2017 Philadlephia Highlights

IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT HATE

PHILADELPHIA REGION
SERVING EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE

HIGHLIGHTS 2017

IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT HATE

IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT HATE

The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 “to
stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure
justice and fair treatment to all.”

pictured: White House signing of Civil Rights legislation: Former ADL National Director Benjamin Epstein,
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, the NAACP’s Roy Wilkins, and President Lyndon Johnson

CONTENTS

Message from Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
No Place for Hate® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fighting Hate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Youth Leadership Conference . . . . . . . . 16
Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A World of Difference® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cyber-bullying /Technology. . . . . . . . . . 7 By the Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Responding to Hate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Leadership and Growth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Walk Against Hate®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Beau Biden SHIELD Awards . . . . . . . . . . 11 Americanism Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
By the Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 NJ Never Is Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Corporate Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Regional Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

10 Things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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DEAR FRIENDS,

More than 100 years after ADL was founded, we are bearing witness to a rise of hate
unmatched in recent decades. ADL, along with our community of supporters and friends,
recognizes the tough challenges we face and the necessity and relevance of our work today.

This year, unprecedented attention to ADL’s work has made our impact even greater across
eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware and throughout the country. Our
enhanced and expanding programming for students, educators, families and professionals
strengthens communities in the face of those that seek to divide us. With a wonderful
regional staff and dedicated lay leaders, we are driving initiatives that place ADL at the
very center of local and national conversations. In response to the many difficult events of
the year and with a renewed sense of purpose, ADL serves as a powerful voice in our 21st
century world.

Our work this year has further laid the foundation for future success in combating hate
and injustice. We know that the world will continue to change and challenge us. We will be
there, consistently pursuing our mission “to secure justice and fair treatment to all.”

We deeply appreciate your support. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Nancy K. Baron-Baer Alan B. Gubernick
Regional Director Regional Chair

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FIGHTING HATE

WE WERE THERE.

Unite the Right Rally, Charlottesville, VA

FIGHTING HATE Throughout 2017, diverse communities faced fear, harassment and endangerment by
known hate groups and individual extremists, who felt empowered and enabled by the
rapidly changing social climate in our country. While communities across the U.S. and our
region faced horrible acts of cruelty and hate, ADL resources guided major victories to put
a stop to injustice.

Following Charlottesville, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and ADL created a 10-point
Mayors’ Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism & Discrimination. Philadelphia Region
signatories include:

Kim Bracey, York, Pennsylvania Josh Maxwell, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Chuck Cahn, Cherry Hill, New Jersey Salvatore J. Panto Jr., Easton, Pennsylvania
William L. Courtright, Scranton, Pennsylvania Eric Papenfuse, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Robert Donchez, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Ed Pawlowski, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Jim Kenney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mike Purzycki, Wilmington, Delaware

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ADL PHILADELPHIA REGION FIGHTING HATE
ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES

• ADL conducted a bipartisan training program on combating
extremism and hate crime for the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Hundreds of PA State Senate staffers attended.

• ADL advocated for the passage of bills to enhance Pennsylvania’s
Ethnic Intimidation Laws to be more inclusive of all Pennsylvanians.

• ADL testified and issued recommendations to the PA House
Democratic Policy Committee on rising anti-Semitism.

• The Philadelphia Region Civil Rights Committee encouraged ADL
to support the right to counsel for immigrants facing deportation.
The resolution was approved at ADL’s National Commission Meeting.

• Representative Brian Fitzpatrick praised the work of ADL on the
House Floor after attending a presentation by ADL on Hate Around
the World and In Our Backyard.

• ADL reached out to Senators and representatives within our
region urging them to protect DACA recipients.

• ADL contacted Representatives throughout the region urging them
to oppose any tax bill that would include a Johnson Amendment
rider. For decades, this amendment has protected the integrity of
houses of worship and other non-profit organizations by
prohibiting them from endorsing or opposing political candidates.

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FIGHTING HATE ADL met with Representative
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA);
Congressman Patrick Meehan
(R-PA); Representative Dwight
Evans (D-PA); Senator Chris
Coons (D-DE); and staff of
Delaware Governor John
Carney to discuss policy issues
of importance to ADL. Issues
discussed included Voting
Rights, the NO HATE Act, global
anti-Semitism, the Johnson Act
and more.

pictured above:
Nancy Baron-Baer, Regional Director;

Senator Chris Coons
pictured right:

Dmitry Goldenberg, Associate Board Member;
Nancy Baron-Baer; Representative Dwight
Evans; and Kathy Axelrod, Board Member

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CYBERBULLYING/TECHNOLOGY

Text photo sent to a
student at a regional
university by a peer.
It references Jews
being burned in ovens
during the Holocaust.
ADL worked with the
university administration
to develop a compre-
hensive response to
this incident. Based on
ADL recommendations,
the university created a
bias response task
force, online incident
reporting tool and a
video promoting
diversity, and shared
ADL resources with the
school community.

ADL CENTER ON TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY FIGHTING HATE

According to “The Center for Technology and Society (CTS) takes
Pew Research ADL’s civil rights mission and applies it to the 21st
Center, 41% of century—combating cyber-harassment and fighting
American adults cyber-hate around the world, producing global impacts
have experienced and applications in an increasingly borderless space.
online harassment, The CTS builds on more than a century of ADL’s
and 66% have experience imagining a world without hate and gives
witnessed it. us the tools to make that a possibility.”

—Brittan Heller,
Director of Technology and Society

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FIGHTING HATE ADL RESPONDS TO HATE

Man makes obscene gesture and urinates on synagogue in Northeast Philadelphia in August, 2017.

In 2017, ADL Philadelphia responded to nearly 250
requests for assistance on reported acts of bias,
including over 170 reports of anti-Semitism.
ADL recorded 115 verified anti-Semitic incidents
in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and
Delaware in 2017.

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The Anti-Defamation League is the region’s “411” and “911”
on anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry.

ADL supports victims of hate by advocating on their behalf to
elected officials, law enforcement, business executives, school
administrators and other community leaders. As bias incidents
have surged in the region, ADL has worked tirelessly to protect

targeted communities, hold perpetrators accountable, turn
bystanders into allies and educate the broader public.

Selected Incidents from 2017

Jewish Community Centers in the region were In response to a significant increase in bias incidents FIGHTING HATE
targeted with 10 separate bomb threats. ADL in schools and campuses across the country, we
provided valuable intelligence to the FBI and local created new resources to assist educators in respond-
law enforcement; shared security recommendations ing to acts of hate. “Responding to Hate Incidents”
with all Jewish institutions; and offered resources to was shared with every public school superintendent
educate the wider community on the bomb threats. and college/university president in eastern
Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.
Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery in Northeast
Philadelphia was vandalized in early 2017. ADL Cherry Hill High School East’s production of Ragtime
supported the Philadelphia Police investigation, was the subject of national news coverage and
offered a $10,000 reward in the case, participated in public debate due to the script’s inclusion of racial
the “Stand Against Hate” rally, condemned the act epithets. ADL and the Camden County East NAACP
on international, national and local news media and jointly commended the school for adopting ADL’s
offered educational resources to the community. recommendations to turn the production into a
“teachable moment” about the evils of racism for the
A man was videotaped making obscene gestures and entire school community.
urinating on the doors of a synagogue in Northeast
Philadelphia. ADL published images of the suspect, A noose was found hanging on the limb of a tree
who eventually turned himself into police. Our located near Trinity Memorial Church in Philadelphia.
statement on the incident was reported by local, ADL worked with the church pastor to plan and
national and international news outlets. participate in a community forum on responding to
hate. ADL also shared resources and educational
materials on racism for the pastor to use in ongoing
conversations with the congregation and students.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

ADL is the nation’s top non-governmental law enforcement training organization.
Every year we train more than 15,000 law enforcement professionals on extremism,
terrorism, hate crimes and building trust with the people they serve.

ADL’s Law Enforcement and Society training program,
developed with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
in Washington, DC, uses the history of the Holocaust as a
springboard for examining law enforcement’s role in our
democracy and their relationship to the people they serve. Since
1999, more than 130,000 law enforcement professionals have
received Law Enforcement and Society training, including all
police recruits in the Philadelphia Police Department since 2008.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Philadelphia Police Cadets visiting the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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BEAU BIDEN SHIELD AWARDS LAW ENFORCEMENT

Law enforcement from
eastern Pennsylvania,
southern New Jersey and
Delaware were honored
at ADL’s inaugural Beau
Biden SHIELD* Awards
for their efforts in fighting
hate crimes, extremism
and terrorism, and for
protecting civil rights.

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
JOE BIDEN WAS THE
GUEST OF HONOR.

Winners from local, state
and federal agencies were
chosen by a selection
committee of top law
enforcement officials from
major federal, state and
local agencies.

WINNERS *SHIELD: Service, Honor, Integrity, Excellence, Leadership
• Delaware State Police, Delaware Office of the State Fire and Dedication

Marshal and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for the
investigation and community response to a series of arsons
targeting churches in Delaware

• Philadelphia Police Department, for the investigation
and community response to alleged bias-motivated home
invasions targeting the Chinese-American community

• Chester County District Attorney’s Office, for the
investigation and prosecution of senior administrators in
the Coatesville Area School District

• U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, for the investigation and prosecution of
individuals for sex trafficking of children by force, fraud
or coercion

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LAW ENFORCEMENT ADL’s Hate Wave: Countering Violent Extremism Summit trained hundreds
of regional law enforcement personnel on extremism and terrorism. In total,
over 1,200 officers were trained in the Philadelphia region in 2017.

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2017 REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
BY THE NUMBERS

400 95

PHILADELPHIA POLICE LEADERS FROM
DEPARTMENT RECRUITS
SYNAGOGUES AND OTHER
explored the relationship between FAITH-BASED AND

police and the citizens they serve in a COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

democratic society through participation received ADL’s security training,

in ADL’s Law Enforcement and resources and materials. In 2017 we
Society program at the United States
began presenting this program in
Holocaust Memorial Museum in
partnership with
Washington, DC.
the FBI.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY, FAITH
PROFESSIONALS BASED AND NONPROFIT

from Montgomery County Sheriff’s ORGANIZATIONS

Office, Medford Township Police attended the first annual Unifying

Department, Lumberton Police our Communities: Responding

Department and Palmyra Borough to Hate Conference held at the

Police Department participated in National Constitution Center.

ADL’s Managing Implicit
Bias Training.

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EDUCATION

Our first annual
No Place for Hate®
Designation
Celebration was
held at the Walnut
Street Theatre on
June 6, 2017.

E D U C AT I O N pictured: Jason Sirois, ADL
National Director, No Place
for Hate.

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Nearly 450 attendees from over 50 schools in eastern Pennsylvania,
southern New Jersey and Delaware attended the inaugural No Place for Hate
Designation Celebration at the Walnut Street Theatre. Attendees were
recognized by the ADL for earning their No Place for Hate designation
for the 2016–2017 school year. The schools were honored for their
commitment to making their communities more respectful
and inclusive.

NO PLACE FOR HATE DESIGNATED
SCHOOLS & ORGANIZATIONS

12th and Marion Elementary E.T. Richardson Middle Moore Elementary Rydal Elementary E D U C AT I O N
13th and Union Elementary Earl Elementary Mount Wolf Elementary Salisbury High
Abington Junior High East Hills Middle Muhlenberg Elementary Center Science Leadership Academy
Abington Senior High Eastampton Community School Muhlenberg High
Abington YMCA Elkins Park Middle Murray Avenue Middle Middle
Amanda Stout Elementary Emmaus High Myers Elementary Scranton Preparatory
Ambler Area YMCA Etta J. Wilson Elementary New Hanover-Upper Frederick Seneca High
Asa Packer Elementary Farmersville Elementary Shallow Brook Intermediate
Audubon YMCA Father Judge High Elementary Shawnee High
Avona Elementary Fort Washington Elementary Nitschmann Middle Souderton Area High
Bala Cynwyd Middle Fountain Hill Elementary Northampton Area High Spring Forge Intermediate
Belmont Hills Elementary Francis Hopkinson Elementary Northampton Area Middle Spring Garden Elementary
Bethel Elementary Franklin Towne Charter Elementary Northampton Area District Spring Valley YMCA
Boyertown Area Senior High Franklin Towne Charter High Northampton Borough Elementary Springfield Township High
Boyertown Elementary Gallaher Elementary Northeast Family YMCA Temple Emanuel Pre-School and
Boyertown Junior High East George Wolf Elementary Northeast Middle
Boyertown Junior High West Gesu School Northeastern High Religious School
Boyertown YMCA Gilbertsville Elementary Northeastern Middle Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Broughal Middle Gladwyne Elementary Northfield Middle Timber Creek High
C.E. Cole Intermediate Glenside Elementary Ore Valley Elementary Triton Regional High
Caley Elementary John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ Orendorf Elementary Tyson-Schoener Elementary
Caroline L. Reutter School Overlook Elementary Upper Dublin High
Charles Boehm Middle High School Palisades High Upper Merion Area High
Chatsworth School Hanover Elementary Penn Valley Elementary (LMSD) Upper Perk YMCA
Cheltenham Elementary Harriton High Penn Valley Elementary (PSD) Valley Forge Military Academy
Cherokee High Hatboro YMCA Penn Wynne Elementary Walt Disney Elementary
Cherry Hill High School West Haverford Middle Penn-Bernville Elementary Washington Elementary
Christ the Teacher Catholic Haverford YMCA Pennsbury High West Philadelphia YMCA
Christian Street YMCA Highland Elementary Pennsylvania School for the Deaf West York Area High
Colebrookdale Elementary Highland Regional High Pennwood Middle William Allen High
Colonial Middle James Buchanan Elementary Phoenixville YMCA William H. Loesche Elementary
Columbia North YMCA Leaders Heights Elementary Pine Forge Elementary William Penn Elementary
Community Partnership School Lehigh Elementary Pine Road Elementary Williams Township Elementary
Conestoga High Lenape High (NJ) Plymouth Whitemarsh High Willow Dale Elementary
Conewago Elementary Lenape Middle (PA) Pottsgrove Middle Willow Hill Elementary
Copper Beech Elementary Loganville-Springfield Elementary Pottstown YMCA Willow Lane Elementary
Council Rock High North Louis E. Dieruff High Radnor High Wilson Area High
Cynwyd Elementary Lower Merion High Radnor Middle Wilson Borough Elementary
Dallastown Area High Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter Reading Intermediate High Woodland Elementary (PA)
Dallastown Area Intermediate Marple Newtown High Resurrection Regional Catholic Woodland Middle (NJ)
Dallastown Area Middle Marvine Elementary Rocky Run YMCA Wordsworth Academy
Dallastown Elementary McKinley Elementary Rosa International Middle Wyncote Elementary
Davidson School Merion Elementary Roslyn Elementary York Haven Elementary
Miller Heights Elementary Roxborough YMCA York Township Elementary

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YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Over 500 students and educators from 65 schools in the region came
together at ADL’s 11th Annual Youth Conference to engage in “courageous
conversations” and encourage these conversations in their own schools.

“It’s hard to hate someone once you get to know them. When people actually
talk to people outside their ordinary circle—face-to-face and one-on-one—
it’s a transformative experience. In our work with schools, teachers and
students, these conversations are the most effective tool we have to
overcome prejudice, bias and hate.”

—Randi Boyette, ADL Senior Associate Regional Director of Education

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

E D U C AT I O N Abington Friends School Father Judge High School Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Friends Select School Prendergast Catholic High School Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti
Archbishop Wood Catholic High School Hatboro-Horsham High School
Arts Academy of Benjamin Rush Haverford High School Multicultural Academy Charter School Catholic High School
Avon Grove Charter School Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Newark Charter High School Salisbury High School
Boyertown Area Senior High School John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High Norristown Area High School Souderton Area High School
Central Bucks High School South Oxford Area High School Springfield Township High School
Cheltenham High School School Palisades High School Strath Haven High School
Coatesville Area Intermediate High School Kennett High School Penncrest High School Sun Valley High School
Coatesville Area Senior High School Kutztown Area High School Pennsbury High School Upper Dublin High School
Columbia North YMCA Lankenau Environmental Magnet Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA Upper Merion Area High School
Conestoga High School Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Valley Forge Military Academy
Congregation Beth Or High School Radnor High School West Catholic Preparatory High School
Conrad Weiser High School Lansdale Catholic High School Rancocas Valley Regional High School William Allen High School
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School Liberty High School Rocky Run YMCA William Penn Charter High School
Council Rock High School North Little Flower High School Roman Catholic High School Wilson Area High School
Emmaus High School Louis E. Dieruff High School Roosevelt Campus of Norristown Area Wyncote Academy
Esperanza Academy Charter High School Lower Merion High School
Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School High School
Mercy Career & Technical High School Saint Basil Academy

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Each year, ADL education programs A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE®
offer a continuum of opportunities for COMMUNITY PARTNERS
individuals and communities to engage
in anti-bias training and consider their Central Bucks West High School
own experiences with prejudice and Conestoga High School
social justice. In 2017, ADL reached an Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
unprecedented number of students, John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
teachers, families, professionals and Jenkintown High School
community leaders with educational Jenkintown School District
initiatives and programming. Lenape High School
Lenape Middle School
Little Flower High School E D U C AT I O N
Pine Grove Area High School
Plymouth Whitemarsh High School
Saucon Valley School District
School District of Philadelphia, Office of Early

Childhood Education
Schuylkill County Intermediate Unit
Seneca High School
Society for American Music
Springton Lake Middle School
Swarthmore College
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater

Philadelphia
Trinity Episcopal Church

WORDS TO ACTION
COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
Beth Am Israel
Beth Tikvah B’nai Jeshurun
Congregation Beth Israel (Chester County)
Congregation Beth Or
Congregation M’Kor Shalom
Congregation Or Ami
Haverford College, Rohr Center for

Jewish Life
Jewish Federation of Lehigh Valley
Main Line Reform Temple
Muhlenberg College Hillel
Ohev Shalom
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
Rodeph Shalom
Temple Beth Sholom
Temple Emanuel
Tiferet Bet Israel

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2017 REGIONAL 300,000
EDUCATION
BY THE NUMBERS STUDENTS

235 STUDENTS were impacted by ADL’s
from No Place for Hate initiative,
15 NO FOR which helps create a more
PLACE inclusive culture by providing
HATE® SCHOOLS a framework to combat bias,

participated in ADL’s Annual Spring bullying and hate.

Essay Contest. The theme for 879 STUDENTS,

reflection was: Think about a time TEACHERS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
when you, or someone you know,
AND COLLEGE
was excluded or treated badly ADMINISTRATORS

because of your race, religion or participated in workshops that
provided tools to challenge bias
some other reason. Discuss how that and bigotry, and understand and
address bullying and cyber-bullying,
made you feel and what you could impacting tens of thousands of
students throughout the region.
have done to resolve the situation.

E D U C AT I O N

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500 STUDENTS 348 CATHOLIC

& EDUCATORS SCHOOL EDUCATORS

participated in our 11th including 28 in 2017, and
Annual Youth Leadership representing 160 Catholic schools

Conference: Exploring have participated in our annual
Diversity, Challenging Hate. Bearing WitnessTM program,

167 SCHOOLS bringing our impact to more than
52,000 students.
AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS 471 MIDDLE,

earned a No Place for Hate HIGH SCHOOL
designation for promoting AND COLLEGE
respect in their campuses
STUDENTS
and communities.
were trained to become
ambassadors against anti- E D U C AT I O N

Semitism through ADL’s
Words to Action program.

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LEADERSHIP & GROWTH LEADERSHIP AND
GROWTH

ADL presented Judith Meyer (2015–2017 Board Chair) with ‘Woman of Valor’ artwork by
Mordechai Rosenstein at its Opening Board Reception at the Chamber of Commerce for
Greater Philadelphia. Pictured L–R; Nancy Baron-Baer, Regional Director; Alan Gubernick
(2017–2019 Board Chair); Judith Meyer; Joan Parker (Vice Chair); and Andrew A. Goldman
(2013–2015 Board Chair).

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We walk for unity. At ADL’s Walk Against Hate®, our
We walk for diversity. differences bring us together. That’s
We walk for each other. because, each year, thousands of people
We Walk Against Hate. from across the region join the Walk Against
Hate® to celebrate diversity and challenge
bigotry. People of all backgrounds and
beliefs walk arm-in-arm in support of
equality and inclusion in the Philadelphia
region. At a time when prejudice and
injustice seem all too prevalent, the Walk
Against Hate® stands out as an inspiring
opportunity for people to build a more
welcoming and respectful world.
www.WalkAgainstHate.org

LEADERSHIP & GROWTH

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AMERICANISM AWARD

LEADERSHIP & GROWTH “On behalf of my The 2017 ADL Americanism Award Ceremony raised
colleagues at the Chamber $500,000 to support the Anti-Defamation League’s
of Commerce for Greater work to combat all forms of bigotry through
Philadelphia, thanks for education, advocacy, law enforcement training and
your recognition for our other initiatives.
work on matters related
to Diversity and Inclusion. Pictured L–R: Alan Gubernick, Nancy Baron-Baer, Rob Wonderling
It is truly humbling to be
recognized by the ADL
with the prestigious 2017
Americanism Award. The
Anti-Defamation League
sets a high standard for
community engagement,
sophisticated programming
and meaningful leadership,
all organized with the goal
of stamping out hate. Now
more than ever we need
our ADL in our community.
I encourage all of our
citizens to seek out the
ADL and get involved. You
will not regret it!”

Rob Wonderling
President and CEO
of the Chamber of Commerce
for Greater Philadelphia

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NEVER IS NOW LEADERSHIP & GROWTH

NEW JERSEY

“The ADL is an active
contemporary voice of
sanity; a rock of reason.
The ADL educates
people—all people; it
is not insular. The ADL
speaks to the protection
from the misperceptions
and intolerance of
others—not only Jews—
but all minorities … and
some of those groups are
being severely hit, to our
common loss.”
—Alan E. Kligerman

pictured: Alan E. Kligerman, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of AK Pharma, Inc. and
Honoree at Never is Now, an event held at Stockton University, New Jersey

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In a social climate marked by vitriol and workplaces, communities and online. Your
divisiveness, the work of ADL, both support ensured that we could stand up to
nationally and regionally, has received these unprecedented challenges.
unprecedented attention by the media,
diverse communities and generous donors. Now more than ever, the work of ADL plays
a vital role in the safety and prosperity of
This year, ADL was called upon to confront future generations. Stand with us in the coming
hate head-on in our schools, universities, year to fight against hate and intolerance.

ADL THANKS OUR MAJOR
CORPORATE SPONSORS

LEADERSHIP & GROWTH PLATINUM BRONZE
Allied Universal
Comcast Corporation Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Canada Dry Delaware Valley Bottling Association
Center City Toyota
GOLD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Brownstein Group Deloitte
The Chamber of Commerce for Diversified Search
Flaster Greenberg
Greater Philadelphia The Goldenberg Group
Farber Family Foundation
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller Goldman Sachs
Independence Blue Cross Herbalife
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
PMC Property Group
TD Bank The Philadelphia Foundation

SILVER Radian
American Airlines St. Clair CPA Solutions

Blank Rome Stevens & Lee
Cozen O’Connor TV One
Day & Zimmermann UPS
FS Investments
Vishay Intertechnology
Firstrust Bank Willis Towers Watson
The H&K Group Wynnewood Development, Inc.
Howard Fischer Associates
Kreischer Miller Due to the generosity of donors like
PECO, an Exelon Corporation you, ADL raised over $2,900,000 in
2017! We are only able to continue
PNC our critical work through your
Pepper Hamilton LLP support. Please consider making a
gift at Philadelphia.ADL.org/donate
The Rodon Group
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

University of Pennsylvania
Ursinus College

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THANK YOU TO OUR DEDICATED LEADERS

2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Edward S. Blumenthal Chair Steve Mendelsohn
Hope Comisky Alan B. Gubernick Brandon M. Morrison
Moses Feldman
Chair Emeritus Dr. Joan Parker
Judith P. Meyer

Executive Vice Chair
Douglas S. Stanger

Vice Chairs
Jeremy B. Fogel

Eric J. Green
Andy Kaplin

Jasmeet K. Ahuja Jerald M. Goodman James E. Marks Doug Simon LEADERSHIP & GROWTH
Steven M. Altschuler Susan Gordesky s Lorina Marshall-Blake William A. Slaughter
Jane Cutler Greenspan Rabbi Gregory Marx Constance Smukler
Kathy Axelrod Herman Mattleman s n
Jenna Benn Shersher Ronald S. Gross Samuel E. Menaged Sara Solow
Daniel Gummel Larry Spector n
Harold Berger Judith Mondre s n Harmon S. Spolan s n
George W. Bodenger Bruce Hirsch Marilyn Nyman Bonnie Squires
Berny Brownstein n Alan J. Hoffman Adam Pessin Marvin H. Staiman s
Susan Katz Hoffman
David I. Buckman David Horowitz Marji Rosenbluth Philips Colin Stern
Meyer A. Bushman s n Adam H. Isenberg Moshe Porat s Art Stewart
Jeffrey D. Kahn Debra J. Poul Deborah Thompson
Richard J. Cohen Marc B. Kaplin n Frederick Weitzman
Jason Belmont Conn David B. Pudlin n Rachel M. Wilner
Allan M. Dabrow s David N. Katz Marc M. Rayfield s
William C. Katz Jason E. Reisman s Honorary
Alma Elias s Alan S. Ritterband n Past Regional Board Chair
Austin S. Faberman Ted Kirsch Lila Roomberg s
Susan Klehr Leadership and Staff listed
Lisa Finkelstein Jonathan Krause Sherrie Savett on pages 25 & 26 are as of
Howard M. Fischer Carole Landis Steven C. Savran December 31, 2017.
Jason Levine Clifford D. Schlesinger
Jamie Fischer Gary H. Levinson Tony Schneider n
Barbara Fishbein Matthew Liebman Todd Schoenhaus
Robert Gelsher Steven K. Ludwig Adam Schupack
Eric M. Lynn Robert M. Schwartz
Marian Genkin Seth Mackler Richard Seitchik
David Gladfelter Mitchell Marcus Diane Siegel Danoff
Valerie Gladfelter David H. Marion
Jane Goldblum Samuel Silvers
Joseph A. Goldblum n
Deborah Golden
Andrew A. Goldman n

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ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBERS

Co-Chairs
Faye Hellman and Adam Klazmer

Reuben Asia Elizabeth Fineman Luke Porter
Justin Brown Dmitry Goldenberg Marc Prine
Carrie Chaitt Harlan Rosen
Eric Ciarelli Billy Goldman Mona Slomsky
Sara Dworkin Katie Greenbaum Neff Andrew J. Still
Charlie Elison Eric Wolfish
Derek Greeley
Jill Fertel Maddie Gubernick
Ben Figa Jacqueline Kahn

Jason Klazmer

LEADERSHIP & GROWTH GLASS LEADERSHIP REGIONAL STAFF
INSTITUTE
Regional Operations
Co-Chairs Nancy K. Baron-Baer, Regional Director
Charlie Elison and Jason Klazmer Robin Burstein, Senior Associate Regional Director
Jeremy Bannett, Associate Regional Director
Anjali Bansal Serena Shapero, Assistant Director of Young Leadership
Isaac Binkovitz
Valerie Braman and Digital Engagement
Mary Chicorelli
Development
Lizzy Foster Lisa A. Welsch, Director of Development
Scott Goldstein Daniel H. Keefer, Associate Director of Development
Alexander Jarin Rachel B. Greenberg, Assistant Director of Development

Eli Klein Education
Logan Levenson Randi Boyette, Senior Associate Regional Director, Education

David Lipner Lisa Friedlander, Education Director, No Place for Hate®
Seth Litman Lindsay Shafer, Associate Education Director
Jillian Low Matthew Rosenbaum, Education Assistant
Jessica Lauren Meller
Administration
Eric Merin Susan Robinson, Office Manager
Scott Oberlander Dolores Long, Administrative Assistant

Ivy Rovner
Brandon Savran
Sandra Schwarcz

Alison Stohr
Sarah Stroback

Justin Victor

26 | HIGHLIGHTS 2017

10 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COMBAT HATE

1 • Join ADL’s Walk Against Hate – June 3, 2018 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
2 • Keep local, state and national government accountable.
3 • Follow and share ADL information and updates on facebook and twitter.
4 • Report an anti-Semitic, bias or discriminatory incident.
5 • Share ADL education resources with your school.

• Lesson Plans
• Bullying Prevention Strategies
• Books Matter
6 • Engage in respectful conversation among people with different views.
7 • Empower young people in the aftermath of hate.
8 • Advocate: Text ACTION to 52555 for monthly updates, action alerts, advocacy
tips and best practices from ADL Regions.
9 • Get involved in ADL.
10 • Invest in ADL to build a better, safer and more just world for all.

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TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION: SUPPORT ADL

Anti-Defamation League
Philadelphia Regional Office
1500 Market Street, West Tower, Suite 2415

Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-568-2223

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