B'nai B'rith Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Anti-defamation activities === The American-based international B'nai B'rith organization founded the [[Anti-Defamation League|Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith]] (ADL) as a response to attacks on Jews in the United States. The announcement of the creation of the ADL mentioned the [[Leo Frank]] lynching in particular.<ref>{{cite book|title=B'nai B'rith and the Challenge of Ethnic Leadership|last=Moore|first=Deborah Dash|publisher=State University of New York Press|year=1981|isbn=978-0-87395-480-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/bnaibrithch00moor/page/108 108]|url=https://archive.org/details/bnaibrithch00moor/page/108}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Jews in American Politics: Essays|author=Jerome A. Chanes|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2001|isbn=978-0-7425-0181-2|editor1=Louis S|page=105|chapter=Who Does What?|editor2=y Maisel|editor3=Ira N. Forman|editor4=Donald Altschiller|editor5=Charles Walker Bassett}}</ref> The ADL is now an independent organization. In Australia and New Zealand, the local B'nai B'rith has its own human rights section, called the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC). It is dedicated to eliminating the defamation of Jewish people, combating racism, intolerance, and prejudice. It seeks to secure justice and fair treatment for all citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antidefamation.com.au/|title=Home|website=Anti Defamation Commission}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page