Anti–Defamation League of B’nai B’rith founded (in NYC).
–by Sigmund Livingston in response to the case of Leo Frank.
Frank was a NY engineer who took a job in Atlanta as manager of the American Pencil factory… When 13–year–old Mary Phagan from his factory was found raped and murdered, the state of Georgia, first ‘legally’ lynched him in 1913, then, in 1915, a group of Georgians kidnapped Frank from prison and physically lynched him.
ADL is a dynamic and effective powerhouse organization adroitly spearheaded by National Director Abraham Foxman since 1987….current annual budget exceeds $50,000,000… Current chairman in 2007 – Glen Lewy.