Nearly 1400 people attended ADL’s 33rd annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Temple Emanuel in Denver, CO. Keynote speaker Judge Thomas Buergenthal, a Holocaust survivor who endured two labor camps, two death camps and a death march, all before the age of 11, went on to serve as the American Judge on the International
Get to know more about ADL Board Member Debra Weinstein who has a deeply held passion for civil rights, plus the best six-word biography ever. How are you involved with ADL? I have been a board member for 3 years and have co-chaired the Society of Fellows Lunch and some other fun things. What do you do in your
The Mountain States Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is proud to announce the winners of their Student Essay Contest – A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice. Using the Holocaust as a backdrop, middle and high school students were asked to write about an individual who demonstrated moral courage, how that person’s actions had an
On March 28, 2014, Mountain States Anti-Defamation League Regional Director Scott L. Levin sent a letter regarding HB14-1131, “A Bill for An Act Concerning Harassment Against A Minor By Using An Interactive Computer Service,” or cyberbullying, to the members of the Colorado State Senate Judiciary Committee. The letter objected to the criminal penalties for cyberbullying contained in the bill. In his
Jerry Pinsker shares his love of ADL and his passion for education with us in this month’s Mountain States Spotlight. How did you first become involved in ADL? My first contact with ADL was back in the late 1970s when I sought advice on a pending lawsuit I was filing against the Aurora Public Schools over a lack of
