Ariella Loewenstein is the Deputy Regional Director for ADL Los Angeles. ADL is a leading  anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of  antisemitism and bigotry, its timeless mission is to protect the Jewish people and to  secure justice and fair treatment for all. Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of hate  with the same vigor and passion. ADL is the first call when acts of antisemitism occur. A  global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education, and fighting hate  online, ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias,  discrimination or hate. 

As Deputy Regional Director, Ms. Loewenstein serves as deputy to the Regional Director  in the administration of the office including office management, staff development and  supervision, and oversees communications with various constituencies. She assists in  planning, developing and implementing advocacy initiatives, program activities, and  services in the community to advance ADL’s mission within the region. She is also one  of ADL’s Regional Operations Law Enforcement contacts, maintaining relationships with  key Law Enforcement professionals and providing training seminars on domestic  terrorism, extremism and hate crimes. 

She has been with the League since November 2005. Prior to coming to ADL, she  worked in the Jewish community for five years at the Jewish Free Loan Association as a  program coordinator and loan analyst. 

Ms. Loewenstein has a master’s degree in Public Policy from USC and a bachelor’s  degree in Political Science/International Relations. She also received her certificate of  mediation from the Center for Conflict Resolution at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.  Ms. Loewenstein is a graduate of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and  Explosive (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Citizens’ Academies, and  is a FBI Infragard Infrastructure Liaison Officer (ILO). In 2017, she was recognized for her  professional excellence by being awarded ADL’s prestigious Senn/Greenberg Award.