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Sheryl Feiler, Chair of the ADL Mountain States Regional Board, and I are pleased to announce that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has selected Susan Rona to succeed me as the new Regional Director for the ADL Mountain States Region. Susan is a seasoned leader with deep expertise in community engagement, nonprofit management, fundraising, and program development. Sheryl and our board are enthusiastic about the appointment of Susan. With her experience, vision and commitment to the mission of…

 A Chat With Scott LevinBy Macy Palbaum and Talia Richland, ADL Mountain States Summer Interns To mark the conclusion of his long-standing tenure as ADL Mountain States Regional Director at the end of 2024, we sat down with Scott Levin for a conversation about his career and asked his advice for the future. Thank you to Scott Levin for his tremendous legacy.

The SHIELD Awards are held annually to recognize law enforcement for significant accomplishments protecting the American people. The name of the award is an acronym for the core values of the profession: Service, Honor, Integrity, Excellence, Leadership, and Dedication.        The SHIELD Awards ceremony is one of ADL Washington, D.C.’s premier events honoring law enforcement and one of ADL’s most powerful and inspiring initiatives. The SHIELD Awards…

During the twelve-day conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which began on June 13, 2025, Iranian regime-linked and pro-Iranian regime groups helped organize demonstrations across Western capitals, which they used as vehicles to express support for the clerical regime in Tehran, as well as members of the regime’s terrorist proxy network. At a number of marches across London during June 2025, marchers held placards bearing the name of the Islamic Human Rights…

The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region is grateful to Colorado Governor Jared Polis for issuing the following proclamation to declare May 6-11, 2024 as Holocaust Remembrance Week. Read the full proclamation below.  

In light of increased protests and encampments at a number of Colorado colleges and universities including the Auraria Campus of Community College of Denver, CU Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado College, Colorado Mesa University, CSU-Fort Collins, CSU-Pueblo, CU Boulder, and the University of Denver, we the undersigned representatives of Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, JEWISHcolorado, Jewish Community Relations Council, Rocky Mountain Rabbis and…

We, the undersigned Jewish organizations, call on all candidates in the New York City mayoral race to unequivocally condemn dangerous rhetoric—such as “globalize the intifada”—that has inspired deadly acts against Jews – mostly recently in Colorado, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania.   These words are not abstract slogans. They are calls to violence that have resulted in real harm to Jewish communities across the country. In this moment of rising antisemitism…

What NAIS IsThe National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is the umbrella organization for more than 2,000 U.S. and international K-12 independent (private, nonprofit) schools. While each member school is self-governing, NAIS supplies the research, accreditation standards, conferences, and professional-development programs that set the tone for the entire sector. Because school leaders look to NAIS as the “gold standard” on equity, safety and inclusion, the association…

The Islamic Republic of Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, antisemitism, and Holocaust denial and distortion. Anti-Jewish and anti-Israel hate and incitement have been a core pillar and a defining feature of the Iranian regime, promoted through state media, educational system, religious sermons and international propaganda, including through Holocaust cartoon contests and annual Quds Day rallies. Since its founding in 1979, through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

 ADL New York/New Jersey recently formed four activist groups – ADL Long Island, ADL New Jersey, ADL New York City, and ADL Westchester. These newly formed activist groups are focused on strengthening ADL’s local presence and community impact. Working closely with ADL’s regional team, participants will work to develop engagement opportunities, build partnerships, and implement educational programming. Your participation helps strengthen ADL NY/NJ’s work and your…