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Critical Regional, National and
International News from ADL
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May 2007
ADL
Mountain States Regional Office
303-830-7177
www.ADL.org
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ADL's 2007 Annual Community Meeting on
Monday, June 4
Former U.S. Representative David E. Skaggs
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Awards Presented to Roz Ash and Mike Keefe
What: Dessert Reception
When: Monday,
June 4, 2007
– 6:30 p.m.
Where: Temple Sinai, 3509 S. Glencoe St.
Cost: $25 per person
RSVP: By May 25 to Michele at 303-830-7177 ext. 210 or mross@ADL.org
* No
solicitations of funds *
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Skaggs
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Former U.S. Representative David E. Skaggs will discuss "Civilized
Debate in Polarized Times - a challenge to our leaders" at ADL's
2007 Annual Meeting. At the event, long-time ADL Board member Roz Ash will receive ADL's
Distinguished Community Service Award in recognition of her commitment to
human rights and dignity, and her dedicated service to her community, state
and nation, and The Denver Post's editorial cartoonist Mike Keefe
will receive ADL's Freedom of the Press Award.
A former U.S. Representative from the 2nd
Congressional District of Colorado, Skaggs is the Executive Director of the
Colorado Department of Higher Education. Previously, he was the Executive
Director of the Center for Democracy and
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Citizenship Program, which he founded. The Center
works to strengthen American democracy through projects designed to: build
trust and other ingredients essential to a healthy democracy; improve working
relationships among and between legislators, journalists and citizens; and
promote and renew citzenship, especially among younger Americans.
Keefe will receive ADL's Freedom of the Press Award
for his commitment to the preservation and protection of the cherished
freedom of the press embodied in the First Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution.
A nationally-syndicated editorial cartoonist, Keefe has been
The Post's cartoonist
since 1975. His cartoons have appeared in Europe, Asia and in most major U.S. news magazines and hundreds of newspapers across
the country, and his animations have appeared on broadcast TV, the internet
and CD-ROM magazines.
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He has won top honors in the Fischetti, National
Headliners Club, Society of Professional Journalists, and Best of the West
Contests. He was a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University and is a past president of the Association of
American Editorial Cartoonists. Additionally, he was a juror for the 1997 and
1998 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism.
At the meeting, new Board members will be installed.
The event costs $25 per person. Reservations must be made
by Friday, May 25,
2007 to Michele at 303-830-7177 ext. 210
or mross@ADL.org.
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ADL's Boulder Office Now Open
Full-Time
Amy M. Stein Hired as Boulder Community
Coordinator
ADL's Boulder satellite
office is now open on a full-time basis and staffed by ADL's new Boulder
Community Coordinator Amy M. Stein.
A year ago, ADL's Boulder satellite
office opened on a part-time basis after ADL's Boulder Steering
Committee worked for four years to bring a formal ADL presence to Boulder. Now,
thanks in part to a grant from Rose Community Foundation, the Boulder office is
operating full-time and can be reached at 303-449-2607 or astein@ADL.org.
Like the regional office in Denver, ADL's Boulder
satellite office focuses on ADL's mission to "stop the defamation
of the Jewish people-to secure justice and fair treatment to all"
by responding to complaints of anti-Semitism, hatred and bigotry; tracking
extremist groups; assisting and training law enforcement; bringing ADL's
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute anti-bias education programs to schools,
businesses and community groups; and striving to preserve religious freedom
for all.
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"I look forward to continuing and increasing the
scope of ADL's important work in Boulder,"
Stein said. "We have an amazing cadre of devoted lay leaders and
together we will work proactively to fulfill ADL's mission, fighting
anti-Semitism and advocating for those who experience discrimination, hatred
and bigotry."
After graduating from Brandeis University with a
B.A. in political science, Stein became involved with ADL in Seattle where she
was working as an instructional design consultant. She participated in ADL's
Glass Partners-In-Leadership Institute, a young leadership program, and later
joined the Board of ADL's Pacific Northwest Region in Seattle.
As a Regional Board member and active volunteer, her
passion for ADL's work and mission grew and led her to become Assistant
Regional Director for ADL's Central Pacific Office in San
Francisco.
"ADL became such an integral part of my life that it
only made sense to work for the organization that closely aligns with my
personal beliefs," Stein said
In San Francisco, Stein
focused on Jewish institutional security, educating law enforcement about
hate crimes and extremism, addressing anti-Semitism, and responding to
anti-Semitic and other hateful incidents.
ADL's Boulder Steering Committee is composed of
Board members, graduates of ADL's Glass Partners-In-Leadership
Institute, and lay leaders. Committee members include: Chair, Sara-Jane Cohen; Community Relations
Co-Chairs Bill Cohen and Jim Brantz; Campus Relations Co-Chairs Sid Fox and Bob Schulzinger; Schools Committee Chair Jerry Pinsker; Boulder Young Leadership
Circle Co-Chairs Juli Friedman-Peremel and
Johanna Kurt; and Fran Blum,
Madeline Cohen, Amy Divine, Sheryl Cardozo, Audrey Fishman Franklin, Ardee Imerman,
David Gorodetzky, Barbara Gould, Helayne Jones, Herta Hess Kahn, Cynthia "Chaya"
Major, Clyde McKenzie, Ron Peremel, Jared Polis, Mark Read, Mike Ritter, Mihky
Ritter, Carol Salter, and Brandon Shaffer.
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ADL's
Regional Director Bruce
H. DeBoskey (second from left) spoke at a "Rally Against Hate
Crimes" sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (at left) on May 3 at the City
and County Building.
The
rally was organized to show local support for the national Local Law Enforcement
Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007, passed earlier that day by the U.S. House
of Representatives, that would give the federal government additional
jurisdiction over bias-motivated crimes and give local law enforcement
resources to combat hate crimes.
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L-R: Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper,
ADL's Regional Director Bruce H. DeBoskey and
other speakers at the May 3rd Interfaith Alliance's
"Rally Against Hate Crimes" at the Denver
City
and County
Building.
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State Expands Colorado's Employment
Nondiscrimination Law to Include Sexual Orientation
The 2007 Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 25, which
added prohibitions against workplace discrimination based on sexual
orientation and religion. Colorado state law
already bars employers from making hiring, firing or demotion decisions based
on disability, race, gender or age. ADL Board member Daniel Calisher expressed ADL's
support of the bill by testifying at the Colorado House Judiciary Committee
hearing and the Colorado Senate Committee hearing. The bill now awaits Gov. Bill Ritter's signature.
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More than 1,200 Attend ADL's 26th
Annual Governor's Holocaust Remembrance Program
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ADL's National Director Abraham H. Foxman was the keynote speaker for the Mountain
States Regional office's 26th Annual Governor Holocaust
Remembrance Program on April 17th, which was attended by more than
1,200 people.
In addition to Foxman's address and a meaningful
candle-lighting ceremony memorializing the victims and honoring the survivors
of the Holocaust, led by Rabbi Bernard R. Gerson
and Cantor Regina Y. Heit,
Governor Bill Ritter Jr. urged
the diverse audience to not be silent and indifferent to hatred, bigotry and
racism.
The program was chaired by ADL Board member Peggy Goldman, and was made possible by
the generous support of Coors Brewing Company, the Gay & Lesbian Fund for
Colorado, HealthONE Rose Medical Center, and MDC/Richmond
American Homes Foundation.
In the News: "Holocaust horrors,
heroes," The Denver Post
"ADL chief decries muzzling debate," The
Denver Post
"Five Questions for Abraham Foxman,"
Rocky
Mountain News
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(L-R) ADL Board member and Program Chair
Peggy Goldman, ADL Board Chair Rob Klugman, Rabbi Bernard R. Gerson, and ADL's
National Director Abraham H. Foxman.
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18 Partners, 6 Board Members Attend ADL's
National Shana Amy Glass National Leadership Conference
ADL's Regional Director Bruce H. DeBoskey and ADL's Associate Director Nina Sundell accompanied 18 Glass Partners-In-Leadership
Institute participants (Partners), and 6 ADL Board members to ADL's
National Shana Amy Glass National
Leadership Conference on April 29-May 1 in Washington, D.C.
Conference participants were Board members Barry Curtiss-Lusher, A. Craig Fleischman, Board
Chair Rob Klugman, Brad Levine, Partner
Co-Chairs Wendy Glazer and Linda Schatz, and Partners Jessica Allen, Jill S. Barkin, Tobey Borus, Joshua
Fine, Aaron Frishman, Dita Garlick, Danny Glaser, Rob Glucksman, Peggy
Herman, Joseph Hiller, Tripp Lake, Shaun Per, Alan Reifler, David Ruskin, Ean
Seeb, Gail Spiegel, Becca Versman, and Aimee Wagstaff.
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ADL Condemns Alleged Pueblo Hate Crime
Responding to press reports of
allegations that a Pueblo high
school student was attacked and beaten because of his sexual orientation, ADL
condemned bias-motivated violence and applauded the Pueblo Police Department
for its quick and responsive actions investigating this incident as a
bias-motivated crime on April 12.
"Hate crimes are message
crimes," said Bruce H. DeBoskey,
ADL's Mountain States Regional Director. "Perpetrators of
hate crimes send a message to their victims – and everyone else who
shares the victim's characteristics – that minorities are not
welcome or safe. Our communities must unite and send the opposite
message loud and clear – that all people, of any color, sexual
orientation, gender, ability, religion or ethnicity, are welcome, safe, protected
and included in our society. Colorado is no
place for hate."
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ADL Kudos to -
- ADL Board
member Candy Figa who received
the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts from Greenwood Village
Mayor Nancy Sharpe.
Marvin Levy to Receive JCRC Leadership
Award on May 14
The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Allied
Jewish Federation (JCRC) will honor ADL Board member and former Board Chair Marvin Levy with its 2007 Leadership
Award during a luncheon from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on
Monday, May 14th in the Augusta Room at the Westin Tabor Center, 1672
Lawrence St.
For more information, contact Janet Sherman at 303-316-6490 or jsherman@ajfcolorodo.org.
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Where there's a WILL
there's a way to INSURE
the future of ADL.
For more information
about planned giving visit www.liveonlegacy.org.
Have you made ADL part of your estate plan? If not, please
call 303-830-7177 ext. 213 for more information. If
so, please let us know!
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Community Events
Jewish Family Service Executive Luncheon
on May 16
David Feherty, "The
Funniest Man in Golf" will be the keynote speaker at the Jewish Family
Service Executive Luncheon on Wednesday, May 16 at 11:30 am in the
Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom at the DCPA. Tickets are $150 and can be purchased
by calling 303-597-5000 ext. 365.
A Dialogue with Alan M. Dershowitz:
Power, Liberty & Preemption on May 21
The Mizel Center for Arts
and Culture, the Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, and Allied Jewish
Federation of Colorado will present "A Dialogue with Alan M. Dershowitz: Power, Liberty &
Preemption" on Monday, May 21 at 7:30 pm at the
Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place. Tickets are $20 for students and
seniors and range from $40, $60 and $100 for adults. Tickets are available
through Ticketmaster at 303-830-8497 or www.ticketmaster.com.
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Save the Date!
ADL's 2007 T-Up 4 ADL Golf Tournament
Monday Morning – August
27, 2007
Please request an invitation!
Contact Susie at 303-830-7177 ext. 213
or shotz@ADL.org.
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Mark
your calendar now for these exciting 2007 ADL events:
June
4, 2007 – ADL Annual Meeting
Featuring keynote speaker former U.S. Representative David E. Skaggs on "Civilized
Debate in Polarized Times - a challenge to our leaders."
Long-time ADL Board member Roz Ash will
receive ADL's Distinguished Community Service Award, and The Denver Post's editorial cartoonist Mike Keefe will receive ADL's
Freedom of the Press Award.
The event is a dessert reception and will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 3509 S.
Glencoe St. The cost is $25 per person and reservations
should be made by Friday, May 25, 2007 to Michele
at 303-830-7177 ext. 210 or mross@ADL.org.
August
27, 2007 – ADL's 2007 T-Up 4
ADL Golf Tournament
Join the Drive for Diversity by participating in ADL's
2007 T-Up 4 ADL golf tournament held at Inverness Hotel and Golf Club, 200 Inverness Drive West. For an invitation or more
information, contact Susie at 303-830-7177 ext. 213 or shotz@ADL.org.
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Responding to Bias in the Aftermath of Hate
In the aftermath of the tragic shooting rampage at
Virginia Tech, extremists and white supremacists have focused on the
killer's immigrant status and South Korean ethnicity in an attempt
to blame Asian Americans, immigrants and others for the killings. While
such efforts have largely failed in the general society, isolated
incidents of harassment have prompted concerns about a potential backlash
against Asians and others.
ADL offers resources and materials to assist in responding to questions
raised by children in the aftermath of hate:
- Interdisciplinary lessons for Pre-K-12th grade
classrooms
- Resources and tips for parents
- Guidelines for teachers to creating classrooms of
respect and inclusion
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Recent high-profile episodes of public figures in the
hot seat because of racist, homophobic, sexist or anti-Semitic remarks have
once again brought attention to the power of words. Such incidents,
however, are not isolated to those with fame and power. On a daily basis
people hear and sometimes use words and phrases that demean or ridicule
others.
Find out what you can do to challenge biased language with ADL's new
resource "What did you just say?"
It includes:
- Strategies for responding effectively to bigoted
words, jokes and slurs
- Guidelines for examining one's own biases,
attitudes and behaviors
- Suggestions for achieving bias-free communication
- Activities and curricular resources for educators
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National and International News
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House Approves Federal Hate Crimes Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives approved long delayed legislation to update
and expand federal hate crimes laws. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes
Prevention Act of 2007 was approved by a vote of 237-180. ADL welcomed the
vote, but expressed disappointment that senior advisors in the Administration
have recommended that President George W.
Bush veto the legislation should it come to his desk for
signature. More
House Rejects Religious Discrimination Amendment
ADL welcomed the House vote rejecting an amendment designed to permit
religious-based employment discrimination by faith-based Head Start
providers. More
ADL Leader Honored with the Karski
Eagle
ADL's National Director Abraham H. Foxman
was honored with the prestigious Jan Karski
Eagle Award for his efforts in fighting anti-Semitism, promoting
democracy and his commitment to the imperative, "Never Again."
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Catholic Leader Honored For Pioneering
Interfaith Work
Dr. Eugene Fisher was presented with the ADL Dr. Joseph L. Lichten Award in Catholic-Jewish Relations.
The award recognizes Dr. Fisher's pioneering role in helping to promote
and further dialogue between Catholics and Jews. More
Drumbeat of Anti-Semitism in Arab Press
In the first quarter of 2007, stereotypical caricatures of Jews and Israelis
and anti-Semitic canards continued to appear on a near-daily basis in
newspapers across the Arab and Muslim world. ADL's latest report
spotlights new trends, including a campaign of religious incitement
surrounding construction plans at the Temple Mount. More
Jerusalem Journal:
Contradictions on Israel's
59th Anniversary
On Israel's 59th anniversary of independence, Israelis are feeling renewed
security and political burdens, while enjoying an economic and building boom
that belies the security situation, with the threat of new attacks from Hamas
in the south and Hezbollah in the North. More
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