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Who We Are OUR MISSION To stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. 3 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League ABOUT ADL Global Reach, Local Impact 4 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League ABOUT ADL Where We Are 5 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League Who are the Jewish people? Jewish Identity 7 ● ● ● Identifying as Jewish is not strictly based on religious belief. Only 1 in 10 US Jews say being Jewish is primarily about religion (Pew, 2020) Jews are not one race, rather a multiracial community. ● An ethnoreligious group originating in the Levant with many Jewish sub-ethnicities. Jews were forcibly exiled, dispersed and displaced around the globe from their homeland, yet identity remains tied to land of Israel to this day. 82% of US Jews say caring about Israel is important or essential to being Jewish. © 2023 Anti-Defamation League What is Antisemitism? 9 Antisemitism The marginalization and/or oppression of people who are Jewish or perceived to be Jewish, often based on stereotypes, myths, and disinformation about Jewish people and culture, Judaism, Zionism, or Israel. Myths and Stereotypes Power/Control Disloyalty Greed Deicide More info on myths and stereotypes at antisemitism.adl.org Blood Libel Anti-Zionism Holocaust Denial /Abuse © 2023 Anti-Defamation League Antisemitism in America Immigration Restrictions • Immigration Act 1924 • 1933-1945: US took in 132,000 Jewish refugees, 10% of the quota allowed by law Arriving in America • Housing discrimination and segregation • Employment discrimination Life in America • Discrimination in public accommodations • Quotas at universities Threat to the Nation • “An international cabal of co-religionists engaged in a plot to undermine American democratic system, subvert the government and replace the Constitution with their religious law. They have put into the White House a Manchurian candidate socialist president who is secretly one of “them.” Current State of Antisemitism ANTISEMITISM Antisemitic & Anti-Israel Attitudes in the U.S. 24% 20% 20% 17% 17% 14% 14% 15% 12% 12% 11% 10% 9% i s e p o r T + 6 g n s r o d n E t n e c r e P Anti-Jewish trope are at the highest levels seen in three decades 1981 1992 1998 2002 2005 2007 2009 2011 2014 2015 2019 2022 2024 13 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League Source: Antisemitic Attitudes in the America 2024, ADL ANTISEMITISM Antisemitic Incidents Surged in the Year Following 10/7 10,000+ Antisemitic incidents reported in the year following 10/7 1200+ on campus 2000+ at Jewish Institutions 3000+ occurred during anti-Israel Rallies 14 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League Source: 2022 ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents ANTISEMITISM Antisemitism in Austin 63 ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS IN AUSTIN RECORDED BY ADL IN 2023 15 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League ADL Counters Antisemitism COUNTERING ANTISEMITISM Advocating Against Antisemitism ADL’s bipartisan advocacy efforts aim to empower all our elected officials to join us in working to counter antisemitism and hate at this critical moment. 17 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League COUNTERING ANTISEMITISM Responding to Antisemitism Post 10/7 18 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League COUNTERING ANTISEMITISM Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL) Hotline CALL is a free legal protection helpline for students who have experienced antisemitism. legal-protection.org Text "CALLhelp" to 51555 700+ Requests for assistance from college and university students in the first nine months of the program. 19 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League ADL In Central Texas COUNTERING HATE AND EXTREMISM Our Work in Central Texas • ADL Austin established 2003 • Law Enforcement Professional Development • Convene Austin/Travis County Hate Crimes Task Force • No Place for Hate • 265 schools in Central • Texas Impacting 17,800 students • No Place for Hate Youth Summit 21 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League COUNTERING HATE AND EXTREMISM APD Cadets attend Law Enforcement and Society class at Holocaust Museum Houston 22 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League COUNTERING HATE AND EXTREMISM Arson at Congregation Beth Israel: October 2021 23 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League COUNTERING HATE AND EXTREMISM iACT Press Conference: November 1, 2021 24 © 2024 Anti-Defamation League Photo Credit: Jay Janner/Austin American- Statesman Frequently Asked Questions Is ADL a Political Organization? There are different types of 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the US and ADL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Strict rules apply to both the activities and governance of these organizations. As a nonpartisan organization that fights antisemitism, extremism and all forms of hate regardless of ideology or party, ADL sometimes comes under criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. 26 How does ADL engage with marginalized communities? ADL works every single day on issues of concern to marginalized communities. This work takes place in direct coordination with the leaders of mainstream civil rights organizations for these communities. For ADL’s entire history, we have supported other justice movements and marginalized communities, including the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. 27 We Need You in the Fight Against Hate City Council Ordinance – Hate Littering 29 Connect with ADL austin@adl.org THANK YOU adl.org @adlorg @ADL @adl_national © 2024 Anti-Defamation League