ADL's Abraham Foxman Dies at 86
Foxman, a Holocaust survivor, led the Anti-Defamation League for nearly three decades and became a prominent voice against antisemitism.
- On Sunday, Abraham 'Abe' Foxman, a towering figure who led the Anti-Defamation League for nearly three decades, died at age 86, the ADL confirmed.
- Born to Polish Jewish parents in present-day Belarus in 1940, Foxman survived the Holocaust after his parents entrusted him to a Catholic nanny who baptized him, eventually immigrating to the United States in 1950.
- Spending his entire 50-year career with the group, Foxman served as national director from 1987 to 2015, counseling presidents and diplomats while building a formidable research arm into extremists.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog praised Foxman as a 'passionate Zionist, a humanist, and an outspoken, wise friend,' while Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL's current director, said he was 'an iconic Jewish leader' who transformed the organization.
- Foxman will be buried on Tuesday in New York, having remained active since retiring and criticizing the Democratic Party's shift on Israel while asserting, 'If Israel ceases to be an open democracy, I won't be able to support it.
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May 14, 2026 The Jewish leadership looked very different in the second half of the 20th century from what is seen today. And there was no better example of this than Abraham Foxman, known by all as “Abe”, the historic national director of the Anti-Defammation League (ADL), who passed away this week at 86. Although he would have resisted that description, Foxman incarnated in many ways the post-war Jewish establishment. When it was replaced, the …
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Abraham Foxman, the former national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) who helped transform the organization into a powerful force against antisemitism and discrimination, died Sunday at the age of 86. Born in Poland (now Belarus) in 1940, Foxman survived the Holocaust as a young child thanks to his Polish Catholic nanny who baptized and […]
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