ADL Heroes Against Hate to Be Honored at Kennedy Center

WHO: Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Kennedy Center

WHAT: ADL Concert Against Hate with the National Symphony Orchestra

WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

WHEN: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:30 P.M.

Note: Award recipients and other principals will be available for interviews
prior to the concert from 5:30 - 6 p.m.

The Anti-Defamation League will recognize five individuals for their efforts
to fight and expose hate and intolerance at the 15th annual Concert Against
Hate at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The Concert tells the stories of ordinary men and women who have performed
extraordinary acts of courage and compassion when confronted by hatred and
bigotry.

Narrated and hosted by award-winning actor and director, Liev Schreiber, the
concert will feature performances by the National Symphony Orchestra led by
Emil De Cou.

Five individuals will be presented with the ADL Ina Kay Award in recognition
of their courage and heroism in overcoming prejudice and hate:

Tom Self
Tom Self was one of eleven photographers working for the Birmingham News who
documented the civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama. He took the
first photographs of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church after the bombing
that killed four African-American girls.

Mindy Finkelstein
Mindy Finkelstein was a 16 year-old camp counselor at the North Valley Jewish
Community Center in Los Angeles, when a neo-Nazi entered the Center and opened
fire, shooting her and four others, including three children.

Joseph Ileto
A Filipino-American letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, Joseph Ileto
was murdered by a neo-Nazi, because in the shooter's words, he looked to be
either Latino or Asian and worked for the federal government.

Ilsa and Lisa Klinghoffer
In 1985, four terrorists seized the cruise ship Achille Lauro and murdered
Leon Klinghoffer because he was a Jew. For 24 years, Ilsa and Lisa have
pursued their father's murderers, dedicating themselves to educating the world
about the deadly realities of terrorism, and serving as a source of strength
and inspiration for others.

EDITORS NOTE: The award recipients will be available for interviews between
5:30 - 6 P.M. on Monday prior to the concert. Also, a limited number of seats
are available for members of the media interested in reviewing/covering the
2009 ADL Concert Against Hate.

For more information, to RSVP or schedule an interview, contact Emily
Friedman, Assistant Regional Director of ADL's Washington, D.C. Regional
Office, at (202) 261-4616 or efriedman@adl.org.

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is one of the nation's premier
civil rights organizations dedicated to combating anti-Semitism, racism, and
prejudice, and securing social justice for all.

CONTACT: David Friedman, +1-202-452-8310, Emily Friedman, +1-202-452-8310,
both of ADL

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Nov. 2/

SOURCE Anti-Defamation League