ADL presented the Born This Way Foundation founded by pop sensation Lady Gaga with its Making a Difference Award for championing positive social change and efforts to combat bullying, bias and bigotry.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was founded in 1913 to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. Now the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency, anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all. The organization builds bridges of communication, understanding and respect among diverse groups, carrying out its mission through a network of 27 Regional and Satellite Offices in the United States and an office in Israel.
