Recommended Readings

The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State by Emmaia Gelman. 2026 forthcoming. University of California Press. This history presaged the ADL’s work, from the 1980s to the present, in developing the hate crimes framework as a pro-state policing project, which soon merged with the “War on Terror,” the “antisemitism scare,” and anti-Palestinian racism. The book  presents the ADL’s history through its conflicts with social justice movements, illuminating the ADL’s outsize role in shaping the ideas about race and rights that have underwritten US empire. https://www.ucpress.edu/

The ADL Is Not an Ally by the DropTheADL Coalition. 2020. This primer argues that the ADL, while presenting itself as a civil rights organization, has historically undermined progressive and marginalized communities through activities such as surveillance of social justice movements, support for militarized policing, repression of Palestinian rights and anti‑colonial activism, and targeting of Black, Muslim, Arab, and queer organizers. https://droptheadl.org/the-adl-is-not-an-ally/

The Anti-Defamation League Is Not What It Seems by Emmaia Gelman. May 23, 2019. Boston Review. Analyzes how the ADL has historically used its moral authority to target Arabs, Black people, and queer communities under the guise of fighting hate.https://bostonreview.net/articles/emmaia-gelman-anti-defamation-league/

New Details of Extensive ADL Spy Operation Emerge by Richard C. Paddock. April 13, 1993. Los Angeles Times. Reveals nearly 40 years of espionage by an infiltrator working with the ADL, documenting how the organization monitored political groups and activists.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-13-mn-22383-story.html

Wikipedia Votes to Declare Anti‑Defamation League Generally ‘Unreliable’ on Israel and Antisemitism by Middle East Eye. June 18, 2024. Middle East Eye. Volunteer editors on Wikipedia voted to label the Anti‑Defamation League (ADL) a “generally unreliable” source on the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict and issues of antisemitism, highlighting debates over bias and source credibility in online encyclopedias. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/wikipedia-votes-declare-adl-unreliable-israel-and-antisemitism-report

Examining the ADL’s Antisemitism Audit by Shane Burley and Jonah ben Avraham. June 17, 2024. Jewish Currents. Provides a detailed critique of the ADL’s data collection and reporting methods, challenging the validity of its claimed antisemitism surge.https://jewishcurrents.org/examining-the-adls-antisemitism-audit

Anti-Defamation League Maps Jewish Peace Rallies With Antisemitic Attacks by Micah Lee. November 11, 2023. The Intercept. Reports on the ADL labeling American Jews advocating for a Gaza ceasefire as “hate groups,” raising concerns about misrepresentation and suppression of activism.https://theintercept.com/2023/11/11/palestine-israel-protests-ceasefire-antisemitic/

The ADL’s Antisemitism Findings, Explained by Mari Cohen. April 4, 2023. Jewish Currents.Analyzes the ADL’s annual audit, contextualizing reported increases in antisemitic incidents and pointing out methodological shortcomings.https://jewishcurrents.org/the-adls-antisemitism-findings-explained

A Closer Look at the ‘Uptick’ in Antisemitism by Mari Cohen. May 27, 2021. Jewish Currents. Challenges dominant narratives about rising antisemitism by interrogating ADL data collection and the political context surrounding reported incidents.https://jewishcurrents.org/a-closer-look-at-the-uptick-in-antisemitism

Educators Worry Palestine Censorship Could Reshape Public Education Entirely by Marianne Dhenin. November 29, 2025. Truthout. This article reports on efforts in multiple states to pass bills limiting Palestine-related content in public school classrooms. It suggests the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism could chill open discussion about Palestine across subjects, reshaping public education beyond this issue, and undermining critical thinking and academic freedom.https://truthout.org/articles/educators-worry-palestine-censorship-could-reshape-public-education-entirely/

ADL Ramps Up Lobbying to Promote Controversial Definition of Antisemitism by Tom Perkins. May 15, 2024. The Guardian. Details the ADL’s lobbying efforts to institutionalize a definition of antisemitism that critics argue conflates anti-Zionism with antisemitism and threatens free expression.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/15/adl-lobby-antisemitism-definition

“Reject Definitions of Antisemitism that Encompass Protected Speech” by Christopher Anders and Jenna Leventoff. February 6, 2024. American Civil Liberties Union Letter to US Department of Education. The ACLU warns that the IHRA working definition of antisemitism threatens free speech, particularly in educational settings, and urges policymakers to adopt narrower definitions.https://www.aclu.org/other/reject-definitions-antisemitism-encompass-protected-speech

We Cannot Fight Antisemitism and Anti‑Black Racism in Isolation by Lesley Williams. November 1, 2018. Truthout. This opinion piece argues that combating antisemitism and anti‑Black racism must be part of a unified struggle against white supremacy and other interconnected forms of oppression, emphasizing that isolating one fight from the other weakens broader movements for racial justice. (antisemitismcurriculum.org)https://truthout.org/articles/we-cannot-fight-anti-semitism-and-anti-black-racism-in-isolation/

The ADL Goes Quiet on Some Hatreds by Danielle Bryant. March 4, 2025. New York Daily News. This article highlights criticisms from a former ADL education director that the organization has abandoned broader anti‑bias work, removed educational resources addressing various kinds of discrimination, and been reluctant to condemn some high‑profile instances of hate when politically inconvenient. https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/04/the-adl-goes-quiet-on-some-hatreds/

ADL Staffers Dissented After CEO Compared Palestinian Rights Groups to Right-Wing Extremists, Leaked Audio Reveals by Alex Kane. January 24, 2024. Jewish Currents.Reveals internal dissent within the ADL following comments by CEO Jonathan Greenblatt equating Palestinian rights organizations with extremist groups.https://jewishcurrents.org/adl-staffers-dissented-after-ceo-compared-palestinian-rights-groups-to-right-wing-extremists-leaked-audio-reveals

Anti-Defamation League Staff Decry ‘Dishonest’ Campaign Against Israel Critics by Jonathan Guyer and Tom Perkins. January 5, 2024. The Guardian.Reports on internal criticism from ADL staff who argue the organization is misleadingly branding critics of Israel as antisemitic.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/05/adl-pro-israel-advocacy-zionism-antisemitism

Teaching Critical Thinking Is Not Antisemitic by Sue Doherty. October 2, 2025. BINJ News.Opinion essay asserting that critical pedagogy and discussion of Israel–Palestine in classrooms should not be mischaracterized as antisemitism.https://binj.news/2025/10/02/opinion-teaching-critical-thinking-is-not-antisemitic/

Schools Are No Place for the ADL: Examining the ADL’s ‘No Place for Hate’ Program by Adam Sanchez and Marcy Winograd. March 30, 2025. Mondoweiss. This article critiques the Anti‑Defamation League’s “No Place for Hate” initiative in K‑12 schools, arguing that the program embeds the ADL’s advocacy—particularly around definitions of antisemitism and Israel—into anti‑bias education, and that its implementation can undermine free speech, distort discussions of hate and racism, and cede school authority to an organization with a political agenda. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/03/schools-are-no-place-for-the-adl-examining-the-adls-no-place-for-hate-program/

ADL Shutters Flagship Anti‑Bias Program by Alex Kane. March 27, 2025. Jewish Currents. This article reports on the Anti‑Defamation League’s decision to phase out its longtime flagship anti‑bias education program, A World of Difference, shifting staff and resources toward programs focused more narrowly on antisemitism education. Former ADL education staffers argue the move diminishes the organization’s broader anti‑hate work in schools, removes resources addressing racism and LGBTQ+ issues, and reflects a strategic reprioritization that alarms educators who valued comprehensive bias‑reduction curricula. https://jewishcurrents.org/adl-shutters-flagship-anti-bias-program

CA’s New Law: ADL Genocide Deniers to Train Teachers on Genocide by Marcy Winograd. October 17, 2024. CounterPunch. This article critiques California’s SB 1277, which includes the ADL in training teachers on Holocaust and genocide education. It warns this may promote pro-Israel narratives and censor Palestinian perspectives in classrooms.https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/17/cas-new-law-adl-genocide-deniers-to-train-teachers-on-genocide/

Watered‑Down “Anti‑Racism Training” in Schools Is Perpetuating Racism by Andom Ghebreghiorgis and Emmaia Gelman, Truthout, August  29, 2020. Argues that mainstream anti‑bias programs—especially those led by the Anti‑Defamation League—sanitize and depoliticize anti‑racism by focusing on individual “hate” rather than structural and institutional racism, undermining deeper racial justice education and sidelining the demands of student and grassroots movements for meaningful anti‑racist teaching.https://truthout.org/articles/watered-down-anti-racism-training-in-schools-is-perpetuating-racism/

The Hate Crimes Framework, Conservative Power, & Jewish Resistance by Emmaia Gelman. January 4, 2020. Medium. This essay argues that the legal and social framework of “hate crimes,” long championed by organizations like the ADL, is rooted in conservative power structures and has been used to marginalize progressive Jewish voices and anti‑racist movements, obscuring broader political dynamics in discussions of race, antisemitism, and safety.https://medium.com/@emmaiagelman/no-fear-and-no-hate-crimes-either-c1746a506f81

The ADL Is a Political Front Masquerading as a Civil Rights Group by Ali Abunimah. October 4, 2025. Al Jazeera. Argues that the ADL functions primarily as a political advocacy organization for Israel rather than a neutral civil rights watchdog.https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/10/4/yes-the-adl-is-a-political-front-masquerading-as-a

ADL Removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ From Website as It Narrows Its Mission Amid Right-Wing Attacks by Arno Rosenfeld. December 6, 2024. Forward. Reports on the ADL quietly removing civil-rights language from its website, contextualizing the change within mounting right-wing pressure.https://forward.com/fast-forward/779686/adl-removes-protect-civil-rights-from-website-as-it-narrows-its-mission-amid-right-wing-attacks/

The Asian American Foundation’s ADL Partnership Is a Betrayal to Asian‑American Communities by Sharmin Hossain. June 19, 2024. Mondoweiss. This article criticizes a partnership between The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) and the ADL, arguing it undermines Asian‑American solidarity with other communities of color and aligns with the ADL’s controversial stances on Israel, antisemitism definitions, and policing, which the authors view as harmful to broader racial justice efforts. https://mondoweiss.net/2024/06/the-asian-american-foundations-adl-partnership-is-a-betrayal-to-asian-american-communities/

How the ADL’s Israel Advocacy Undermines Its Civil Rights Work by Alex Kane and Jacob Hutt. Spring 2021. Jewish Currents. Interviews with eight former ADL employees reveal that CEO Jonathan Greenblatt prioritized suppressing criticism of Israel over protecting civil liberties, creating internal conflicts within the civil rights office.https://jewishcurrents.org/how-the-adls-israel-advocacy-undermines-its-civil-rights-work

The ADL Cannot Lead on Civil Rights by Joshua Leifer. November 27, 2019. Jewish Currents. Critiques the ADL’s prioritization of right-wing Israel advocacy at its annual conference, arguing it undermines the organization’s civil rights mission.https://jewishcurrents.org/adl-cannot-lead-on-civil-rights

The NEA Vote: The ADL Is Not a Social Justice Partner by Academe Blog Staff. July 17, 2025. Academe Blog. Discusses the National Education Association’s rejection of the ADL as a social justice partner.https://academeblog.org/2025/07/17/the-nea-vote-the-adl-is-not-a-social-justice-partner/

Members of Educators Union Say Its Capitulation to ADL Betrays Workers, Students by Nora Lester Murad. July 5, 2025. Truthout. This report covers reactions from NEA members who say the leadership’s reversal of a vote rejecting partnership with the ADL undermines trust, betrays union members’ priorities, and harms both workers and students by prioritizing external pressures over grassroots decisions. https://truthout.org/articles/members-of-educators-union-say-its-capitulation-to-adl-betrays-workers-students/

J Street Breaks With ADL Over Teachers Union Dispute by Jacob Kornbluh. August 1, 2024. Forward. Reports on tensions between liberal Jewish organizations after J Street publicly criticized the ADL’s role in disputes involving the NEA and accusations of antisemitism.https://forward.com/news/755587/j-street-adl-teachers-union-nea/

Despite Board Capitulation, NEA Teachers Still Reject Anti-Defamation League by Ben Norton. July 26, 2024. Common Dreams. Opinion piece describing how rank-and-file educators continue to oppose collaboration with the ADL despite leadership concessions.https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/adl-national-education-association

New AAUP Report Analyzes Weaponization of Title VI DOE Investigations by American Association of University Professors. September 2025. AAUP. Summarizes an AAUP report warning that Title VI civil rights investigations are being politicized and misused to intimidate faculty and restrict academic freedom.https://www.aaup.org/reports-publications/aaup-policies-reports/topical-reports/title-vi-discrimination-and-academic

How Title VI Investigations Are Silencing Students Against Gaza Genocide by Arvind Dilawar. February 10, 2025. Prism Reports. This article examines how U.S. Department of Education Title VI investigations into alleged antisemitism in K-12 schools are being experienced by students and educators who support Palestinian liberation. It highlights specific cases such as Berkeley and Teaneck, describing critics’ view that these investigations conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism and are used to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, creating a chilling effect on advocacy and classroom discourse. https://prismreports.org/2025/02/10/title-vi-antisemitism-schools-palestine/

The Rising Threat of Antisemitism Investigations by Daryyl Li. December 18, 2024. Law and Political Economy Project. Analyzes the expansion of federal antisemitism investigations under Title VI and argues that these probes are increasingly used to suppress Palestinian advocacy on college campuses.https://lpeproject.org/blog/the-rising-threat-of-antisemitism-investigations/

Lawsuit Charges That CA Law Illegally Muzzles Students and Teachers on Palestine by Sharon Zhang. August 22, 2024. Truthout. Covers a legal challenge to a California law accused of chilling speech by students and educators who express pro-Palestinian views.https://truthout.org/articles/lawsuit-charges-that-ca-law-illegally-muzzles-students-and-teachers-on-palestine/

The Right’s Attack on the ADL by Emmaia Gelman. November 7, 2025. Religion Dispatches. This article discusses right‑wing criticism of the ADL, arguing it has weakened the organization’s civil‑rights role and bolstered conservative agendas. https://religiondispatches.org/2025/11/07/rights-attack-adl

The ADL and the Heritage Foundation’s Influence on Free Speech by Ahmed Moor. March 13, 2025. The Guardian. This article examines how the Anti-Defamation League and the Heritage Foundation exert influence over American public discourse and policy, arguing that these tax-exempt organizations contribute to silencing dissent and undermining democratic oversight, particularly in relation to criticism of Israel. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/13/anti-defamation-league-heritage-foundation

The Astroturf “Civil Rights” Groups Fueling Trump’s Deportation Attacks by Emmaia Gelman. March 10, 2025. Academe Blog. Argues that organizations like the Anti‑Defamation League and allied groups use the language of civil rights to influence university policy and federal rhetoric in ways that support the Trump administration’s deportation threats and suppress protest, particularly targeting campus activists and dissenters critical of U.S. and Israeli policy. https://academeblog.org/2025/03/10/the-astroturf-civil-rights-groups-fueling-trumps-deportation-attacks/

ADL Partners With Project Esther to Combat Campus Antisemitism by Emily Schultheis. March 3, 2025. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Reports on the ADL’s partnership with Project Esther to identify and respond to antisemitic incidents on college campuses.https://www.jta.org/2025/03/03/adl-partners-with-project-esther-to-combat-campus-antisemitism

Project Esther’s Role in Campus Policing Criticized by Students by Ben Hallman. October 15, 2024. The Forward. Highlights student concerns that Project Esther and ADL initiatives may over-police speech and activism critical of Israel.https://forward.com/news/771234/project-esthers-role-in-campus-policing-criticized-by-students/

Don’t Be Fooled by the Right’s Attack on the ADL — It’s a Tactic to Normalize Extremism by Chip Gibbons. February 2024. Religion Dispatches. Argues that right-wing criticism of the ADL is strategic and should not obscure legitimate critiques of the organization’s suppression of Palestine advocacy.https://religiondispatches.org/dont-be-fooled-by-the-rights-attack-on-the-adl-its-just-a-tactic-to-normalize-the-rights-most-virulent-elements/

How the ADL Shapes Right-Wing Policy on Hate Speech by Chip Gibbons. December 2023. Religion Dispatches. Analyzes how the ADL collaborates with conservative groups, including Project Esther, to influence legislation and definitions of antisemitism.https://religiondispatches.org/how-the-adl-shapes-right-wing-policy-on-hate-speech/

What Oct. 7 and its Fallout Cost a High School in Philadelphia by Rhonda Roumani. May 14, 2025. Religion News Service. This article describes the controversies at Northeast High School in Philadelphia following an assignment that led students to create a podcast comparing Black spirituals to Palestinian artistic resistance — a presentation later canceled under pressure from a parent group alleging it was antisemitic. It details ensuing protests, Title VI investigations, the removal of teachers (including a Black Muslim educator) from classrooms, and broader fights over how Israel, Palestine, and related issues are discussed in K-12 education in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and its aftermath.https://religionnews.com/2025/05/14/what-oct-7-and-its-fallout-cost-a-high-school-in-philadelphia/

Defenders of Israel Attempt to Silence Anti‑Racist Educators in Philadelphia by Adam Sanchez. Winter 2023-2025. Rethinking Schools. This article describes how pro‑Israel activists and organizations have targeted anti‑racist educators in the Philadelphia school district for their support of Palestinians and efforts to teach about racial justice, including public harassment, canceled trainings, disciplinary actions, and Title VI complaints against teachers, sparking local organizing and protests. (Rethinking Schools)
https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/defenders-of-israel-attempt-to-silence-anti-racist-educators-in-philadelphia/

School Curriculum Supports the Genocide. Here’s How Teachers Can Push Back by Bill Bigelow. October 7, 2024. Rethinking Schools. Explores how U.S. curricula often erase Palestinian perspectives and highlights teacher-led efforts to include critical lessons despite ADL-led censorship.

https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/school-curriculum-supports-the-genocide-heres-how-teachers-can-push-back/

The ADL Is Defaming Palestinian Students as Terrorist Supporters by Spencer  Ackerman, The Nation, October 31, 2023. Reports on an “urgent” open letter from the Anti‑Defamation League and the Louis Brandeis Center urging nearly 200 U.S. colleges to investigate Students for Justice in Palestine for alleged “material support” for terrorism—criticizing the ADL for presenting overheated rhetoric as evidence, framing protected political speech as criminal, and using post‑9/11‑era tactics that risk chilling dissent and civil rights on campus.https://www.thenation.com/article/society/adl-palestine-terrorism-letter/

The World Upside‑Down: Zionist Institutions, Civil Rights Talk, and the New Cold War on Ethnic Studies by Emmaia Gelman, Critical Ethnic Studies Vol. 8, No. 2 (Fall 2023). Argues that Zionist institutions and civil‑rights‑framed rhetoric have been used to challenge and reshape ethnic studies—particularly battles over California’s curriculum—by recasting antiracist education as extremist, co‑opting rights language, and constraining critical scholarship and pedagogy in the field.https://manifold.umn.edu/read/ces0802-09/section/6ee631f3-bbda-4567-8203-3db1babea41c

Attacks From Pro‑Israel Groups Threaten California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum by Gabi Kirk, May 7, 2020. Jewish Currents. Discusses how backlash from pro‑Israel groups against California’s draft K‑12 Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum—particularly over Palestinian topics and the BDS movement—has stalled its development, sparked debates about antisemitism and representation, and raised broader questions about teaching ethnic histories in public schools. (jewishcurrents.org)

Recognizing Islamophobia, Anti‑Palestinian Racism, and Antisemitism by Deena R. Hurwitz and Walter H. White Jr. November 25, 2024. American Bar Association. Explains how Islamophobia, anti‑Palestinian racism, and antisemitism intersect as distinct but related forms of bias, highlights real‑world examples of discrimination and political rhetoric that marginalize Muslims and Palestinians, and calls for nuanced, rights‑based legal and civil‑rights responses to protect affected communities and uphold. justice.https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/resources/human-rights/2024-november/recognizing-islamophobia-anti-palestinian-racism-and-antisemitsm/

How the ADL’s Anti‑Palestinian Advocacy Helped Shape U.S. Terror Laws by Alice Speri. February 21, 2024. The Intercept. Explores how the ADL influenced U.S. anti‑terrorism laws in ways that disproportionately target Palestinian activism, raising concerns about free speech and the politicization of counterterrorism policy. https://theintercept.com/2024/02/21/adl-palestine-terrorism-legislation/

Opinion: Uplifting Palestinian American students makes everyone safer by Nora Lester Murad. November 2, 2023. The Hechinger Report. Argues that U.S. schools often erase or marginalize Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim identities out of fear of being labeled antisemitic, harming students and undermining the ability of all children to learn about diverse perspectives and global issues. https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-uplifting-palestinian-american-students-makes-everyone-safer/

Zionist Organizations’ Latest Strategy to Criminalize Palestine Advocacy: Weaponizing Civil Rights by Amira Jarmakani and Emmaia Gelman. September 24, 2024. Jewish Currents.Analyzes how the ADL and allied groups use civil rights law to suppress Palestinian activism and intimidate educators and students.https://jewishcurrents.org/zionist-organizations-latest-strategy-to-criminalize-palestine-advocacy-weaponizing-civil-rights

ADL and the Push to Criminalize Palestine Advocacy Through Terrorism Laws by Alice Speri. February 21, 2024. The Intercept. Investigates the ADL’s role in promoting legislation that expands terrorism definitions in ways critics say could criminalize Palestinian activism.https://theintercept.com/2024/02/21/adl-palestine-terrorism-legislation/

Anti-Racist Organizations Must Drop the ADL by Ali Abunimah. January 2024. Electronic Intifada. Calls on progressive and anti-racist groups to sever ties with the ADL, arguing that the organization’s positions on Israel undermine genuine anti-racism work.https://electronicintifada.net/content/anti-racist-organizations-must-drop-adl/35316

Curriculum on “The Arab-Israeli Conflict” by Chloe Daikh. July 8, 2025. Teaching Social Studies. This study critiques the Institute for Curriculum Services’ lesson materials on the Arab-Israeli conflict, arguing the curriculum offers unbalanced perspectives and lacks sufficient historical context, which can misinform K-12 students about key issues and narratives in the conflict. https://teachingsocialstudies.org/2025/07/08/curriculum-on-the-arab-israeli-conflict/

How Pro‑Israel Groups Attempt to Influence Children in US, UK Education Systems by Jessica Buxbaum, MintPress News, May 2022. Details how pro‑Israel groups, including the Institute for Curriculum Services, have tried to shape K‑12 education in the US and UK by pressuring boards to revise textbooks and teaching materials to minimize Palestinian perspectives, promote Israeli government narratives, and influence teacher training and curriculum debates. https://www.mintpressnews.com/how-pro-israel-groups-attempt-to-influence-children-in-us-uk-education-systems-with-jessica-buxbaum/281161/ (mintpressnews.com)

A Progressive Education Nonprofit’s Silence on Gaza by Alex Kane. February 25, 2025. Jewish Currents. Describes internal dissent at the nonprofit Facing History & Ourselves for its refusal to develop or maintain educational resources addressing the devastation in Gaza. The organization’s silence and perceived bias toward Israel in its curricular materials has frustrated educators seeking balanced tools to teach about genocide and human rights, leading to staff protests and broader concerns about the nonprofit’s mission and values. https://jewishcurrents.org/a-progressive-education-nonprofits-silence-on-gaza

Facing History and Ourselves Partners With ADL for Teacher Trainings by Education Week Staff. February 18, 2025. Education Week. Reports on collaborations between the ADL and Facing History for anti-bias and civil rights educator training programs.https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/facing-history-and-ourselves-partners-with-adl-for-teacher-trainings/2025/02

Facing History and Ourselves: Criticism of ADL Partnerships by Emmaia Gelman. November 2023. Jewish Currents. Examines critiques that Facing History and Ourselves’ ADL partnerships may suppress pro-Palestinian perspectives in educational settings.https://jewishcurrents.org/facing-history-and-ourselves-criticism-of-adl-partnerships

Inside the New Group Giving Antisemitism Trainings at Harvard by Emily Wilder. July 2, 2025. Jewish Currents. This article profiles Project Shema, a nonprofit that has been contracted to provide antisemitism training at Harvard and other universities. It reports that the group uses progressive language but emphasizes links between Jewish identity and Zionism, discourages certain criticisms of Israel as harmful, and has drawn criticism for conflating anti‑Zionism with antisemitism and potentially limiting political speech on campus. (jewishcurrents.org)https://jewishcurrents.org/inside-the-new-group-giving-antisemitism-trainings-at-harvard

Project Shema: Jewish Education Initiative Under Scrutiny by Jonathan Guyer. August 20, 2024. The Guardian. Analyzes Project Shema’s educational programs and its alignment with ADL priorities, raising questions about the impact on curriculum and discourse on Israel/Palestine.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/aug/20/project-shema-jewish-education-adl