private institutions.[1] The law covers all aspects of employment such as hiring, firing,…
This resource is not intended to provide and should not be construed as legal advice. Overview of Student Rights Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. This includes protection for Jewish students based on their or actual or perceived shared ethnic characteristics or ancestral background, and Israeli students…
New York, NY, May 5, 2024 – ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and its affiliate, Jlens, welcome the decisions of the two leading independent proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), to recommend that investors vote AGAINST anti-Israel shareholder proposals at the upcoming annual meetings of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT). ADL…