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Colorado Catholic School Educators attend ADL Bearing Witness Summer Institute in Washington, DC

  Two Catholic school teachers from Colorado, just back from one of the Anti-Defamation League’s premiere educational programs, say they are better prepared and committed to incorporating lessons from the Holocaust in their social studies classrooms. Linda Digan, a middle school teacher at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Denver, and Fran Clay, a middle school teacher at Divine

Rabbi Keren Gorban represents Mountain States ADL at Interfaith Conference in Berlin

Rabbi Keren Gorban, Assistant Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Denver, CO, recently traveled to Berlin to attend the Catholic–Jewish Emerging Leadership Conference as a representative of the Anti-Defamation League.  The conference is sponsored by the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC) – a coalition of world Jewish organizations of which ADL is a member – and the Vatican’s Commission

Mountain States Spotlight with Fred Davine

Fred Davine, a Mountain States ADL Board Member for 25 years, talks about his passion for classic cars, U.S. History, and fighting anti-Semitism and bigotry.   How are you involved with ADL? I’ve been a board member since 1989 and I participate in the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, which I have co-chaired. I have served on the Development Committee, have been involved

ADL Poll of Over 100 Countries Finds More Than One-Quarter of Those Surveyed Hold Anti-Semitic Attitudes

On May 13th the Anti-Defamation League released the results of an unprecedented worldwide survey of anti-Semitic attitudes. The ADL Global 100: An Index of Anti-Semitism surveyed 53,100 adults in 102 countries and territories in an effort to establish, for the first time, a comprehensive data-based research survey of the level and intensity of anti-Jewish sentiment across the world. Among the

Law Enforcement Officers Attend Counter-Terrorism Trainings

  Three law enforcement officers from the Mountain States Region recently attended two of the Anti-Defamation League’s premiere counter-terrorism trainings.   Steve Woodson, Director of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and Commander Patrick Phelan of the Denver Police Department attended ADL’s Advanced Training School (ATS) from June 1-3, 2014 in Washington, D.C. ATS is a three-day course for law