Recommended Readings

Defenders of Israel Attempt to Silence Anti-Racist Educators in Philadelphia By Adam Sanchez A report on the series of events that have led to severe consequence and censorship in Philadelphia schools by the ADL and their allies.

Educators sound alarm over ADL presence in schools By Michael Arria  December 27, 2024  The Drop the ADL from Schools campaign seeks to challenge the role the Anti-Defamation League plays in promoting anti-Palestinian racism in K-12 schools across the U.S.

Schools are No Place for the ADL By Marcy Winograd December 23, 2024 “Educators must consider the actual cost of a free program like “No Place for Hate,” whose sponsor conflates antisemitism with anti-Zionism, files civil rights complaints against schools and promotes Israel propaganda in the classroom. The answer to creating a positive school climate is not “out there”–in the hands of an organization with a distinct political agenda–but in here, in the school and in the school-to-community relationship.”

CA’s New Law: ADL Genocide Deniers to Train Teachers on Genocide by Marcy Winograd October 17, 2024 The ADL’s educational policy strategy is laid bare in this excellent analysis of California’s new law, SB 1277. They lobbied for a new body to have outsize influence on state curriculum, and then they put themselves on the body along with their pro-Israel allies. Antiracist educators around the country should watch out for this tactic and organize against cynical politicization of Holocaust and genocide education.

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