And it’s not just at colleges. In K-12 schools, students have faced antisemitic chants, posters and signs... curricula with an anti-Israel bias... verbal harassment... swastikas on school desks and walls... Holocaust jokes... and attempts by teachers and other students to make them feel responsible for Israel’s actions.

John, no student should feel threatened or intimidated at school. No parent should ever have to wonder whether it’s safe to send their kids to certain schools.

With friends like you, ADL has rolled out programs and policies to help administrators. We work with them to counter antisemitism, change perspectives and create safer, more inclusive environments. And when they don’t, we hold them accountable.

We’ve filed legal complaints against colleges and K-12 school districts for their failure to address patterns of vicious harassment and bullying, including in Philadelphia. In response to this legal pressure, the school district agreed to take concrete steps to address repeated incidents of antisemitic bullying and discrimination.

With your help, we’ll continue to flex our full legal muscle to defend students and all people who are targets of hate.

John, right now students are returning to schools across the country. We need your gift today to fight antisemitism across the country and help protect students from hate.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Greenblatt

CEO and National Director

ADL