Audit of Antisemitic Incidents: Year in Review 2019
In 2019, ADL recorded 2,107 antisemitic incidents in the United States, the largest number since tracking began in 1979. Read the report to get the full story.ADL Women’s Initiative Women’s Summit 2020 A Slam Dunk
ADL’s Women’s Initiative Summit on International Women’s Day, March 8, featured six powerful female panelists, a skilled moderator, and an attentive audience of 200 participants, including students from several area high schools and the Boys and Girls Clubs. ADL’s Women’s Initiative Summit on International Women’s Day, March 8, featured six powerful female panelists, a skilled moderator, and an attentive audience2020 Houston in Concert Against Hate: The Magic of ADL
Help ADL make hate disappear by joining us at Houston in Concert Against Hate: The Magic of ADL, featuring NBC’s America’s Got Talent-Winning Magician Mat Franco. The doors of Revention Music Center open to the general public at 7:30 p.m. April 30. For more information, e-mail Bailey Player.From Hate to Hope Features Holocaust Survivor and Grandmother of Dancing Star
The first lecture in ADL’s From Hate to Hope series featured Vera Levitskaya, the grandmother of Dancing with the Stars’ Dmitry Chaplin, who told her story of surviving a mass execution in Ukraine during the Holocaust. Vera was only 11 years old when she was marched by Nazis to a massive pit outside her shtetl of Hashevatoe. The Nazis had2019 No Place for Hate® Luncheon Honors Educators and Walter Kase
On December 5, more than 200 people attended the ADL Southwest Region’s 2019 No Place for Hate® luncheon honoring three area school counselors with the Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award. Pine Shadows Elementary School Counselor Judy Birdsong, Deer Park Junior High School Counselor Kimeya Courts-Chapman, and James Bowie Middle School Counselor Debbie Zubia received the Award for their work toNEWS
Antisemitic Incidents Increase 20 Percent in ADL’s Southwest Region
ADL annual report found more than 2,100 acts of antisemitic hate; 56 percent increase in assaults, four fatalities Houston, TX May 12, 2020 … The American Jewish community experienced the highest level of antisemitic incidents last year since tracking began in 1979, with more than 2,100 acts of assault, vandalism and harassment reported across the United States, according to new
ADL Thanks Mayor Ron Nirenberg and San Antonio City Council For Anti-Hate Resolution
ADL thanks Mayor Ron Nirenberg and San Antonio City Council members for passing a resolution denouncing hate and calling on all residents to treat each other with respect. The unanimous resolution, prompted by a rise in anti-Asian hate, antisemitism, racism and discrimination, notes that hate incidents and crimes are rising as Asian and Pacific Americans, Jews, Muslims and immigrants are
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Audit of Antisemitic Incidents: Year in Review 2019
In 2019, ADL recorded 2,107 antisemitic incidents in the United States, the largest number since tracking began in 1979. Read the report to get the full story.
ADL Regional Director Interviewed As Everday Hero by San Antonio City Council Member
ADL Southwest Regional Director Mark Toubin was interviewed by San Antonio City Council Member Manny Palaez as part of an interview series the council member does entitled “Everyday Heroes.” Of the interview, Toubin said: “Many thanks to San Antonio City Councilman Manny Pelaez for having me on his Everyday Heroes Facebook program. Appreciation as well for his support of the
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2020 Houston in Concert Against Hate: The Magic of ADL
Help ADL make hate disappear by joining us at Houston in Concert Against Hate: The Magic of ADL, featuring NBC’s America’s Got Talent-Winning Magician Mat Franco. The doors of Revention Music Center open to the general public at 7:30 p.m. April 30. For more information, e-mail Bailey Player.
ADL Women’s Initiative: International Women’s Day
Join ADL’s Women’s Initiative for a Houston Rockets Game, networking and panel discussion about the power of women on International Women’s Day. We are excited to gather leaders from our diverse community to recognize women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality. 3:30-4:00 p.m.: Registration and Networking 4:00-5:45 p.m.: International Women’s Day Summit Speakers: Laurel D’Antoni, Amber