El Pasoans Gather to Remember Walmart Shooting, Move Forward with Purpose
A diverse audience of El Pasoans gathered at their city’s Plaza Theatre August 1 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart on August 3, 2019 that left 23 dead and 22 wounded. “Remembering August 3: Memory, Trauma & Extremism,” brought people from all walks of life, each one affected by what happened on thatThree Educators Receive 2024 Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award
ADL Southwest recognized three Houston-area educators with the 2024 Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award at its May 22 board meeting. Recipients included Tanglewood Middle School Theater Director Nikki Andrews, Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School Counselor Donna Bolden, and Rhodes School for the Performing Arts Counselor LaTonya White. They were selected based on their years of service as aGregg Costa, Shawn Raymond, Neal Manne
Shawn Raymond Receives 2024 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award
More than 860 people saw Shawn Raymond of leading trial law firm Susman Godfrey LLP receive the ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League’s) Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award at the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award Luncheon April 18. As of the 18th, the luncheon had raised $878,000 for ADL’s Southwest Region. ADL Southwest presents this award annually to an outstanding member of theAntisemitic 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.NEWS
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 Staff, Board Members Meet With Elected Officials
ADL Southwest met with three elected officials in August, making it a busy and productive month of providing policymakers with information about what we do and our resources. Board members Alan Bernstein, Steve Finkelman, Sue Hauenstein, Evan Mintz, Ian Scharfman, Michael Trevino, Josh Zwickl and Glass Leadership Institute Alum Marina
El Pasoans Gather to Remember Walmart Shooting, Move Forward with Purpose
A diverse audience of El Pasoans gathered at their city’s Plaza Theatre August 1 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart on August 3, 2019 that left 23 dead and 22 wounded. “Remembering August 3: Memory, Trauma & Extremism,” brought people from all walks of life, each one affected by what happened on that