The Anti-Defamation League criticized a Colorado lawmaker, Elisabeth Epps, for derailing a debate on a student food program with comments about the Israel-Hamas conflict, and for heckling a Jewish colleague in the process.
Read More »ADL: Swastikas Drawn On Arms, Legs Of Denver Middle School Students
On April 28, a student at Campus Middle School in Cherry Creek School District allegedly drew swastikas on other students’ arms and legs. If that is not troubling enough, they did so after participating in a lesson about the Holocaust, the systematic murder of over six million Jews and five million others. Of the Jews that were killed, one and a half million were children.
Read More »Next Week! Join Us for ADL’s 42nd Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program
We hope you'll join us next week for the 2023 Governor's Holocaust Remembrance Program in person at Temple Emanuel in Denver, CO (also available via livestream).
Read More »2022 U.S. Antisemitic Incidents Hit Highest Level Ever Recorded, ADL Audit Finds
Antisemitic incidents reported in the three-state region of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming in 2022 reached the second highest level in more than 10 years. Nationwide, antisemitic incidents surged to historic levels in 2022.
Read More »Statewide Survey Finds Most Hate Crimes Are Unreported in Colorado
The number of Coloradans who experienced a hate crime or bias-motivated incident in the last five years is significantly higher than official government data indicates, according to a statewide survey commissioned by Hate Free Colorado.
Read More »Exclusive ADL Event in Boulder
Please join us on Monday, August 29, 2022, at the Boulder JCC for a snack and an exclusive opportunity to meet with George Selim, ADL Senior Vice-President, National Affairs.
Read More »ADL Audit Finds Antisemitic Incidents Reached All-Time High In 2021
Antisemitic incidents in the Mountain States Region surged in 2021 mirroring a nationwide trend of increased anti-Jewish activity in the United States, according to a report released today by ADL (Anti-Defamation League).
Read More »Watch “Responding to Antisemitism: An Interfaith Call to Action”
Community, government, and faith leaders in Colorado took part in a virtual event, Responding to Antisemitism: An Interfaith Call to Action, on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. See the event recording here.
Read More »Mountain States ADL Supports New Course on Anti-Semitism
Beginning November 2nd, Chabad centers in Colorado Including Longmont and Westminster will offer a four-week, Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) course titled Outsmarting Antisemitism. Mountain States ADL will be enhancing this groundbreaking course by offering a special insider briefing on “Current Trends in Antisemitism and What to do About Them” for anyone enrolled in the class as a fifth follow-up session.
Read More »ADL And Hillel International Join Forces To Address Antisemitism On Campus
Hillel International and ADL are joining forces to work collaboratively on several initiatives to proactively address the disturbing rise in antisemitic activity on campus.
Read More »ADL Disturbed by Holocaust, Nazi Analogies Leveled in Boulder City Council Conversation Over Prairie Dog Control
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 analogies.
Read More »Hate Crime Reports Spike 74% In Colorado In 2019
Hate crimes directed at individuals based on their race, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity and disability increased in Colorado, according to the FBI’s 2019 hate crime report.
Read More »Hate Crime Reports in Colorado Increased While Reports Nationwide Slightly Decreased in 2018
The number of reported hate crimes in Colorado increased by 16 percent between 2017 and 2018 while the number of reported cases nationwide slightly decreased, according to the FBI’s annual hate crime report released today.
Read More »ADL Condemns Anti-Semitic Vandalism, Swastikas At Bailey Church, Real Estate Office
The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, responding to reports of anti-Semitic vandalism and swastikas at a Bailey church and real estate office, condemned the incidents and commended law enforcement for investigating the incidents as possible hate crimes.
Read More »Hadassah Presents: Zionism, It’s Not a Dirty Word
A panel of experts examines Israel and the world, Israel and the US, and the rise of antisemitism in today's politics.
Read More »ADL Condemns Swastikas at Denver Church, Commends Police
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.
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