David A. Lehrer is the president of Community Advocates, Inc., a Los Angeles-based human relations organization. He was counsel and regional director of the ADL for 27 years.
David A. Lehrer
By David A. Lehrer
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Opinion Socioeconomic policies ensure diverse campuses — not affirmative action
California, which banned affirmative action in 1996, boasts some of the most diverse college campuses in the country
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Opinion California ballot initiative to restore affirmative action is unnecessary and dangerous
There are few issues that have inflamed relations between Blacks and white Jews more than affirmative action. As Californians vote — yet again — on whether to allow the use of racial and ethnic preferences to guide admissions to its vaunted public university system, we are in danger of over-rotating and further dividing groups that…
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Community Kareem Abdul Jabbar speaks truth to Blacks and Jews
Reading the press, watching the news, and surfing the countless Internet outlets for the latest headlines has become a depressing undertaking. From craven enablers of President Donald Trump, to depressing COVID-19 statistics, to bleak economic data there is precious little to be inspired by. Even our national pastime, a traditional source of heroes, has a…
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Community American Jews Need To Stop Crying Anti-Semitism — And Start Standing Up For Liberal Values
These can be trying times for American Jews. The ADL recently released data showing a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents since 2016 — and not just from white supremacists, either. Louis Farrakhan, head of Nation of Islam, continues to spew anti-Semitic remarks every chance he gets. This has led many Jewish organizations to condemn…
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