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ADL’s 33rd Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program to Feature Thomas Buergenthal, Holocaust Survivor and Accomplished Jurist

The Mountain States office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will host its 33rd Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program on May 1, 2014, from 6:00 – 7:30 PM in Denver, CO.   The 2014 featured speaker will be Thomas Buergenthal, a Holocaust survivor who went on to serve as the American Judge on the International Court of Justice and as a Judge

University and College Presidents Answer ADL’s Call to Reject Academic Boycott of Israel

On December 30, 2013, ADL Regional Director Scott L. Levin sent a letter to the presidents and chancellors of all major universities and colleges in Colorado and Wyoming requesting that they speak out against the resolution of the American Studies Association (ASA) calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.  This resolution is part of a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

An Open Letter to Senator Michael Bennet

Dear Senator Bennet, The Anti-Defamation League remains a strong advocate for sanctions against Iran. We thank you for your leadership in co-signing The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act, a bi-partisan bill which, when implemented, would strengthen existing sanctions and put forth future sanctions that would be triggered should Iran violate the interim agreement reached last year or fail to agree

ADL Responds to Patty Limerick Regarding Academic Boycotts

In a recent letter to the Editor of the Denver Post, Mountain States ADL Director Scott Levin responds to Patty Limerick’s opinion piece concerning academic boycotts. The text of the letter follows.   Editor: Patty Limerick commendably rejects the resolution of the American Studies Association calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions (“Taking a stand on academic boycott,” Jan. 10). 

ADL REMEMBERS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

  In honor of Dr. King’s birthday, ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute has produced a new 38-page curriculum for grades 3-12 examining civil rights in the United States and delving deeper into Dr. King’s historic “I Have a Dream Speech,” to connect its message to the present day.