FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, CO, June 23, 2020 …The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region is deeply disturbed by reports of significant vandalism and racist, xenophobic graffiti at India Palace restaurant in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. “We condemn the horrendous vandalism and vicious graffiti at India Palace restaurant and offer support and solidarity to the business owners,” said ADL Mountain States
When there was a rash of violent incidents against Jews at the end of last year, Bishop Jerry Demmer, President of the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance, reached out to join together with the Jewish community to publicly speak out against antisemitism. It is only appropriate that the two communities came together to speak out against the systems of ingrained
Reported incidents in Colorado surge by 56 percent, according to ADL annual report Denver, CO, May 12, 2020 …The American Jewish community experienced the highest level of antisemitic incidents last year since tracking began in 1979, with more than 2,100 acts of assault, vandalism and harassment reported across the United States, according to new data from ADL (the Anti-Defamation
In the face of unprecedented attacks on the Jewish community, ADL conducted a survey of Jewish Americans to explore their experiences with antisemitism. We not only asked about people’s experiences — from online harassment to overhearing hateful slurs to being physically attacked — but we also explored the impact of these experiences. Read the report here.
Earlier this month, ADL led a Civil Rights Mission to the Southern US. Reporter Anthony Cotton from Colorado Public radio and photographer Vasha Hunt joined the group in Alabama. Read the full article here.
