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ADL Applauds Mayor Hancock and the Colorado High School Athletic Association’s “You Can Play” Initiative

  Since 1913, the Anti-Defamation League has advocated for “justice and fair treatment to all.” We commend Mayor Michael B. Hancock’s championing of the “You Can Play” initiative, becoming the first mayor to openly advocate for the full inclusion of LGBT youth in school sports programs, and we applaud the Colorado High School Athletic Association’s support of the initiative throughout

Mountain States Spotlight with Susan Brody

  ADL Board Member and Documentary Filmmaker Susan Brody talks about how she became involved in ADL, her passion for languages and cultural experiences, and her dream to be a Nazi hunter.   How are you involved in ADL? I have served on the ADL Mountain States board of directors for about 17 years and I am an Associate National

An Open Letter to CO Representatives Mike Coffman, Cory Gardner, Doug Lamborn and Jared Polis

Dear Representatives Coffman, Gardner, Lamborn and Polis, The Anti-Defamation League firmly rejects the premise of both academic boycotts and the “Boycott, Divest and Sanctions” movement against Israel.  We sincerely appreciate the letter from 134 Members of Congress writing in opposition to the American Studies Association’s decision to boycott Israeli universities and academic institutions. As Coloradoans, we applaud your signatures on

ADL’s 33rd Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program to Feature Thomas Buergenthal, Holocaust Survivor and Accomplished Jurist

The Mountain States office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will host its 33rd Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program on May 1, 2014, from 6:00 – 7:30 PM in Denver, CO.   The 2014 featured speaker will be Thomas Buergenthal, a Holocaust survivor who went on to serve as the American Judge on the International Court of Justice and as a Judge

University and College Presidents Answer ADL’s Call to Reject Academic Boycott of Israel

On December 30, 2013, ADL Regional Director Scott L. Levin sent a letter to the presidents and chancellors of all major universities and colleges in Colorado and Wyoming requesting that they speak out against the resolution of the American Studies Association (ASA) calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.  This resolution is part of a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions