Former Anti-Defamation League Leader Abe Foxman Dies At 86
Abraham H. Foxman, the former national director of the Anti-Defamation League, died at age 86, the ADL announced on Sunday, May 10, 2026.[1]
He led the ADL for 28 years from 1987 until his retirement in 2015 after joining the organization as a staff lawyer and serving there for five decades.[1]
A Holocaust survivor born in 1940 in what is now Belarus, Foxman became a prominent U.S. advocate against antisemitism and engaged with presidents, popes and other world leaders during his career.[1]
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- The Anti-Defamation League announced on Sunday, May 10, 2026, that former national director Abraham H. Foxman has died at age 86.
- Foxman led the ADL for 28 years, from 1987 until his retirement in 2015, after joining the organization as a staff lawyer and serving there for five decades.
- A Holocaust survivor born in 1940 in what is now Belarus, Foxman became a prominent U.S. advocate against antisemitism, engaging with presidents, popes, and other world leaders.
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May 11, 2026