Another mass shooting has taken place, a violent massacre in which the shooter targeted a Black community after posting a white supremacist tract online that espoused virulently antisemitic and racist beliefs. Young people need our guidance and support as they try, yet again, to process and cope with this unfathomable display of violence, extremism and hate. It’s important for young people
On January 6th, Americans watched as an insurrection fueled by violent conspiracy theories and white supremacy gripped the nation and attacked our democracy. Unfortunately, this type of domestic terrorism threat was not a surprise; it is a threat the Anti-Defamation League has been warning about for many years – one ADL warned law enforcement about immediately before the tragic events
November marks one year since the FBI arrested Richard Holzer for plotting to bomb Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo, CO. ADL welcomed last month’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that Holzer had pled guilty to federal hate crime and other charges. ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott Levin thanked the law enforcement agencies involved in the arrest and
Over the last days and weeks, we have seen the tragic consequences of violent shootings in our country, which have left communities shattered and devastated. In Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton, we mourn with the families of the victims and remain resolute in our commitment to combat the scourge of extremism in our society. The tragic shooting in El Paso
On Saturday April 27, 2019, a gunman identified in media reports as 19-year-old John Earnest opened fire inside the Chabad Congregation in Poway, California, leaving one dead and three injured. The assault, which took place on the last day of Passover, occurred exactly six months after Robert Bowers’ deadly shooting rampage at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, which left 11 congregants dead
