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# Jonathan A. Greenblatt


## Jonathan A. Greenblatt


Greenblatt is CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League. He is the author of [It Could Happen Here: Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable ](https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/It-Could-Happen-Here/9780358623373)


## Jonathan A. Greenblatt


* ![Jewish Students Walkout To Protest Antisemitic Incidents At Their Los Angeles High School](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37c5d892b6a50003/698a5500929fad4a67bfc51d/GettyImages-2044116810.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 21, 2024  
### [Growing Antisemitism Among Americans](https://time.com/6958957/growing-antisemitism-young-americans/)  
Antisemitism is growing in America, especially among young people. That is a deeply distressing tren...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Columbia University Jewish Students](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6dcd7a11800d427c/698a4230b3fce305760caff6/GettyImages-1756675313.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 13, 2023  
### [Why Can't Americans Condemn Antisemitism](https://time.com/6334279/rising-antisemitism-october-7-attack-essay/)  
After the Oc. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the world has seen a dramatic increase in antisemitism. Why ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Israel Declares War Following Large-Scale Hamas Attacks](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63b11b07de89942e/698a413547ca3861eb3bb386/GettyImages-1731480199.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 12, 2023  
### [The Hate That Drove the Hamas Attack](https://time.com/6323178/antisemitism-israel-gaza-attack-essay/)  
The Hamas massacre of Israelis was a function of pure hate. We need to fight antisemitism globally.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03315bec3f231aab/698a3fc7b21a9c4c7f507865/GettyImages-1353592849.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 26, 2023  
### [Speaking Out with a Shared Voice Against Hate](https://time.com/6308580/march-on-washington-anniversary/)  
None of our communities will be safe until we are all safe. No one will be free unless all of us are...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![adidas + KANYE WEST New Partnership Announcement](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt641af2c0536943cd/698a36cfb21a9cfa2c5068e3/Kanye_Adidas_2016.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 27, 2022  
### [Adidas' Initial Silence on Kanye Is a Cautionary Tale for Other Brands](https://time.com/6225704/adidas-silence-kanye-west-adl/)  
Americans want corporate leaders to step up against racism and hate speech, writes ADL CEO Jonathan ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Banjo Founder Damien Patton](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd55e83d053d1510/698a220522fb858455e2d140/Damien-Patton-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 4, 2022  
### [What My Friendship with a Former White Supremacist Taught Me About Repentance](https://time.com/6141921/jonathan-greenblatt-friendship-former-white-supremacist/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![White nationalists are met by a group of counter-protesters in Charlottesville Virginia](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt796146d4b509d7aa/6988da2ee76ad241f462ec70/charlottesville-rally-violence-white-nationalism-supremacy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 17, 2017  
### [ADL CEO: What the Lynching of Leo Frank Shows Us About Hate](https://time.com/4905006/adl-charlottesville-white-supremacy-nazis-leo-frank/)  
On the 102nd-year anniversary of his death, and in the wake of Charlottesville  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Rainbow Flags &amp; Star of David](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22c8061fb4b33108/6988d3fc0b72e366366ee747/gettyimages-179005547.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 30, 2017  
### [Anti-Semitism Is Creeping Into Progressivism](https://time.com/4839592/anti-semitism-lgbtq-pride/)  
Despite historical support from Jewish organizations  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Syrian children play at the Zaatari refugee camp, located close to the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq near the border with Syria, on Dec. 3, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25e3264fabb33b7e/6988b34b524fc0bb46dfa8bd/syrian-children.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 19, 2016  
### [Invite Refugees Into Your Homes and Hearts This Holiday](https://time.com/4605230/holidays-refugees-faith/)  
'There is no better time to honor the legacy of welcoming the stranger than during this time of shar...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 5, 2016  
### [Voting Rights Are Stuck in the 60's](https://time.com/4439612/voting-rights-act/)  
We must restore the Voting Rights Act  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Echo Symbol](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fdfdc884ca23b51/6988971cfb4eace2ac88ddad/echo-symbol-anti-semitism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 10, 2016  
### [What the Newest Hate Symbol Says About Internet Culture](https://time.com/4362753/adl-on-echo-hate-symbol/)  
The anti-Semitic symbol is called an (((echo)))  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![A police officer stands outside the shop where Asad Shah worked in Glasgow, Saturday March 26, 2016. Scottish police say the killing of a Muslim shopkeeper who wished Christians a happy Easter is being investigated as “religiously prejudiced.” Vigils wer](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3127cd4694fe95dc/698892095f570fa307b20cb2/asad-shah-hate-crime-glasgow.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 5, 2016  
### [Global Crises Are Overshadowing Hate Crimes](https://time.com/4318817/hate-crimes/)  
The lack of action is unacceptable  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Fla., on March 13, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd444106b31aa058/69888ad2524fc05eb0df72a9/trump13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 20, 2016  
### [Anti-Defamation League: We Are Redirecting All of Trump's Donations](https://time.com/4257767/adl-donald-trump/)  
We are channeling his contributions into anti-bias programs and hope others follow suit  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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