Yesterday we lost a devoted, loyal and staunch advocate of the Jewish people, Abe Foxman (of Blessed Memory) who passed away at the age of 86. Abe was a prominent American lawyer and activist, in which he was the longtime national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Foxman served as the national director of the ADL from 1987 to 2015. Under his leadership, the organization transformed into a major global force against antisemitism and other forms of bigotry. He was an influential advisor to several US presidents and world leaders. While focused on Jewish security, Foxman also advocated for broader civil rights, including immigrant and minority rights, and developed anti-bias educational programs for schools. Born in 1940 in what is now Belarus, Foxman survived the Holocaust as a “hidden child”. He was saved by his Polish Catholic nanny, who baptized and raised him as a Catholic until he was reunited with his parents after the war. He moved to the United States with his parents in 1950 and earned a law degree from New York University School of Law and joined the ADL in 1965 as a legal........

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