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ADL Founder Abraham Foxman Dies, Legacy of Civil Rights

5/11/2026

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Abraham Foxman, longtime director of the Anti-Defamation League, died on May 10, 2026.
The ADL announced his death and scheduled a funeral for Tuesday at Park Avenue Synagogue.
He led the ADL from 1987 and expanded its focus to white-supremacist tracking and immigrant and gay-rights support.
ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt and Israeli President Isaac Herzog called him a moral authority defending Israel’s democracy.

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Abraham Foxman, longtime director of the Anti-Defamation League, died on May 10, 2026.
The ADL announced his death and scheduled a funeral for Tuesday at Park Avenue Synagogue.
He led the ADL from 1987 and expanded its focus to white-supremacist tracking and immigrant and gay-rights support.
ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt and Israeli President Isaac Herzog called him a moral authority defending Israel’s democracy.