Scott Richman, Regional Director of ADL for New York/New Jersey
152 episodes
1 week ago
"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast which brings listeners to the frontline in the battle against antisemitism and extremism through conversations with ADL staff who are living that battle every day.
The frontline in this podcast is deeply personal because it's about one of our own. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton University doctoral student, was kidnapped in Baghdad on March 21, 2023, while conducting research for her dissertation. Leading the fight for her release was her sister Emma Tsurkov who is the Director of Quantitative Research in ADL's Center for Antisemitism Research. She never stopped advocating, never stopped demanding action, and never gave up hope. On September 9th of this year, Elizabeth was finally freed and returned home to Israel. To tell that story, Emma joined this podcast to share her incredibly personal and powerful story.
To read the New York Times article on Elizabeth's ordeal mentioned in the podcast, visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/world/middleeast/tsurkov-kataib-torture-kidnap.html.
This conversation was recorded in November 2025.
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"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast which brings listeners to the frontline in the battle against antisemitism and extremism through conversations with ADL staff who are living that battle every day.
The frontline in this podcast is deeply personal because it's about one of our own. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton University doctoral student, was kidnapped in Baghdad on March 21, 2023, while conducting research for her dissertation. Leading the fight for her release was her sister Emma Tsurkov who is the Director of Quantitative Research in ADL's Center for Antisemitism Research. She never stopped advocating, never stopped demanding action, and never gave up hope. On September 9th of this year, Elizabeth was finally freed and returned home to Israel. To tell that story, Emma joined this podcast to share her incredibly personal and powerful story.
To read the New York Times article on Elizabeth's ordeal mentioned in the podcast, visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/world/middleeast/tsurkov-kataib-torture-kidnap.html.
This conversation was recorded in November 2025.
From the Frontlines: How Does Title VI Combat Antisemitism?
From the Frontlines
44 minutes 28 seconds
11 months ago
From the Frontlines: How Does Title VI Combat Antisemitism?
"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast which brings listeners to the frontline in the battle against antisemitism and hate.
In the one-year period from October 7, 2023 to October 7, 2024, ADL tracked and responded to more than 10,000 incidents of antisemitism across the country. That is approximately 3 times the highest number of incidents ever recorded since ADL began tracking these reports in 1979. The highest percentage increase took place on our college campuses, and Title VI claims have become a critical tool in the battle against antisemitism and other forms of hate on those campuses. A few weeks ago, under the auspices of ADL’s activist group in Westchester, New York, these three distinguished panelists discussed this important topic:
1. Rachel Grinspan, ADL’s Associate General Counsel
2. Rachel Klein, Executive Director of Hillels of Westchester, and
3. Michael Scheffler, Counsel for Hillels of Westchester and a partner at the law firm of Blank Rome.
This is an edited version that was created for the podcast audience.
For more information on how ADL fights antisemitism on campus using Title VI, visit https://www.adl.org/adl-national-litigation#antisemitism_and_hate_schools_universities_litigation.
For more on ADL's broader resources to fight antisemitism on campus, visit https://notoleranceforantisemitism.adl.org/
This conversation was originally conducted as a webinar in December 2024.
From the Frontlines
"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast which brings listeners to the frontline in the battle against antisemitism and extremism through conversations with ADL staff who are living that battle every day.
The frontline in this podcast is deeply personal because it's about one of our own. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton University doctoral student, was kidnapped in Baghdad on March 21, 2023, while conducting research for her dissertation. Leading the fight for her release was her sister Emma Tsurkov who is the Director of Quantitative Research in ADL's Center for Antisemitism Research. She never stopped advocating, never stopped demanding action, and never gave up hope. On September 9th of this year, Elizabeth was finally freed and returned home to Israel. To tell that story, Emma joined this podcast to share her incredibly personal and powerful story.
To read the New York Times article on Elizabeth's ordeal mentioned in the podcast, visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/world/middleeast/tsurkov-kataib-torture-kidnap.html.
This conversation was recorded in November 2025.