Press Releases

ADL CONDEMNS SWASTIKAS AT DENVER CHURCH, COMMENDS POLICE FOR INVESTIGATING AS POTENTIAL HATE CRIME

Denver, CO, April 3, 2019 … The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, responding to reports of vandalism at Church in the City-Beth Abraham in Denver, condemned the incidents and applauded law enforcement for investigating the incidents as possible hate crimes. According to the Denver Police Department, two swastikas were spray painted Tuesday on the exterior of the building at 1580

WHITE SUPREMACIST PROPAGANDA AND EVENTS SOAR IN 2018

Colorado ranked third in the U.S. with 72 literature drops, three white supremacist events Denver, CO, March 5, 2019 … White supremacists dramatically stepped up their propaganda efforts targeting neighborhoods and campuses in 2018, far exceeding any previous annual distribution count for the United States. Colorado ranked third in the U.S., behind California and Texas, for the highest number of

ADL MOUNTAIN STATES REGION EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY, GRIEF AFTER PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott L. Levin slevin@adl.org   Denver, CO, October 27, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region expressed shock and deep sadness following the horrific and fatal anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh today. ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin issued the following statement: “We are devastated and grief

ADL Condemns Reported Federal Action to Attack Transgender Rights

ADL has harshly condemned reported efforts by the Trump Administration to narrow the definition of “gender” in an effort to rollback recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights laws. According to reports, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is spearheading this effort to define “sex” in a way that would exclude 2 million transgender Americans from federal