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ADL Celebrates 75 Years in Colorado

In 1941, a dedicated group of Colorado Jewish leaders – led by Col. Melvin Schlesinger and including such notables as Lou Isaacson, A.B. Hirschfeld, Max Goldberg, and Emmett Heitler – started a regional office of the Anti-Defamation League in Denver.  Some say it was the first regional office ever organized outside of Chicago, where ADL was founded in 1913, and

August recess visits focus on voting rights, refugee resettlement, Iran

    Board members of the Anti-Defamation League’s Mountain States Region took advantage of a seven-week summer recess by Congress to meet with members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on several critical issues.   ADL Mountain States Board members met with Senator Michael Bennet, Congressman Mike Coffman, Congressman Ed Perlmutter and Congressman Jared Polis. Board members also met with local and

ADL Celebrates the Completion of its Ninth Annual Summer Associate Research Program

                  For nine years, the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region has hosted a Summer Associate Research Program in Denver. Twenty-two summer associates from 10 prominent law firms participated in this year’s program.  Under the direction of a supervising attorney, each summer associate researched an assigned topic and provided a memorandum to ADL. 

ADL Hosts Annual Supreme Court Review

What does Justice Scalia’s death mean for the future of the Supreme Court? As the 2016 election approaches, what does the principle of one person, one vote really mean? How far can a state go in restricting access to abortion? And will President Obama’s executive orders on immigration stand? These questions and others were addressed during the Anti-Defamation League’s recent

Save the Date for Two Remarkable Spring 2016 Events: ArtWorks ADL and ADL’s 35th Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program

The Mountain States office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will host ArtWorks ADLTM on Tuesday, April 19 and the 35th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.       ArtWorks ADLTM The Mountain States Region is thrilled to announce its spring event, ArtWorks ADL:  Justice, Advocacy & Art™, taking place on April 19, 2016. This fun