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![By EU2018BG Bulgarian Presidency [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/800px-Valeri_Simeonov_2017-11-15-324x235.jpg "ADL slams controversial ‘Country of Rescued Jews’ exhibition and Bulgarian Deputy PM Simeonov’s comments")
ADL slams controversial ‘Country of Rescued Jews’ exhibition and Bulgarian Deputy PM Simeonov’s comments
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has slammed the controversial “Country of the Rescued Jews” exhibition, and comments by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov that it said were anti-Semitic for singling out Jews as responsible...
Jewish groups sit on both sides of fence on nomination of Pompeo to secretary...
Nominee for U.S. Secretary of State and current CIA Director Mike Pompeo is facing an uphill battle for his confirmation, thanks in part to opposition from several Jewish organizations. With only a slim 51-49...
Annual ADL report: Anti-Semitism surged in 2017
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States soared in 2017, according to the annual report by the Anti-Defamation League.
There were 1986 acts classified as anti-Semitic in 2017, up 57 percent from 2016...
Puerto Rico newspaper apologizes for antisemitic column
El Nuevo Dia newspaper in Puerto Rico has apologized for a column that speculated about the Jewish power over the island’s future.
On Monday, the Spanish-language news outlet published an op-ed by Wilda Rodriguez, titled “What...
Hate crimes targeting Muslims and Jews have increased during Donald Trump’s rise to power....
There was a 67 percent increase in antisemitic incidents across the United States from January 1 to September 30, 2017 in comparison with the same period in 2016, according to the Anti Defamation League’s...
Houston mosque leader accused of anti-Semitic sermon, expresses remorse
The Anti-Defamation League expressed "deep concern" Tuesday over a sermon by a Houston imam that included references to killing Jews, but in a statement, the imam expressed remorse for the language he used. He...
Top US Civil Rights Group Denounces Antisemitic Smears of Prominent Argentine Jews
The Anti-Defamation League expressed solidarity with Argentina’s Jewish community on Thursday, following two incidents in the South American country over the last week in which prominent Jewish public figures were targeted with antisemitic smears and...
Anti-Defamation League provides security conferences for Jewish institutions
Making sure local Jewish institutions are secure is an important priority for the Anti-Defamation League as it recently provided security conferences for them throughout South Florida.
"These security conferences are crucial to ensuring that Jewish...
Reflecting on two years of leading the anti-defamation league
Two years ago — full of optimism and energy as I joined ADL as its new CEO — I asked the question: “Can a 100-Year-Old Change the Future?“ But it was a rhetorical question,...
ADL condemns sermons by California imams that called for destruction of Jews
The Anti-Defamation League decried as “dangerous” sermons by two California imams that included prayers for the annihilation of Jews.
On Friday, Sheikh Ammar Shahin of the Islamic Center of Davis called for the liberation of Jersualem’s...