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ADL and The Jewish Agency for Israel Partner to Counter Antisemitism
The Jewish Agency for Israel and ADL have announced a new partnership to combat antisemitism, strengthen Jewish identity and connect Jews to Israel and one another.
ADL will support the Jewish Agency’s shlichim (emissaries), with programs and training sessions about antisemitism to support their work with Jewish communities throughout the United States, from college campuses to community centers, and from summer camps to synagogues. Hundreds of shlichim are currently serving throughout North America.
As ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt noted, “in this unprecedented time, we’re grateful to be partnering with the Jewish Agency, the largest Jewish organization in the world, to equip their incredible emissaries from Israel with all the tools they need to combat antisemitism as they are working with U.S. Jewish communities.”
→ Read more about this new way to counter antisemitism here.
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Be in the room March 6-7 in New York City at Never Is Now 2024 to connect, engage and act against antisemitism. This week’s session spotlight is:
“Challenging Antisemitism & Bias in the Workplace: Best Practices and Legal Remedies”
Unchecked antisemitism and bias in the workplace can impact employee morale as well as a company’s bottom line. With antisemitism on the rise, employers have both a moral and legal obligation to act. This panel will provide an overview of best practices for combatting antisemitism in the workplace and will help equip employees with the tools and resources they need to understand their rights and available legal remedies.
→ Speakers include Dani Nurick, JLens Director of Advocacy; Wendy Doernberg, Senior Attorney-Advisor, Federal Sector Programs, Office of Federal Operations, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Debbie L. Berman, Partner at Jenner & Block LLP.
(*This is a Continuing Legal Education-eligible session; when you register, please note your interest in CLE so we can share any necessary details.)
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Fighting Antisemitic Myths, in Spanish: ADL’s Webby Award-nominated
‘Antisemitism Uncovered: A Guide to Old Myths in a New Era’ has rolled out a new 8-part video series in Spanish. Antisemitism Uncovered is a comprehensive resource with historical context, fact-based descriptions of prevalent antisemitic myths, contemporary examples and calls-to-action for addressing this hate. Each video explores one of the antisemitic tropes: power, disloyalty, greed, deicide, blood libel, Holocaust denial and anti-Zionism.
→ Watch the new Spanish-language videos.
Blood Libel Claims Resurface:
In recent years, there have been a number of antisemitic accusations of Israel harvesting organs of Palestinians, including since Oct. 7. The ADL Center on Extremism reports on these claims, which are a modern iteration of the age-old antisemitic blood libel, which alleges that Jews used the blood of Christian children to make Matzah for Passover. Notably, the wide range of voices making such allegations — from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health, and Muslim clerics, to U.S. far-left activists and European self-described human rights groups — illustrates the persistency of this age-old antisemitic canard across the religious, geographic and political
spectrums.
→ Read about these modern-day blood libel claims.
Who Supports the Houthis?:
In the aftermath of Oct. 7 and the start of the Israel-Hamas war, some anti-Israel activists have boldly expressed support for terrorism against the State of Israel and Jews, including voicing admiration for the Houthis, an Iranian-regime backed U.S.-designated terrorist group in Yemen that have been targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea and shooting missiles towards Southern Israel in connection to the current Israel-Hamas war. The Houthis have a history of antisemitic, anti-Israel and anti-American ideology. Most notably, in 2003 they adopted the slogan, “God is great, death to the U.S., death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam.”
→ Read the ADL Center on Extremism report on the anti-Israel groups praising the Houthis.
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Make your voice heard! Call for Congress to support the Protecting Students on Campus Act. A recent ADL survey revealed that less than half of Jewish students felt physically safe on their campuses, down sharply since Oct. 7. The Protecting Students on Campus Act, introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) is bipartisan legislation to address harassment and discrimination on college campuses. ADL is playing a lead role in championing this Act.
Click here now to join ADL in urging your Senators to co-sponsor the Act and support its passage.
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The @ADL_tracker feed of news and developments in antisemitism activities.
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During this unprecedented moment with rising antisemitism, your voice is critical.
It is more important than ever to come together and send the message that hate cannot win. Be in the room March 6-7 in New York City. Connect, engage and act against antisemitism and hate at Never Is Now 2024.
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