Programs

A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute
Founded in Boston in 1985, this now international program mobilizes citizens to challenge all forms of bigotry and hate, and to promote inclusive, prejudice-free schools and communities in which people are respected for their differences. Important initiatives in the Region include the Peer Training Program for middle and high school students, and Youth Congress, which brings together 1,000 middle and high school students and their teachers to discuss issues of prejudice and discrimination.

Law Enforcement Trainings
The goal of our law enforcement training programs is to raise awareness and impart substantial information about trends in terrorism, extremist group activity and hate crimes. ADL also has an ongoing security training program for leaders of Jewish organizations to help them develop strategies to keep their institutions safe and secure.

Interfaith Seders
ADL’s Interfaith Seders model the Passover Seder for a diverse interfaith community. In 2007, ADL New England inaugurated it first Seder focusing on new immigrant populations, drawing a diverse group of people, including leaders of the Latino community and Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston.

Confronting Anti-Semitism Programs
These programs brings Jewish students and parents together for workshops that empower participants to take an active stand against anti-Semitism and facilitate communication about issues of anti-Semitism while fostering positive Jewish identity. Family Awareness Program works with 7th through 10th grade Jewish students and their parents to address anti-Semitic stereotypes and myths while College Bound provides similar assistance tor 11th and 12th grade Jewish students and their parents.

Israel Advocacy
In recent years, anti-Israelism has emerged as a new form of anti-Semitism. Our workshops, newsletters, synagogue briefings, and work with other Jewish organizations give participants the tools to recognize anti-Semitism in the context of discussion about Israel and the Middle East.

Interfaith Programs
Interfaith Youth Leadership Program & Camp IF are exciting initiatives that bring together Muslim, Christian, and Jewish teenagers from across the New England Region to explore each other's faith traditions and develop the leadership skills needed to foster greater interfaith dialogue, understanding, and respect. New Directions in Catholic-Jewish Dialogue is an educational initiative jointly sponsored by the Archdiocese of Boston and ADL New England That brings to life the watershed Vatican II Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions—Nostra Aetate.

No Place For Hate®
This region-wide initiative in New England is a community-based program, which empowers cities and towns to implement programs to actively promote inclusion and respect for individual and group differences, while encouraging residents and officials to speak out against hate and intolerance.

Leadership Programs
Voices for the Future is an ideal entry point into ADL for young professionals age 25-45. The Glass Leadership Institute was created in Boston in 1994 to build a base of leaders who, being knowledgeable about ADL’s work and committed to ADL’s mission to fight anti-Semitism and discrimination of all kinds, can be effective advocates on behalf of the organization in the community.