As my first day as the newly appointed regional director for Anti-Defamation League New England was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, my first official act was to attend a meaningful ceremony at the New England Holocaust Memorial, hosted by the German and Israeli embassies. It was very powerful to hear each consul general speak about the millions murdered at the hands of the Nazis, and their countries’ dedication to ensuring that this will never happen again. This was a fitting…
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Thursday, after a despicable propaganda ceremony in Gaza, Hamas terrorists returned the bodies of Oded Lifshitz, kidnapped at 85 years old and murdered in captivity, and Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were just four and nine months old when they too were kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023. In a cruel act, the fourth body promised to be that of Ariel and Kfir’s mom, Shiri Bibas, did not match her DNA or that of any known hostage. Shiri’s remains were finally returned on Friday. Forever burned in…
Boston, MA, January 7, 2025…ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced today the appointment of Samantha Joseph as Director of ADL’s New England Region. Joseph will lead the fight against antisemitism and all forms of hate in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Samantha Joseph comes to ADL with a distinguished background in the private and public sectors, including her work on the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, and most recently having…
I am an American Jew, and the grandchild of Holocaust survivors. Like so many Jews in this country, I was raised on stories of unthinkable horror. My grandfather’s parents were rounded up with other Jews from their town and shot dead. His brother was tortured and killed by SS officers. His sister, her husband, and baby were killed. My grandmother’s parents and four brothers were murdered, leaving her the sole surviving member of her family. When news of the atrocities Hamas…