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Pallbearers escort the casket at the funeral of former ADL chief Abraham Foxman at Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan, New York, on May 12, 2026. (JTA)
May 13, 2026, 1:31 pm
Abraham Foxman laid to rest, in elegy for last generation of Holocaust survivors
Former ADL chief, who was hidden as a child in Poland by his Catholic nanny, said his life’s work combatting antisemitism was a duty to the children who perished, grandson recalls
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
In this June 17, 2015 photo, Anti-Defamation League national director Abe Foxman, center, poses for photos with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, left, and national security advisor Susan Rice during a reception for a dinner in Foxman's honor in New York. (AP/Julie Jacobson)
May 12, 2026, 2:24 pm
Was Abe Foxman the last ‘Jewish pope’?
The longtime ADL director, who has died at age 86, personified the post-Holocaust battle against antisemitism. He also spoke for a US Jewish consensus that doesn’t exist anymore, if it ever did
By Ben Sales
Portrait of Abraham Foxman, then national director of the Anti-Defamation League, May 7, 2009. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90/ File)
May 10, 2026, 10:45 pm
‘He pursued a world without hate’: Former Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman dies at 86
Successor Greenblatt hails Foxman, who served from 1987 to 2015, as ‘iconic Jewish leader, passionate advocate for the Jews and Israel’; Herzog mourns ‘Zionist, humanist, and friend’
By ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and JTA
New York City mayoral candidate and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo (C) speaks during an election party following the primaries at the Carpenters Union in New York City on June 24, 2025. (John Lamparski / AFP)
July 16, 2025, 7:47 am
Murky validity shrouds several Jewish endorsements listed on Andrew Cuomo’s website
2 out of 9 groups say their backing for would-be NYC mayor was only valid for primaries and they have yet to decide on election strategy, others mum when asked for clarification
By Grace Gilson
Protesters attend a march against antisemitism in London, UK, December 8, 2024. (Campaign Against Antisemitism)
May 29, 2025, 5:06 am
More organizations are fighting surging antisemitism. But how many do we need?
In a once-niche field of Jewish advocacy, a complicated mix of interest groups is now battling hatred, often with overlapping missions and contradictory messages
By Zev Stub
Jonathan Greenblatt participates in a panel during the TAAF Heritage Month Summit at The Glasshouse on May 5, 2023 in New York City. (JP Yim/Getty Images via AFP)
March 19, 2025, 11:41 am
ADL chief Greenblatt drops out of Israeli antisemitism confab over far-right invitees
Previously scheduled speaker joins a growing list of figures who have withdrawn from Israeli government event to protest the inclusion of far-right European politicians
By Zev Stub
Former US president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, October 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
October 30, 2024, 11:27 pm
Former ADL chief Abe Foxman blasts group for muted response to Trump’s MSG rally
American Jewish groups afraid to anger ex-president should he win again, Foxman charges, after ‘bizarre’ statement by ADL about campaign event that avoids naming Trump himself
By Asaf Elia-Shalev and Ron Kampeas
Abraham Foxman (Miriam Alster / Flash 90)
March 7, 2024, 1:53 am
Former ADL head Abe Foxman: ‘Israel has become the Jew among the nations’
The antisemitism expert is shocked by the intensity of the hate that has surfaced post-Oct. 7, says Biden ‘is weak and has been politicized,’ and Netanyahu has ‘become a liability’
By Jordana Horn
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sits in the US House of Representatives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 3, 2023. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
December 27, 2023, 2:09 am
US Rep. Ocasio-Cortez slammed over Christmas message comparing Jesus to Gazans
Fellow New York Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres writes that ‘associating Jews with the murder of Jesus is antisemitism,’ without mentioning colleague AOC by name
By Luke Tress
US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, September 20, 2023. (AP/Susan Walsh)
September 21, 2023, 6:52 pm
Prominent Zionists laud Biden’s remark that no Jew anywhere is safe without Israel
Abe Foxman, Natan Sharansky and Dani Dayan say president’s unprecedented statement shows understanding of how most Jews feel, though it angers some Jews more critical of Israel
By Canaan Lidor
Abraham Foxman, national director emeritus for the Anti-Defamation League, speaks on a panel on antisemitism in the US, at the eighth annual summit of the Israeli American Council (IAC) in Austin, Texas, on January 20, 2023. (Linda Kasian)
January 22, 2023, 3:57 am
Israel’s tampering with democracy harms US Jewish support, says ex-ADL head Foxman
Speaking to ToI on sidelines of IAC summit, Abe Foxman laments proposed Israeli policies, says US Jews and Israeli-Americans must work together to back Israel, fight antisemitism
By Ricky Ben-David
Abraham Foxman (Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
December 2, 2022, 10:16 pm
Ex-ADL chief Foxman: Israel will lose US Jews if Smotrich and Ben Gvir get their way
‘If Israel ceases to be an open democracy, I won’t be able to support it,’ says veteran Jewish leader, citing concerns over a range of new policies proposed by incoming government
By Ron Kampeas
Stuart E. Eizenstat, the chief negotiator of the Jewish Claims Conference, walks through the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin in 2011. (Markus Schreiber/AP)
January 27, 2022, 3:24 am
White House Holocaust council appointees include many who advocate for survivors
Stuart Eizenstat, who has led Holocaust reparations negotiations for decades, will chair panel; other appointees include Abe Foxman and Leah Pisar
By Ron Kampeas
The Daily Briefing
May 27, 2021, 2:10 pm
Daily Briefing May 27 – When the antisemitism volcano erupts, who is to blame?
Welcome to our 100th episode! Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian marchers in New York, Thursday, on May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
May 27, 2021, 1:00 am
At a moment of crisis for Israel in US, ex-ADL head warns: Israel has no vision
‘Israel, moving right, is interacting with an America which is at best being more progressive,’ says Abraham Foxman. The Hamas war exposed the fault lines, and time is running out
By David Horovitz
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