Attorney, Former ADL Board Chair and longtime ADL Board Member Mark Finkelstein received the Southwest Region’s Centennial  Milton S. Popkin Award at the region’s October board meeting, amidst high praise from friends, colleagues, and family. The Popkin Award recognizes individuals and institutions who have made a unique contribution toward furthering the mission of ADL, and toward translating our country’s ideals

The deadline for schools to send No Place for Hate® Commitment, Coalition and Intent forms is October 15, but already, as of October 7, more than 60 schools have sent in their forms and declared their intent to become No Place for Hate®. The program continues to grow yearly, and the Southwest Region anticipates even more schools will apply to

About 80 people attended “The Human Face of the Immigration Debate,” presented by ADL and the South Texas College of Law/Houston.  The event featured ADL’s Assistant Legal Affairs Director, Lauren Jones, as well as Assistant Harris County District Attorney Ann Johnson, South Texas College of Law Associate Professor Scott Rempell, and was moderated by Naomi Bang, Director of the Asylum

As the 2013-2014 school year begins, so does the 12thyear of the Southwest Region’s No Place for Hate® campaign, which provides tools an guidance for K-12 schools that want to build an atmosphere of respect and appreciation for diversity on their campuses.  The initiative began in 2001 with 10 schools.  It has grown to more than 500 schools in ADL’s

  Thirty representatives of Houston-area Jewish institutions attended ADL’s 2013 High Holy Days Security Seminar hosted by United Orthodox Synagogues and featuring Houston Police Sergeant Brad Rudolph and Harris County Sheriff’s Office Captain Paul Cordova.  The seminar began with a comprehensive presentation by Sgt. Rudolph on recognizing impending threats by assessing situations and behaviors.  Sgt. Rudolph showed how numerous violent