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The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2024 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a conversation with Holocaust Survivor Manfred “Manny” Lindenbaum. This event took place on Wednesday, May 8 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Manny about his experiences before, during and after the Shoah. An edited version of that conversation is…
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…
The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region is grateful to Colorado Governor Jared Polis for issuing the following proclamation to declare May 6-11, 2024 as Holocaust Remembrance Week. Read the full proclamation below.
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 hosted the 2025 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a keynote interview with Holocaust Survivor Pete Metzelaar. This event took place on Wednesday, April 23 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Pete about his experiences during the war. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL: Pete, you were…
On May 4, 2016, ADL hosted its 35th annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, one of the largest such events in the United States. Over 1,600 people attended the program at Temple Emanuel in Denver. The program included a moving tribute to the family of Dr. Maria Kiss Madi, a Hungarian rescuer whose family was presented with a Righteous Among the Nations Award at the event. Madi was a Hungarian doctor who passed away in 1970 at the age of 72. At great risk to herself, Dr. Madi hid…
Eva Mozes Kor, keynote speaker for the 34th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program on Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 pm, shared her story of resilience and forgiveness.
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…
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2023 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring a keynote interview with Holocaust Survivor Paul Galan. This event took place on Wednesday, April 19 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanuel in Denver and was also available via livestream. As always, the program was free and open to all. We had the opportunity to speak with Paul about his experiences before, during and after the Shoah. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL:…
The ADL Mountain States Region hosted the 2019 Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program, featuring Holocaust Survivor Gene Klein in conversation with his daughter, author Dr. Jill Klein. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. Gene’s experience is captured in Jill’s book We Got the Water that tells the story of Gene and his family before, during and after the Holocaust. ADL: Why did you become so invested in documenting your father’s Holocaust…
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…
The ADL Mountain States Region is pleased to share with our community the following interview with Stefan and Serge Goldberg, second generation Holocaust survivors and supporters of ADL’s Hidden Child Foundation. We had the opportunity to speak with the Goldbergs to learn more about their family’s story of survival and legacy for the future. An edited version of that conversation is presented below. ADL: We are so grateful that you were able to share your story with us…
“Holocaust Awareness Life” might describe the mindset of Holocaust survivors and their children better than “Holocaust Awareness Week.” The Holocaust determined our existence as directly as the Exodus from Egypt defined the first generations of Jews wandering through the desert and into The Promised Land. It is similar to how the experience of transatlantic slavery permeates the lives of generations of African American survivors. We are grateful for the opportunity to…
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 United States at the age of eight. We sat down with Marion to talk about…