Adela Cojab
Legal Advocate, National
Jewish Advocacy Center
Adela Cojab Moadeb is a legal advocate, media contributor, and social media activist focused on protecting Jewish civil rights and addressing antisemitism. Known for filing a 2019 Title VI complaint against NYU for neglecting its Jewish community’s safety, her case contributed to the Executive Order on Combatting Antisemitism and laid the groundwork for subsequent Title VI cases.
As a legal fellow at the National Jewish Advocacy Center, Adela manages cases defending Jewish civil rights. In addition to her legal work, Adela has served as a commentator on major news networks including Fox, Telemundo, and Univision. Adela cohosted the interfaith podcast Americanish: Daughters of Diaspora and currently hosts OpenDoc Media's daily YouTube show, Today Unpacked.
Adela earned her J.D. from Yeshiva University’s Cardozo School of Law and a B.A. from NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, specializing in Middle Eastern Diaspora Structures. A recent law graduate, she is awaiting admission to the New York Bar.