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Jun 11, 2025, 12:26 AM

Ryan Turell, Basketball and the Zionist Dream

A few weeks ago, the Anti-Defamation League hosted a seminar with Ryan Turell, a former Yeshiva University star player who is now playing professionally in Israel. He discussed his experiences both in the US G-League and in the Israeli...

May 16, 2025, 10:54 PM

Understanding the Post-Oct. 7 Surge in Antisemitism

Those of us engaged in work to counter antisemitism have been asked frequently during the past 19 months why antisemitism surged in an unprecedented way since October 7. The answer that I offer is that only one thing has dramatically...

May 8, 2025, 6:17 AM

Reflections on the 80th Anniversary of VE Day

This week is the 80th anniversary of the surrender of German forces to the Allies during World War II. May 1945 was a time of great celebration in the Western world, symbolized by the iconic picture of a soldier...

May 5, 2025, 10:46 PM

Let Us Recognize How Far Jewish-Catholic Relations Have Come

The death of Pope Francis was mourned by many Jewish groups, a sign of how far Catholic-Jewish relations have come in recent decades. Indeed, in a world where it is difficult to find positive developments for the Jewish people,...

Apr 29, 2025, 9:01 PM

The Success of Zionism Despite Rising Antisemitism

As we celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut at a time when antisemitism is rampant in the world, it is instructive to look at how Zionism viewed the impact of re-establishing a Jewish state in Israel in response to antisemitism and how...

Apr 23, 2025, 8:18 AM

Holocaust Remembrance Must Not Be Weaponized against the Jewish State

This year, as we commemorate Yom HaShoah, the day to remember the six million who perished in the Nazi Holocaust, recent developments raise questions as to whether we have learned anything at all. First, as ADL’s 2024 Global 100...

Apr 18, 2025, 7:27 PM

History Lessons: Real Peace Can Only Be Built by the Willing

As French President Macron pushes forward on a major international conference in June, it is instructive to look back at the last time there was a significant effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian and broader issues in the region through such...

Mar 29, 2025, 12:02 AM

Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza Need Global Support

The news out of Gaza that hundreds of individuals have been protesting against the Hamas regime is one of the most important and heartening moments to emerge since October 7. Surely, among these protestors are many, if not most,...

Feb 13, 2025, 11:28 PM

Releasing the Hostages is Israel’s Most Urgent Priority

As we witnessed the latest freeing of three Israeli hostages, not only was there joy at the reunion of families, but horror at the way the liberated hostages appeared. Emaciated, as pictures of what they looked like before October...

Jan 24, 2025, 7:44 PM

Why Holocaust education has never been more important

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27th -- International Holocaust Remembrance Day -- gives us all an opportunity for one of the last times to celebrate the lives of those who survived Auschwitz and...

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About Me

Kenneth Jacobson is Deputy National Director of the Anti-Defamation League.