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'Very misguided': ADL regional board member resigns over organization’s approach to antisemitism and civil rights

JL;DR SUMMARY Steven Ludwig, a long-time supporter of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), resigned from its Philadelphia chapter board, expressing dismay at what he sees as the organization's shift away from its civil rights roots toward aligning antisemitism concerns with authoritarian attitudes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityPalestineAdlAuthoritarianismProtestsCivil RightsJonathan GreenblattSteven Ludwig

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"quitting its Philadelphia chapters board to make a point."
New York City, New York, United States
"the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate"

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