First regional decrease since October 7, 2023; K-12 incidents remain a growing concern BOSTON, May 6, 2026, …  ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, issued today, recorded a total of 400 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism in 2025 within the New England region (covering Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont). While this marks the first regional decrease since October 7, 2023, the total remains nearly…

Half of Assessed Institutions Earn Higher Grades as Clearer Standards and Enforcement Take Hold.

Boston, MA, January 30, 2025…ADL (The Anti-Defamation League) held a panel conversation on preventing and responding to antisemitism in K-12 schools featuring the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Andrea Joy Campbell, Counsel to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Mary Murrane, and Becky Shuster, Principal of Home Ground Consulting, LLC. The event took place at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse and was attended by 200 supporters from across Massachusetts.  The…

  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…