As the 2022 legislative sessions for Colorado and New Mexico advance and Wyoming lawmakers prepare to begin work, the ADL Mountain States Region is focused on supporting legislation to protect houses of worship and promote Holocaust and genocide education. In Colorado, ADL is working closely with the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), lawmakers and an extensive network of coalition
“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” – Elie Wiesel Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD), which marks 77 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Since 2005, the UN and its member states have held commemoration ceremonies to mark this anniversary and to honor the six million Jews and millions of other victims of the Holocaust.
The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region (ADL) and its community partners, including the Regional Safety & Security Initiative of JEWISHcolorado, Rose Community Foundation, and the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Colorado join together in extending gratitude to the Denver Police Department (DPD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and law enforcement
On January 6th, Americans watched as an insurrection fueled by violent conspiracy theories and white supremacy gripped the nation and attacked our democracy. Unfortunately, this type of domestic terrorism threat was not a surprise; it is a threat the Anti-Defamation League has been warning about for many years – one ADL warned law enforcement about immediately before the tragic events
