ADL Mountain States Region Board Chair James Kurtz-Phelan recently published an opinion piece in the Intermountain Jewish News about “fake news” and the Jews. As a people that have had a long and tortured history with real “fake news,” Jim implores us all to stand up for truth. The full op ed follows below. “Fake News” is much in
December 6, 2017, Denver CO … Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin was interviewed for an article in Westword regarding the doubling of anti-Semitic incidents in the Mountain States Region in 2017 over the same period of time in 2016. “When President Trump talks about the rally in Charlottesville and says there are good people on both sides, it
Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin was interviewed this morning on Colorado Public Radio for a news story about the Masterpiece Cake Shop case and the shop’s legal representation by the Alliance for Defending Freedom. The case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court today. “I have begrudging respect for them,” said Levin. He worries, though, that the shield of
In an October 30 letter to the Editor of the Greeley Tribune, Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin explained why the Tribune’s decision to run a front page story that seemingly glorifies an individual who dresses up in a Nazi costume for Halloween is both offensive and disturbing. TRIBUNE HALLOWEEN STORY, PHOTO OFFENSIVE The Greeley Tribune’s
According to an article in today’s Denver Post entitled “Hate Groups Exist Here,” the sentiment behind hate groups that are a part of Colorado’s history is still present in the state today. Asked about the increase in anti-Semitic and other hateful activities and rhetoric, Jeremy Shaver, associate director for the Anti-Defamation League Rocky Mountain States region, says: We’re seeing a greater number
