On April 28, a student at Campus Middle School in Cherry Creek School District allegedly drew swastikas on other students’ arms and legs. If that is not troubling enough, they did so after participating in a lesson about the Holocaust, the systematic murder of over six million Jews and five million others. Of the Jews that were killed, one and

Guest blog by Sue Parker Gerson, Senior Associate Director, ADL Mountain States Region   It may seem strange to entitle a blog post “Gratitude on Yom HaShoah” when we are anything but thankful for the horror that was the Holocaust, including the decimation of civil liberties that paved its way, the loss of 6 million Jewish and 5 million other

This month the ADL Mountain States spotlight shines on our new regional coordinator, Chloe Hodson. Originally from Arizona, Chloe earned her undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University and her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Denver. Chloe is currently a Ph.D. candidate at DU, conducting research on Curriculum Theories with a focus on humanizing and liberating

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Week, commemorated from April 16-22, 2023, ADL thanks Colorado Governor Jared Polis for issuing the proclamation below.  

  Have you ever wondered about the unique candelabra lit each year at ADL’s Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program? Created by Colorado artist Barbara Patrick, the candelabra was chosen as the winner of a contest to create such a piece in the 1990s. It has been displayed at the Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program every year since. David Fell & Company, Inc. completed