The number of reported hate crimes spiked in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming in 2019, according to the FBI’s annual hate crime report released on Monday. In Colorado, the number of reported incidents increased by 74 percent between 2018 and 2019. In New Mexico, the increase was 79 percent. After zero incidents were reported in Wyoming in 2018, the
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
The ADL Mountain States Region welcomes Kelsey Grim as a 2020-21 intern! Kelsey will be working remotely with the Mountain States team and is also participating in two national research projects. Born and raised in Denver, CO, Kelsey is very excited about the opportunity to intern with ADL Mountain States Region and get more involved with the community she calls
ADL is so grateful to Shelly Steinhauser for dedicating his 90th birthday celebration to supporting the Mountain States Region. Shelly answered three big questions for us about why ADL and its mission to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all remains so critical. ADL: What are the biggest changes
ADL Mountain States welcomes the community to participate in its regional (virtual) fundraiser challenge, If Not, Now, When? We are privileged to honor beloved civil rights hero and ADL leader, Sheldon (Shelly) Steinhauser. Shelly is no stranger to “fighting the good fight.” In March of 1965, the late John Lewis and many others were badly beaten on “Bloody Sunday” as they tried to
