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A weekly wrap of ADL’s reports, updates and analysis on antisemitism around the world.

This Week’s Topline

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Thousands Join Campus Antisemitism Crisis Webinar

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During yesterday’s webinar about the alarming campus climate, the ADL community heard from Rep. Ritchie Torres, a champion in the fight against antisemitism and in support of the Jewish community. Torres talked with ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt about new ways to take action to address the inconsistency of the Federal government in enforcing existing rules that would help combat antisemitism on campus. Torres warned about the current “concerted effort to indoctrinate our students with a hatred of Israel.”

ADL VP for Advocacy Shira Goodman welcomed student leader Barri Seitz along with Francine Ephraim, a parent of a college student. Seitz gave advice to future students and emphasized the importance of supporting embattled Jewish students so they don’t feel isolated, and Ephraim talked about how she and other parents have been pushing for action to keep students safe.

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Watch the video

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‘Not On My Campus’ Resources for students, parents, alumni and more
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Templates for writing letters to university leaders and organizing ‘dial days’
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Campus Antisemitism Report Card
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ADL report: Antisemitism surges amid encampments and related protests
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Report antisemitic incidents you experience or witness to ADL
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CALL: the campus antisemitism legal protection helpline

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Take Action Today

Make your voice heard!
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Tell university leaders to keep our campuses open and safe from hate. As the semester comes to an end, our campuses are facing serious disruptions and a troubling increase in antisemitism, impacting classes, finals and special events. These constant disturbances to learning and activities are unfair and must stop. Use the drop-down menu on ADL’s new action to select a school and urge their leaders to protect students' rights to a safe and meaningful end of the semester.

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Take Action

What’s News

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Antisemitism Legislation Moves Forward: This week, the House passed the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, which reinforces the use of the
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IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism in addressing campus harassment and discrimination, in line with policy in effect over the last two Presidential Administrations. ADL has been a longtime champion of this legislation. Moreover, in continuing our efforts to make permanent key aspects of the
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National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, this week ADL met with Members of Congress to urge support for the Countering Antisemitism Act (CAA), which will ensure that the National Strategy’s policies endure beyond the formal May 25, 2024, conclusion of the plan. Eight Senators — evenly split between parties — cosponsored the Senate version, and the House is adding more co-sponsors from both parties. ADL continues to spearhead efforts to pass the CAA, which is the most comprehensive effort in Congress to combat rising antisemitism.

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Chaos at Columbia: Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, it did: protesters stormed and occupied Hamilton Hall in the early hours of Monday morning. Late Tuesday night, NYPD was called in and cleared Hamilton Hall. Hundreds of protesters have been arrested and the encampment is clear. NYPD has been asked to maintain a presence on campus until May 17 to ensure encampments are not reestablished.
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Watch ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on MSNBC’s Morning Joe discussing Columbia and the other protests.
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Let Columbia President Shafik hear your voice by signing our petition here!

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A Need for New Leaders at Northwestern: On Monday, the President of Northwestern University made a deal that is reprehensible and a case study in failed leadership. He awarded protest groups with scholarships, professorships and a renovated community home; he said the encampment can stay until June 1; and he created new pathways to implementation of BDS. ADL is joining with StandWithUs and the Brandeis Center in calling on President Schill to resign.
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Click here to add your voice to the demand that President Schill resign.

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How People with Jewish Usernames are Abused in Online Games: Harassment is unfortunately far too common when people play competitive online games. A new study by the ADL Center for Technology and Society examines how expressing Jewish identity gets played out in the massive gaming universe of online multiplayer games; 44% of those in the survey experienced some form of harassment. Jews and all other people must be able to fully express their identities without worrying that they will be harassed by other players.
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Making Progress This Week

Jewish American Heritage Month, which started on May 1, comes at a time of alarmingly high antisemitism. At this challenging time, ADL’s Education team has put together a rich list of resources so students can explore the Jewish experience — including the history, culture and achievements of Jewish people as well as the antisemitism that has been faced by Jewish people throughout history.
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We encourage you to share this set of educational and family resources from ADL to bring Jewish American Heritage Month to schools, communities and homes in May and throughout the year.

Social Spotlights

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@ADL

Anti-Israel encampments are spreading beyond the US. We stand with our partners like @CIJAinfo as they call for action in the face of incidents of hate and antisemitism.
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More details.

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“Israel does not set policy from a Jewish restaurant in Philadelphia.” — Oren Segal, VP of the ADL Center on Extremism. While criticism of Israel isn’t inherently antisemitic, when it veers into anti-Zionist conspiracy theories, harassment or vandalism, it crosses the line into antisemitism. Watch this clip for more insights. #AntisemitismAwareness

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Important thread from @ADL Board Member @sharon_nazarian, a proud Jewish Iranian-American, on the anti-Israel encampments at @UCLA and calls to boycott the Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
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@ ADL’s Incident Tracker

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This Greenwich White Supremacist rally comes at a time when White Supremacist incidents are at a record high in CT. We are facing a significant rise in extremism and antisemitism in our state and across our country. Connecticut is #NoPlaceForHate.
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— May 1, 2024
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Firebombing a synagogue is antisemitic terrorism, sending a message of threat and fear to the Jewish community, and must be treated as such. We hope the Polish police will find those responsible and punish them to the full extent of the law.
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— May 1, 2024
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Neighbors are in shock after Antisemitic hate flyers spread across Southwest Roanoke, VA.
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— May 1, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO FROM NEVER IS NOW

We were reminded in an extraordinary way at Never Is Now that together we can use our shared values and our shared strength to find the way forward in combatting antisemitism and other forms of hate.

Dive into the video recordings of our mainstage sessions and many of the breakouts in a
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playlist posted here for the ADL community, including an important discussion about
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‘Navigating the Landscape of Antisemitism on College Campuses.’ So please view these memorable moments, then share them with your friends and family so the impact of Never Is Now keeps growing.

You can also find an expansive set of resources on the issues discussed at Never Is Now, as well as more ways to connect, engage and take post-event action with ADL on our
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‘Never Is Now Next’ page.

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