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Proclamation – 2022 Holocaust Remembrance Week

The ADL Mountain States Region thanks Governor Jared Polis for his proclamation declaring April 24-30, 2022 as Holocaust Remembrance Week in Colorado. View the proclamation here. The full text of the proclamation follows. PROCLAMATION: WHEREAS, the Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was a tragic genocide where approximately six million Jews and five million other persons were systematically killed by the

Survival in Shanghai: Meet Holocaust Survivor Marion Goldstein

This year’s ADL Virtual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, presented in partnership with Jewish Family Service of Colorado in celebration of its 150th anniversary, features a panel discussion about the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (the Claims Conference). One of the panel participants, Marion Goldstein, is a Holocaust survivor who was born in Shanghai, China and came to the

Paying It Forward: The Next 80 Years!

Oh, what a night…on Sunday, December 12th, ADL Mountain States celebrated its 80th Anniversary with a special evening – PAYING IT FORWARD: THE NEXT 80 YEARS!  We heard inspiring stories from the adult children and grandchildren of our past leaders and got a glimpse of their hopes and dreams for the next 80 years.  This milestone event can still be enjoyed by

Join ADL for the No Place for Hate Journey!

  The 2021-2022 school year is around the corner and ADL is ready for another successful and creative No Place for Hate school year. The ADL Mountain States Region is excited to support schools with critical anti-bias education and bullying prevention resources. No Place for Hate 2021-2022 – Registration is open for all K-12 schools in Colorado, New Mexico and

Elevating Moral Courage to Motivate and Inspire – 2021 Essay Winners

Educators, students and families have endured a school year like no other with the only constant being change. ADL was grateful to have been able to provide a familiar essay contest in 2021 for educators and students, A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice. Students submitted over 150 essays from across our region, researching those that have given us hope in the past and so