Programs

Greater Pittsburgh Teen Leadership Council
The Greater Pittsburgh Teen Leadership Council is a human relations program to promote understanding and dialogue among high school teens on issues of bias, bigotry, and discrimination. The goal is to empower high school students from diverse backgrounds to work together in becoming positive agents of change within their schools and communities.

Summer Law Associates Program
This program encourages major Cleveland-area law firms to provide pro-bono research on topics pertinent to ADL’s agenda such as religious freedoms, civil rights, and church/state separation. The program, which is conducted in many ADL regions across the country, teaches young lawyers-in-training the value of pro bono work and giving to community while also providing valuable research tools for ADL and other interested parties.

Holocaust as A Human Experience
This intensive one-day trip for high school students to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. applies the lessons of the Holocaust to modern-day issues of bigotry. Participating students are required to have classroom work on the Holocaust prior to making the trip – preferably using ADL’s Echoes and Reflections Holocaust curriculum.

No Place for Hate
This program introduces schools to the concept of diversity and respect for differences. It is appealing to participants because it is relatively simple to do with potentially great rewards.

Hate Comes Home CD-ROM
Prompted by growing concerns about the negative impact of name calling, bias and hate-motivated behavior, ADL and WILL Interactive, Inc., an industry leader in the development of interactive learning materials, created an interactive CD-ROM movie entitled Hate Comes Home. It explores concepts of prejudice, discrimination, scapegoating and hate-motivated behavior with high school-aged youth and develops the necessary critical-thinking, decision-making and problem-solving skills to prevent and address hate-motivated behavior before it escalates to violence.

Cleveland Catholic-Jewish Colloquium
The Cleveland Catholic-Jewish Colloquium began in 1988 and brings together members from Cleveland’s and Catholic and Jewish communities for a shared evening of learning and discussion to enhance knowledge of each other’s religions. Through fascinating presentation and discussion, the Colloquium allows for enhanced interfaith understanding, respect and cooperation.

A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute
The A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute houses ADL’s renowned programs that teach respect for the diversity in our society. Programs are available for all ages and environments -- from pre-school students through adults in the workplace.

Echoes and Reflections
ADL, the Shoah Visual History Foundation and Yad Vashem combined resources to develop this multimedia Holocaust education curriculum for secondary school classrooms. This resource provides instruction on the history of the Holocaust within the context of contemporary issues of cultural diversity, intolerance and genocide.

College Campus Programming
Our region offers a variety of programs for college campuses customized to the specific needs of the institution. Many of the programs focus on diversity education and are based on our A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute offerings.

Glass Leadership Institute
The Glass Leadership Institute is ADL’s “emerging leadership” program – identifying, training and encouraging young Jewish leaders to become involved with ADL throughout their lives. Participants are selected based on their potential leadership qualities and their sincere interest in the program.

National Youth Leadership Mission
This bi-annual three-day trip brings delegations of up to 10 students from our region together with students from across the country to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Students learn leadership skills while discussing the universal lessons of the Holocaust, and exploring ways to combat bigotry and bias in their daily lives. Students undergo an intensive and competitive interview process in order to qualify for the program.

Law Enforcement Trainings
Through a generous national grant, our region is able to provide trainings to law enforcement agencies and personnel in the areas of extremism and hate groups and the nature and understanding of hate crimes. Our civil rights counsel and investigative researcher in Chicago provide the trainings.

Workplace and Community Workshops
Our region offers one to two hour workshops for businesses and community organizations interested in introducing their employees or members to issues of diversity with the intent of building a more respectful environment. These workshops are ideal for those entities not yet ready to commit to the in-depth training available through our A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute, but wanting an idea of what ADL may be able to offer them in the future.

Confronting Anti-Semitism
This workshop helps Jewish youth in middle and high school and their families better understand some tools and skills necessary to confront and combat anti-Semitism they may face in their daily lives. Through the use of interactive exercises and video materials, participants engage in discussion and brainstorming to learn how to handle anti-Semitic situations.

College 101
This interactive program is an extension of the Confronting Anti-Semitism program specifically geared to Jewish high school seniors to help them understand some of the challenges they may face on college campuses in terms of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment. This program is typically one to two hours in length and is offered at no cost to participants.