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Now More Than Ever, Celebrating and Continuing No Place for Hate®

The ADL Mountain States Region is incredibly proud of the 60 schools that were designated No Place for Hate for the 2019-2020 school year. Many educators and students worked hard to create safe and inclusive schools. While we have not been able to hold our planned No Place for Hate Celebration Breakfast, we have planned virtual celebrations over the next

Past, Present and Future – Moral Courage is All Around. ADL’s 2020 Student Essay Winners

In the last two months, we have all experienced a rapidly changing world in every aspect of our lives. One thing that has not changed during this unprecedented time is the strength of students’ ideas and voices. Just as in every generation before them, today’s students are digesting the changing world around them, analyzing critical issues, making choices and taking

Proclamation – 2020 Holocaust Remembrance Week

The ADL Mountain States Region thanks Governor Jared Polis for his proclamation declaring April 20-24 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

POSTPONED – ADL 39th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program

THE 39th ANNUAL ADL GOVERNOR’S HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED. With the continued spread of COVID-19, evolving guidelines for large community gatherings and out of respect for our community’s health and safety – especially that of our honored Survivor community – ADL has made the difficult decision to postpone the 39th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program (originally scheduled for

ADL Dinner Honors Chotin Family with 2019 Torch of Liberty Award

  On November 6, ADL hosted hundreds of community members at its annual dinner to celebrate as ADL’s Torch of Liberty award was presented to Robin and Steven Chotin, along with their children, Mauri Chotin Zemachson, Whitney Chotin Wolz and Ross Chotin. The Chotins, whose name is synonymous with leadership and philanthropy, have led and supported numerous organizations with far-reaching