This past weekend, the Boulder Daily Camera published a letter to the Editor by Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin responding to an opinion piece by Ira Chernus about the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War. The letter may be found in its entirety below.   Re: “The Six-Day War: 50 years later” (Daily Camera, June 4): Ira

  On May 22, 2017 ADL Regional Director Scott L. Levin testified before the Denver City Council in support of a bill that reformed Denver’s criminal sentencing structure for violations of the Denver Revised Municipal Code.  The new ordinance establishes a tiered structure for sentencing.  In addition to the much discussed reduction of maximum sentences for most crimes to 300

Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin spoke with reporters from Denver7 News about increased appearances of swastikas in the region, and shared statistics from the recent Audit of Anti-Semitic incidents. When asked about reasons for the increase, Levin said it’s because some people have become more emboldened to act out on their prejudices. Levin further advises: Call it

Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin spoke with 9News this week about data released by ADL showing that the number of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Colorado more than doubled in 2016, from 18 recorded incidents in 2015 to 45 incidents in 2016. In the first quarter of 2017, 15 anti-Semitic incidents have been recorded, including the two

The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region was  proud to support House Bill 1138, “Hate Crimes Reporting By Law Enforcement,” which was recently signed into law by Governor John W. Hickenlooper.  Scott L. Levin, ADL Mountain States Regional Director, was present at the bill signing together with Bill Sponsor Representative Joe Salazar,  Governor Hickenlooper, and others. We are especially thankful for the bi-partisan