On May 4, 2016 the winners of this year’s Student Essay Contest – A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice – were recognized as part of ADL’s 35th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program in Denver. This year’s contest was generously underwritten by an anonymous donor. The student essay contest uses the Holocaust as a backdrop for middle and high school students to write about an individual

ADL launched 50 States Against Hate, a new campaign for tougher hate crime laws all across the country.

In the aftermath of the Charleston shooting by a suspect seemingly influenced and radicalized by online hate propaganda, ADL issued a comprehensive report looking at the state of white supremacy in the United States in 2015.

  A new chapter in the history of the Anti-Defamation League has begun as Jonathan Greenblatt, a social entrepreneur and former White House director of social innovation, joins the organization as our sixth national director. Read his first blog to learn about what he sees as the challenges ahead.

  ADL’s Mountain States Region proudly announces the 2015 winners of their Student Essay Contest – A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice, generously underwritten by Greenberg Traurig’s Great Hearts and Great Minds Campaign. The winners were recognized and received their awards from ADL Board Member, Andy Gurrentz, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Governor John Hickenlooper at ADL’s 34th Annual Governor’s