Longtime Anti-Defamation League director and Holocaust survivor Abe Foxman dead at 86.

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US Jewish leader, Israel advocate Abe Foxman dies at 86

Updated 9 hours ago
Al Jazeera
New York Post
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Israeli officials hail Foxman, who led the ADL advocacy group for nearly three decades, as warm and passionate. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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US Jewish leader, Israel advocate Abe Foxman dies at 86
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Leaning left
5/10/2026

US Jewish leader, Israel advocate Abe Foxman dies at 86

Prominent Jewish American leader and Israel defender Abraham “Abe” Foxman has died at age 86. The Anti-Defamation League, the advocacy group he led for 28 years, confirmed his death on Sunday, calling him an “outspoken, passionate, and tireless advocate for the Jewish people and Israel “. A Holocaust survivor, Foxman.

Longtime Anti-Defamation League director and Holocaust survivor Abe Foxman dead at 86.
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/10/2026

Longtime Anti-Defamation League director and Holocaust survivor Abe Foxman dead at 86

Abraham “Abe” Foxman, the former national director of the Anti-Defamation League who dedicated his 50-year career to promoting marginalized voices and combating antisemitism, died on Sunday. Foxman, who was 86, helmed the Jewish advocacy organization from 1987 to 2015, making him “one of the world’s foremost voices.