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Antisemitic Incidents Increase 45% in Southern Region of Texas in 2023
Driven in part by a massive spike in antisemitic incidents after the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel and the ongoing war in Gaza, the Jewish community in south Texas and the United States experienced an unprecedented increase in antisemitic incidents. ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) released the 2023 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents today and the data is staggering. ADL Southwest recorded
Coalition for Mutual Respect Statement Regarding Firebombing of Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Centre in New Caney, Texas
The Coalition for Mutual Respect (CMR) was established by the ADL nearly 30 years ago with founding members the Reverend William A. Lawson, the late Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza and Rabbi Samuel E. Karff, of blessed memory, along with community leaders, including the late Jack Blanton and Richard Johnson. The CMR has grown and currently consists of 38 spiritual and
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Antisemitic Incident Data Breaks All Previous Records
The massive spike in antisemitic incidents following the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel continued, with totals again exceeding any annual tally tracked by ADL. This is the fourth year in a row that antisemitic incidents broke the previous all-time high.
Siblings Macey Reasoner Stokes and Barrett H. Reasoner Receive the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award
Siblings Macey Reasoner Stokes of Baker Botts L.L.P., and her brother Barrett H. Reasoner of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, received ADL’s Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award at the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award Luncheon earlier this month. More than 700 people attended the luncheon, which raised more than $600,000 for ADL (Anti-Defamation League.) ADL Southwest presents this award annually to