Last week, ADL held its annual Never is Now summit in New York City, bringing together over 4,000 people, including leaders from across the political and ideological spectrum, to learn about and engage in the fight against antisemitism and all forms of hate. ADL joined several other Jewish groups in speaking out against director Jonathan Glazer’s controversial remarks at the Academy Awards. In response to rising rates of hate crimes against Jews, the LGBTQ community and other marginalized groups, ADL praised lawmakers for introducing new hate crimes legislation.
Read on for more on these headlines, news you can use to fight hate and the latest info about ADL from around the country. |
Anti-Defamation League holding its annual Never Is Now summit to fight antisemitism
“With nearly 4,000 attendees set to pack the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan on Wednesday and Thursday for the Anti-Defamation League’s Never Is Now summit — the largest gathering worldwide on antisemitism and hate — the group’s signature event comes at a particularly critical and fraught time. According to the ADL’s preliminary data, released in January, there were a total of 3,291 antisemitic incidents between Oct. 7 and Jan. 7, a 361% increase over the year prior, putting 2023 on track to be the worst year for anti-Jewish hate since ADL started tracking this data in the late 1970s.” eJewishPhilantropy
: FULL STORY
+WATCH: Jonathan Greenblatt delivers the 2024 State of Hate at ADL’s Never Is Now.
+WATCH: Nuseir Yassin Receives ADL's Daniel Pearl Award at Never Is Now. |
In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled
“School hate crimes targeting LGBTQ people have sharply risen in recent years, climbing fastest in states that have passed laws restricting LGBTQ student rights and education, a Washington Post analysis of FBI data finds." The Washington Post: FULL STORY
+WATCH: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) | Never Is Now 2024 |
KEY ADL SOCIAL STATEMENTS | |
