From the Frontlines

From the Frontlines

By Scott Richman, Regional Director of ADL for New York/New JerseyNews
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From the Frontlines episodes

  • From the Frontlines: ADL Uncovers the Seven Antisemitic Tropes
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. Over the past few weeks, ADL has released a series of videos for social media which explain the seven most common antisemitic tropes or myths. This is meant to complement ADL's Antisemitism Uncovered Guide. On this week's podcast, Aryeh Tuchman, the Senior Associate Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism, explained these tropes in depth and how they manifest today. View the full 7-part video series on ADL's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Anti-Defamation-League, and read the full Antisemitism Uncovered Guide at this link: https://www.adl.org/antisemitism-uncovered-a-guide-to-old-myths-in-a-new-era. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    12 min
  • From the Frontlines: ADL Is Working to Preserve Democracy
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. Intensifying extremism and illiberalism pose profound threats both to Jews and other minorities in the United States and to our democracy itself. In response, ADL recently announced the creation a new senior role within the organization - the Senior Vice President for Democracy Initiatives. Eileen Hershenov has been named to this position and was the guest for this show. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    11 min
  • From the Frontlines: ADL Creates an Online Hate Index to Measure Antisemitism on Social Media
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. ADL's Center for Technology and Society recently launched the Online Hate Index, a machine-learning system that detects hate targeting marginalized groups on online platforms. Its first system is an antisemitism classifier. Daniel Kelley, the ADL Center's Director of Strategy and Operations, was the guest for this podcast, and he described the important findings of the Online Hate Index. To read more about the Index, visit https://www.adl.org/how-platforms-rate-on-hate. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    10 min
  • From the Frontlines: ADL Reports Shows Historically High Levels of White Supremacist Propaganda
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. ADL recently released its fifth annual report on white supremacist propaganda. It showed that we are at historically high levels in the United States for these hateful messages that can sometimes fill communities. Jessica Reaves, the Director of Content and Editorial Strategy for ADL's Center on Extremism, was the guest for this podcast, and she described the important findings of the report. To read the full report, visit https://www.adl.org/resources/reports/us-white-supremacist-propaganda-2021. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    10 min
  • From the Frontlines: What are the Jews?
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. In the past few weeks, there has been much discussion about Jews as a race. We know that they are not. But, what are they - a faith, a people, a nationality? The answer is all of the above. How can that be, what has that meant, and what does it mean today is the subject of this fascinating podcast with Vlad Khaykin, ADL’s Director of Antisemitism programs. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    12 min
  • From the Frontlines: An Inside Look at the Local ADL Response to the Colleyville Hostage Crisis
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. The story of what happened when hostage taker Malik Akram held Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and others hostage for 11 hours on January 15, 2022 at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas is now known. What is not so well known is the inside story of ADL's role and how it responded to this crisis. Cheryl Drazin, ADL's Vice President for the Central Division, was on the ground in Colleyville that day. On this podcast, she describes what happened from the moment that she learned about the hostage taking. This is part two of a two-part series on ADL's response. For more analysis and resources from ADL on the hostage crisis, visit https://www.adl.org/analysis-resources-hostage-situation-at-congregation-beth-israel-synagogue-in-colleyville-tx. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    12 min
  • From the Frontlines: An Inside Look at the National ADL Response to the Colleyville Hostage Crisis
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. The story of what happened when hostage taker Malik Akram held Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and others hostage for 11 hours on January 15, 2022 at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas is now known. What is not so well known is the inside story of ADL's role and how it responded to this crisis. Greg Ehrie, ADL's Vice President for Law Enforcement and Analysis, was the first person notified that Shabbat morning, and on this podcast, he describes what happened from that moment on. This is part one of a two-part series on ADL's response to the hostage crisis. For more analysis and resources from ADL on the hostage crisis, visit https://www.adl.org/analysis-resources-hostage-situation-at-congregation-beth-israel-synagogue-in-colleyville-tx. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    11 min
  • From the Frontlines: ADL Identifies Extremists Running For Office in 2022
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. As the 2022 midterm election campaigns kick into high gear, ADL’s Center on Extremism is tracking more than 100 problematic political candidates who claim to be running for political office this year. This is all detailed in a new assessment released by ADL entitled, "Extremism on the Ballot in 2022." This week's podcast featured the author of that report, Carla Hill, discussing the highlights. She is the Associate Director of ADL's Center on Extremism. To read the full report, visit https://www.adl.org/blog/extremism-on-the-ballot-in-2022. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    11 min
  • From the Frontlines: ADL Sponsors Hidden Child Foundation to Assist the Youngest Holocaust Survivors
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. This week's special International Holocaust Remembrance Day podcast profiled the Hidden Child Foundation, which has been an important part of ADL for more than 30 years. The featured guest on the show was Rachelle Goldstein who serves as the Co-Director of the Hidden Child Foundation. For more information, visit https://www.adl.org/holocaust-education/hidden-child-foundation. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    10 min
  • From the Frontlines: ADL Works to Protect Voting Rights
    "From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. This week's special MLK Day podcast discussed the issue of voting rights and the work of ADL to protect this fundamental right in our democracy. The featured guest on the show was Amy Feinman. She serves as ADL's Civil Rights Counsel for the Northeast. For more information, visit https://www.adl.org/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr. Also joining the show was Jinnie Spiegler, ADL’s Director of Curriculum and Training, who discussed the many educational resources that ADL has on the issues of voting rights. To access those resources, just visit https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/teaching-about-elections. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.
    13 min

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