Richard Foltin

Executive Director, AAJLJ; Fellow for Religious Freedom, Freedom Forum; former AJC Nat'l & Legislative Affairs Director. Views are my own.

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

@willienile Willie, I'm so sorry for your loss. It was a great joy to read your postings about your father. To the end of his long days, "his eye had not grown bleary and his vitality had not fled." May your father's memory be a blessing.

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

I'm quoted in an article posted yesterday by @educationweek on how schools are responding to the need to respect observance of religious holidays in an increasingly diverse society. #religiousfreedom #education @1stforall https://t.co/ndpTfdES7N

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

I am pleased to share my overview of "Faith, Science and the First Amendment: What to Know About Religious Beliefs in the Classroom," recently posted on the Freedom Forum's website. @1stForAll #religiousfreedom #churchstate

https://t.co/uTnQVgDNPD

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

I am greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Prof. Marshall Breger. Marshall was marked by his sharp intellect, his commitment to dialogue and interfaith relations, and his refusal to be bound by political orthodoxies. May his memory be for a blessing. https://t.co/9lNC1PYRfO

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

It's not too late to register for Thursday evening's virtual ABA/CRSJ celebration. Tickets are complimentary (but gifts in support of CRSJ are, of course, welcome).

[ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice @ABA_CRSJ]

Excited to announce Maya D. Wiley as the ABA CRSJ 2025 Thurgood Marshall Award recipient! 🎉 Join us virtually on July 31, 2025! 🎟️Register for tickets HERE ➡️ https://t.co/Cn1zrTKFp8

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

@beardown_zona @azcentral @SCOTUS_f This is a land exchange with a private company that was approved by Congress about ten years ago. Once final administrative hurdles are cleared, absent a last-minute intervention, the way will be open to destruction of these sacred lands.

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

I'm quoted in @azcentral on @SCOTUS_f refusal to hear a challenge to development of a copper mine that would destroy one of the Apache people's most sacred sites. #religiousfreedom #sacredsites https://t.co/oSiVgs2AZv

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists - #AAJLJ applauds Supreme Court decision upholding ability of victims of terrorism to sue PLO. https://t.co/pbXztev95q

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

Harvard alumna or alumnus? This is the last day to vote for 2025 Elected Directors of the Harvard Alumni Association. Please consider voting for Allison Pillinger Choi @APC4HAA, who is committed to fostering academic freedom, viewpoint diversity & civil discourse.

[Allison Pillinger Choi @APC4HAA]

Excited and honored to announce I've been nominated to run on the 2025 Elected Director slate for the Harvard Alumni Association!
The HAA board aims to foster community engagement among alumni around the world. Elections begin April 1 through May 14.
https://t.co/Xt81pjgm5N

[Joe Roberts @Joe_Roberts01]

What if your government told you:
“You can leave—but only if you give up your citizenship, take just $140, carry one suitcase, and leave your entire life behind.”

It’s not a dystopian novel. It’s what happened to Iraq’s Jews 75 years ago today.

A thread 🧵

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

A wise -- and unfortunately timely -- thread by @davidfrum on the occasion of #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

In the minds of many, Jews are a problem. They were supposed to be replaced by Christianity, or by Islam, or by nationalism, or by socialism - and yet they keep lingering on, refusing to accept the message that history is done with them and it's time for them to be gone.

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

@EylonALevy "Another such victory and I am undone."

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

It is my honor to have this opportunity to celebrate the life and work of my friend, colleague and mentor @rabbisaperstein

[ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice @ABA_CRSJ]

In "A Rabbi for All People," Richard T. Foltin (@rfoltin) celebrates Rabbi David Saperstein’s lifelong dedication to social justice, religious freedom, and human rights.

Read the article HERE https://t.co/Ip2F9q9CwB

[The International Association of Jewish Lawyers @ijl_jewish]

Join IJL and AAJLJ for an in-depth discussion with two world-renowned international legal experts:
Prof. Irwin Cotler and Prof. Yuval Shany

We’ll discuss the recent ICC decisions, the arrest warrants issued, Israel’s appeal, and critical questions about the Court’s legitimacy and effectiveness challenges.

🗓 Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
⏰ Time: 18:00 (Israel Time)

👉 Learn more and register here https://t.co/yWUOao0GB1
🌍 Join IJL in the fight against antisemitism and for human rights: https://t.co/JpYHQdE7xB

@IrwinCotler

[FDD @FDD]

🚨WATCH: Opening statement of FDD’s @rich_goldberg during today’s House Foreign Affairs joint subcommittee hearing on @UNRWA:

"UNRWA is a horror show that is decades in the making, co-produced by the United States taxpayer... October 7 is the logical conclusion of UNRWA. It of course what they have been training generations to do with the resources we have provided…”

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

for two decades your peacekeepers failed their one job and allowed hezbollah to turn southern lebanon into an arsenal of terror with tens of thousands of missiles hidden in homes and firing them at israeli cities and towns and only now that israel is disarming them you cry out

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

And your point is how unbelievable it is that this former Congressman who should know better is spreading a ridiculous conspiracy theory that Israel somehow instigated the rocket attacks on Israeli citizens that Hezbollah started on October 8?

[Laura Rozen @lrozen]

former (Jewish, Democratic) member of Congress

[Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance @HarvardJews]

From the stage of our summit at Harvard today!

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

Nothing less than a call for a "war against the Jews" --Protesters at Baruch College call to ‘bring the war home’ at rally targeting campus Hillel https://t.co/YykWvgmHHM via @JTAnews

[Richard Foltin @rfoltin]

@MeiravEShahar @AmbMeron @IsraelinGeneva @ODA_Geneva @MelanieRegimbal @MichalMaayan @IsraelMFA Kol ha'kavod @AmbMeron!