Join ADL Mountain States in congratulating this year’s winners of the annual A Tribute to Moral Courage: Standing Up Against Injustice student essay contest! 1st Place – Levi H. Ruby Bridges and Her Morally Courageous Acts 2nd Place – Giada S. West Middle School, Greenwood Village, CO Women: Our Freedom 3rd Place – Cruz C. West Middle School, Greenwood Village, CO Pino Lella: Bathing in Blood Honorable Mention – Akshara P. STEM School Highlands Ranch, Highlands…
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Legacy giving offers donors a way to protect the organizations and communities they love, while making a profound impact on future generations through a gift that will keep giving in perpetuity. Leaving a contribution to ADL in your will is a wonderful way to help ensure its future for years to come without impacting your annual giving. These funds help sustain our efforts in fighting bigotry and antisemitism, exposing dangerous extremists and providing anti-bias programs to cultivate respect…
Denver, CO, April 22, 2025 …Antisemitic incidents reported in 2024 in the three-state region of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming reached their highest levels in more than four decades, according to new data released today by ADL (Anti-Defamation League). Nationally, a massive spike in antisemitic incidents following the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel continued in 2024, with national totals again exceeding any other annual tally in the past 46 years. This is the fourth year in a row that…
Sheryl Feiler, Chair of the ADL Mountain States Regional Board, and I are pleased to announce that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has selected Susan Rona to succeed me as the new Regional Director for the ADL Mountain States Region. Susan is a seasoned leader with deep expertise in community engagement, nonprofit management, fundraising, and program development. Sheryl and our board are enthusiastic about the appointment of Susan. With her experience, vision and commitment to the mission of…
ADL leaders from across the Mountain States Region lobbied their elected representatives on May 21 in support of increasing security for Jewish institutions and vulnerable non-profit organizations, protecting Jewish students on college campuses, and many critical actions to help fight antisemitism. ADL advocates met with staff members for U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper of Colorado. They asked for support of the recently introduced…
In light of increased protests and encampments at a number of Colorado colleges and universities including the Auraria Campus of Community College of Denver, CU Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado College, Colorado Mesa University, CSU-Fort Collins, CSU-Pueblo, CU Boulder, and the University of Denver, we the undersigned representatives of Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, JEWISHcolorado, Jewish Community Relations Council, Rocky Mountain Rabbis and…
Earlier this month, a delegation from ADL Mountain States attended Never Is Now, ADL’s premier summit on antisemitism and hate. If you missed it, you can still watch many of the livestreamed sessions showcasing ways to be advocates for positive change. One of the highlights of the conference was the opportunity for several of our Robert B. Sturm Mountain States Leadership Fellows to attend, including ADL Regional Board Member and Sturm Co-Chair Tamara Berkman. Berkman…
DU and Colorado College appear on the ADL Campus Antisemitism Report Card for the first time. Denver, March 3, 2025 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) gave 36% of schools, colleges, and universities an A or B in its 2025 Campus Antisemitism Report Card released today. The University of Colorado Boulder received a B, an improvement over the previous year. The updated evaluation of how U.S. colleges and universities address antisemitism included 135 schools – 50 more than last year…
Denver, CO, February 21, 2023 … The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region has received reports of antisemitic flyers distributed today on the University of Denver campus. The flyer distribution comes a week after three antisemitic vandalism incidents on campus. ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott Levin issued the following statement: "The reported distribution of antisemitic flyers on the University of Denver campus is despicable, especially after three terrible…
The ADL Mountain States Region sent a letter to Colorado College administrators on May 17 in response to a letter sent to the Colorado College Community on May 16 from the Office of the President. ADL Mountain States Regional Director, Scott Levin, expressed concern about the administration’s capitulation to protesters on campus. He also stated ADL’s concern about reported incidents of antisemitism on campus and offered ADL’s resources to assist the campus in creating a safe…
For more than 35 years, ADL has sponsored a Catholic/Jewish Dialogue to bring together Roman Catholics and Jews to talk and listen to one another, discuss differences and similarities and encourage understanding of and respect for each other’s beliefs. The group also works to develop relationships that will help address issues that may arise in the Catholic and/or Jewish communities. The Dialogue is purposely kept to a limited group to foster the dialogue process and to insure that…
"I learned what an ally really is and how we have our differences but can still protect each other." - High School Student, Denver School of the Arts"This is my third time seeing an ADL presentation and I always learn something and get inspired to change for the better." -High School Student, BBYO"I have learned that we all have to be proud of who we are. " -High School Student, South High School "I learned how important it is to stay strong and know the facts, so you can stand up for yourself…