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ADL Responds to Anti-Semitic Incidents in New Mexico

Our country is facing an alarming increase in hate and New Mexico has not escaped incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault against people based on their religion, race, sexual orientation and perceived immigration status. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) measures and reports on anti-Semitic incidents, which are a bellwether for hate against so many others. Fifteen anti-Semitic incidents in New Mexico

ADL Welcomes Melinda Quiat as Board Chair at Annual Meeting; Keynote Features Former White Supremacist Christian Picciolini

Over 300 members of the community joined the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region at its 2018 annual meeting last month at the Hebrew Educational Alliance in Denver.  At the meeting, ADL’s Board of Directors approved a slate of new board members and inducted Melinda Quiat as its Chair. Quiat is a long time regional and national ADL leader and is

Mountain States Spotlight with Regional Board Member Leorah Young

ADL Mountain States Regional Board Member Leorah Young shares her passion for combating hate and fighting for civil rights and abortion rights, and how these interests along with her international background have led her to advocate so diligently for the Anti-Defamation League. How did you first become involved in ADL? How are you involved now? I met Senior Associate Regional

Melinda Quiat to be inducted as ADL Regional Board Chair at June 13 Annual Meeting

The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region is pleased to announce that Melinda Quiat will be inducted as its new Regional Board Chair at its Annual Meeting on June 13. Ms. Quiat will follow in the footsteps of her father Gerald M. Quiat, who was Regional Board Chair from 1980 – 1982.  Ms. Quiat, a long-time member and supporter of ADL

ADL provides hate crimes training to Mexican Consulate

  The increase in hate crimes over the past two years has had a dramatic impact on a variety of communities, including the Jewish community and individuals from Mexico and Latin America. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recognizing ADL’s expertise in dealing with hate of all kinds, has entered into a cooperative framework to provide assistance across the United States