A member of ADL’s Jewish-Catholic Dialogue for twenty years, Tony (Antonio Francisco) Ledesma, a Catholic, reflects on his connection personally and professionally with the Jewish community and the Anti-Defamation League. How did you first become involved in ADL? My affiliation with ADL has been through my membership in the Jewish-Catholic dialogue since 1996. Jeff Haber, my colleague at Metropolitan
In a guest opinion piece published in the June 23, 2017 edition of the Intermountain Jewish News, Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region Board Chair Jim Kurtz-Phelan reflects on ADL’s universal message, its history and its relevance today. For over one hundred years, it has been the mission of the Anti-Defamation League “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people
More than 500 ADL leaders and Jewish activists from across the country gathered for ADL’s annual Shana Amy Glass National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. from May 7-9. A delegation of 20 leaders represented the Mountain States Region, including 12 members of this year’s Robert B. Sturm Leadership Fellows Program. Government officials, policy experts, journalists, opinion makers and other
Check out the Spring 2017 issue of Dateline, the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region’s newsletter. The edition focuses on what ADL is doing to respond to hate and bias in the legislature, in schools and across the community. The issue also recognizes our many generous donors, and includes information about upcoming events such as ADL’s Annual Meeting on June 15 with featured
As the 2017 Colorado legislative session wraps up on Wednesday, the Anti-Defamation League is celebrating a few key victories. In particular, two bills that strengthen Colorado’s hate crimes protections gained bi-partisan support and have already been signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper. ADL supported and testified in favor of House Bill 1138. The legislation requires the Colorado Department
