Read ADL’s Spring 2024 Dateline Newsletter here! Featured stories include ADL’s May 8 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, antisemitism on campus, news from New Mexico, a message from our chair and director, thank you to our 2023 donors, and more.
ADL was deeply concerned about the abrupt cancellation of a sold-out concert with Jewish American singer Matisyahu on Feb. 14 at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe. ADL’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL National, and the ADL Mountain States Region all issued statements. “The cancellation of Matisyahu’s Santa Fe show is deeply troubling. Attempts to silence Jewish voices and Jewish
In response to local community needs and concerns, prompted in part by the October 7th Hamas terror attack, a group of New Mexico Jewish community leaders decided to take action. A new coalition, the Jewish Community Relations Coalition of New Mexico (JCRC-NW), was formed. In just a few months, the coalition is now comprised of 25 non-profit religious, educational,
The 2024 state-level budget sessions in New Mexico and Wyoming have concluded, but the ADL Mountain States Region is still tracking bills of interest in the Colorado General Assembly. A bill of particular note was House Bill 1169 introduced by Colorado State Rep. Elisabeth Epps. The bill would have repealed a law passed in 2016 that prohibits Colorado’s
Since October 7th, ADL has tracked a surge in antisemitic incidents on college and university campuses. In addition, 73% of Jewish college students surveyed have experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year alone. A plurality of Jewish college students reported that they do not feel physically safe on campus after October 7th,
