This is the Forward’s coverage of of the Anti-Defamation League, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that aims to fight discrimination against Jews.
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Fast Forward Bumble Joins ADL To Ban Hate On Date Site
(JTA) — The popular dating app Bumble will work with the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Technology and Society for “guidance on identifying all hate symbols.” The app, which as of February had over 12 million users, announced the partnership Thursday on its website. In a statement, the company called on users to report others who…
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Fast Forward Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1M To ADL After Charlottesville
Apple CEO Tim Cook is putting his money where his mouth is on diversity and acceptance, announcing that he will give $1 million each to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center following the weekend violence in Charlottesville. In a letter to workers, Cook announced the donations and encouraged his colleagues to also…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Condemn Charlottesville Violence, Trump’s Response
(JTA) — Jewish groups and Jewish leaders condemned the violence at a white supremacist event in Charlottesville, Virginia, and criticized President Trump for saying that the hatred and violence came from “many sides.” “The vile presence and rhetoric of the neo-Nazis who marched this weekend in Charlottesville is a reminder of the ever-present need for…
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Fast Forward ADL Criticizes Hebrew Israelite Group For ‘Spouting Hate’ At Street Fight
The Anti-Defamation League condemned a Hebrew Israelite group as “anti-Semitic and racist” in a report last week, highlighting an incident this summer where a passerby walking near the group on a street corner was punched to the ground. Sicarii is a small but active California faction within the much broader Hebrew Israelite movement. While all…
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News In Texas, Everything Is Bigger — Except The Separation Of Church And State
They say that everything is bigger in Texas. Not so for the separation of church and state. In that great state, the families of motorcyclists killed in traffic collisions can pay a fee of $350 to have a sign with their loved one’s name on it erected it at the scene. After one year, the…
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Fast Forward ‘Alt-Lite’ Furious With ADL Over ‘Hate Speech’ List
Far right-wing personalities are attacking the Anti-Defamation League after the civil rights organization included them them on a “hate speech” list. Several white nationalists and conspiracy theorists pushed back at the ADL’s branding them “alt-lite,” accusing the group of instigating violence against them for backing President Trump. “The ADL is trying to get my family…
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Fast Forward Anti-Defamation League Defends Jay-Z — Sort Of
Everybody who is anybody (or, at the very least, Amy Schumer’s manager) is talking about whether or not Jay Z’s new album dabbles in anti-semitism with the lyrics “”You wanna know what’s more important than throwin’ away money at a strip club? Credit/ You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America?…
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Opinion How Trolling Journalists Harms Democracy
When the anti-Semitic emails and nasty messages on social media bombarded Jewish journalists last year, those of us receiving this online harassment knew that it was an outgrowth of the contentious presidential campaign, especially from supporters of Donald Trump. As the attacks eased in the past few months, I exhaled a bit. Maybe the worst…
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