In the Southwest Region’s Part Two of its series on the dangers of disinformation, two Jewish doctors spoke about how antisemitic anti-vaxxers have targeted them with vicious emails, posts and messages threatening violence and even death. Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology at Baylor College of
No Place for Hate® is a self-directed program for K-12 schools helping students, educators and families build a learning community of inclusivity, respect and equity. To be designated No Place for Hate, a school must form a No Place for Hate Coalition, sign the Pledge and complete at least three school-wide activities. Upon completion of the required program components, schools
Israel’s new Consul General to the Southwest, the honorable Livia Link-Raviv, introduced herself to ADL Board Members at the September 2021 meeting, and provided a short briefing on the latest from Israel. Consul Link-Raviv told ADL’s board her family immigrated from Romania to Israel when she was very young, and her government service was her way of giving back to
ADL’s Southwest Region celebrated 20 years of No Place for Hate® and the recipients of the Walter Kase Educator Excellence Awards during a special program May 12. No Place for Hate began in Southwest Region with nine schools in 2001. In the 20 years since 2001, it has grown to hundreds of participating campuses each year, and has touched tens of
In 2020, antisemitic incidents remained at a historically high level across the U.S. with a total of 2,024 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to ADL. Last year saw the third-highest number of reported incidents against American Jews since ADL started tracking the data in 1979.
