In a Letter to the Editor of the Intermountain Jewish News, Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin corrected misconceptions regarding ADL’s position on proposed Democratic National Committee chairman Keith Ellison. The letter in its entirety follows. Editor: Dr. Neil Dobro’s claim (“The ADL and Keith Ellison”letter,Dec.9) that the ADL “retracted its support for Congressman Keith Ellison in
Over these past few weeks, scores of complaints and reports of intimidation have been forwarded to the Mountain States Office of the Anti-Defamation League. ADL is not only closely following them, but is also providing support to the targets of intimidation and their communities, as well as being a resource to law enforcement. Following the appearance of Nazi-themed graffiti at the
Scott Levin, Mountain States Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League, spoke with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner on Colorado Public Radio about hateful and anti-Semitic rhetoric that has included posts in a Facebook chat group and an uptick in anti-Semitic language on Twitter.
Responding to a recent letter to the editor of the Intermountain Jewish News that disparaged the Anti-Defamation League for failing to support an amendment of hate crimes laws to include police officers, ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin asserts that members of law enforcement are already protected by laws in every state that enhance penalties for crimes committed
The number of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Colorado nearly doubled in 2015 from the previous year, according to new data released by the Anti-Defamation League. ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents recorded 18 incidents in Colorado in 2015 compared to 10 incidents in 2014. The increase reverses a declining trend in the number of incidents reported during the last decade.
