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Abe Foxman

Abe Foxman in 2011. (Justin Hoch via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
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Abe Foxman built the Jewish establishment. He died troubled by what it had become

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Abe Foxman never texted me Shabbat Shalom, and he […]

Abe Foxman at an Anti-Defamation League event at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, May 8, 2014. (Michael Kovac/WireImage/Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Abraham Foxman, transformative longtime director of the ADL, dies at 86

by Ron Kampeas May 11, 2026May 11, 2026
Abe Foxman at an Anti-Defamation League event at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, May 8, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Michael Kovac-WireImage-Getty Images)
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Abe Foxman: If Smotrich and Ben-Gvir get their way, Israel will lose me and American Jews

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 2, 2022
A screenshot from an ad by the Jewish Democratic Council of America released on Sept. 29, 2020. The ad draws parallels between the rise of fascism in Germany and the Trump presidency.
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Nazi comparisons have long been off-limits for American Jews. A new political ad suggests that’s changing in the Trump era.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 30, 2020September 30, 2020
Abraham Foxman, seen in 2014, was the longtime leader of the Anti-Defamation League. (Photo/JTA-Michael Kovac-WireImage-Getty Images)
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Former longtime ADL leader Abe Foxman endorses Biden, calling Trump a ‘demagogue’ whose presidency has undermined Jewish security

by JTA September 16, 2020September 16, 2020
Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the Anti-Defamation League, speaking at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City, Oct. 2, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Leigh Vogel-Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
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The ADL’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

by Andrew Silow-Carroll May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

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