Denver, CO, August 19, 2021 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region welcomed the arrests today of four suspects accused of fatally shooting a yeshiva student in Denver late Tuesday. Police reports indicate the killing was part of a larger crime spree the suspects allegedly committed across the city on Tuesday. “We commend the Denver Police Department
Denver, CO, May 13, 2021 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region expressed shock and deep concern over reports that a University of New Mexico student was allegedly targeted due to his Jewish identity and assaulted by a group of individuals at a party on May 7 in Albuquerque. The student sustained physical injuries and was treated at a
Incidents targeting Jews in Colorado and New Mexico remained elevated, with incidents in Colorado reaching the second-highest level in the last 10 years, according to ADL report Denver, CO, April 27, 2021 … Antisemitic incidents remained at a historically high level across the United States in 2020, with a total of 2,024 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism
Denver, CO, February 26, 2021 …The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region welcomed today’s announcement that alleged white supremacist Richard Holzer was sentenced to 19.5 years in prison by a federal court. Holzer pleaded guilty last year to federal hate crime and explosive charges for plotting to blow up Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Pueblo in 2019. ADL Mountain States Regional Director
DENVER, CO, January 27, 2021 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region is concerned about postcards sent to members of the Boulder City Council comparing them to Nazis and the “gassing” of prairie dogs to the extermination of Jews during the Holocaust, as well as a conversation reportedly among council members where one council member allegedly supported the
