ADL Southwest Region Vice Chair Receives Daniel R. Ginsberg Award
ADL Southwest Region Board Member and Vice Chair Joel Gluskin received the Daniel R. Ginsberg Award from ADL at the agency’s National Leadership Summit on March 2 in New York. The award recognizes outstanding young professionals for their leadership in the fight against anti-Semitism, racism and all forms of prejudice. Gluskin has been a passionate, active participant in ADL’s SouthwestMacey Reasoner Stokes and Barrett H. Reasoner
Siblings Macey Reasoner Stokes and Barrett H. Reasoner to Receive the 2025 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award
For the first time ever, siblings will receive ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League’s) Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award. ADL’s Southwest Region will recognize Macey Reasoner Stokes of Baker Botts L.L.P., and her brother Barrett H. Reasoner of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, with the award at the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award Luncheon April 1, 2025 at the Hilton Americas Houston, 1600 LamarAntisemitic 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 recordedColleges are Failing to Fight Antisemitism on Their Campuses
In a time of incredible volatility on college campuses, ADL’s Campus Antisemitism Report CardTM is a new comprehensive tool that evaluates antisemitism on college and university campuses. Find out how schools are responding to and combatting antisemitism and protecting Jewish students.2023 Beau and Abe Merfish No Place for Hate® Youth Summit Brings Students Together to Learn About and Celebrate Neurodiversity
On November 2, more than 260 students from 11 Houston-area No Place for Hate® schools met at the flagship location of the Houston Public Library in downtown Houston to celebrate neurodiversity at ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League’s) 2023 Beau and Abe Merfish No Place for Hate® Youth Summit. This year’s Summit, entitled “Welcoming Differences,” focused on middle school students and educators, and wasNEWS
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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ADL Southwest Region Vice Chair Receives Daniel R. Ginsberg Award
ADL Southwest Region Board Member and Vice Chair Joel Gluskin received the Daniel R. Ginsberg Award from ADL at the agency’s National Leadership Summit on March 2 in New York. The award recognizes outstanding young professionals for their leadership in the fight against anti-Semitism, racism and all forms of prejudice. Gluskin has been a passionate, active participant in ADL’s Southwest
ADL Donor Spotlight: Southwest Region Rock Star George Stark
George Stark has been a distinguished member of ADL’s board and a dedicated donor to ADL for many years. We asked him to tell us about himself, because we figured there was a lot about him we didn’t know, and boy, was there! This is just part of George’s story, as told to us by him. I was born in