Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice

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Lantos Foundation President Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett joins fellow former United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairs and Ambassadors at Large for IRF in urging President Xi to follow through on recent conversations with President Trump and release imprisoned Pastor Jin Mingri. They write, "It is a complex task to build stability in a shifting world, but your decision to release Pastor Jin may be one important step towards that goal."

Read the full letter:

Open Letter to President Xi Jinping: Former Ambassadors at Large for International Religious Freedom, USCIRF Chairs Call for Release of Pastor Jin Mingri — Lantos Foundation Dear President Xi, As a group bound by our shared commitment to protecting and advancing the fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief, we urge you to follow through on your recent conversations with President Donald Trump and release Pastor Jin Mingri, who has been detained for more than

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. The USC Shoah Foundation has shared an excerpt from the testimony of our namesake, Congressman Tom Lantos, where he speaks about his special relationship with America. Tom came to this country after surviving the Holocaust and often spoke of his love for his adopted homeland. Watch it here:

What Testimony Teaches Us About Heritage and Identity This Month In May, Americans commemorate both Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. For families, educators, and communities, the USC Shoah Foundation’s testimony collection offers a powerful resource for commemoration—demonstrating how personal narratives d...

The Lantos Foundation is delighted to announce the winners of the annual Activist Artist Scholarship competition! Read more about the eight New Hampshire high school seniors who will receive a total of $15,000 in scholarships based on their submissions, which included essays and original artwork: https://www.lantosfoundation.org/news/2026/5/7/86lt4eh76jysb9v97wh0xppz8w2bqi

Today we remember ADL national director emeritus Abe Foxman and honor his legacy. Foxman, like our namesake Tom Lantos, was a survivor of the Holocaust and a fearless, tireless fighter for a world free of antisemitism. His vigilance and valor in this fight were remarkable and essential. As the world faces a horrifying resurgence of open hatred toward the Jewish people, Foxman’s lifetime of fighting prejudice and persecution should inspire us all to redouble our own efforts to defend our shared civilizational values of equality, dignity and fundamental human rights for all. May his memory be a blessing.

ADL Mourns the Passing of National Director Emeritus Abraham H. Foxman New York, NY, May 10, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) deeply mourns the loss of our longtime national director, Abraham H. Foxman. Born in 1940, Abe survived the Holocaust after he was entrusted to his Polish Catholic nanny, who had him baptized as a Catholic to hide his Jewish identity. H...