The Southwest Region’s September board meeting was devoted to the work of the International Affairs Committee and reports on anti-Semitism in Europe.  International Affairs Committee Chair Ian Scharfman outlined the work being done by ADL’s International Affairs Department based in New York, and by dedicated local lay leaders at home.  Ian referenced visits with local consular representatives, including those from

Interim Southwest Region Director Gail Glasser and leaders of ADL’s International Affairs Committee met July 15 with Alicia Kerber-Palma, the new Consul General of Mexico posted to Houston.  Mme. Kerber-Palma, whose most recent posts included Philadelphia and Kansas City, was very familiar with ADL and the work we do.  International Affairs Committee Chair Ian Scharman, International Affairs Committee Member Judith

On July 9, attorneys and interested community leaders gathered across the region to view the livestream presentation of ADL’s 2019 Supreme Court Review.  ADL Southwest thanks Mark Trachtenberg and Haynes and Boone, Vinson  & Elkins, Blank Rome, Nathan Sommers Jacobs for livestreaming the event in the Houston area as well as Jeff Wurzburg and Norton Rose Fulbright in San Antonio. 

As an agency that supports inclusiveness, justice and fair treatment for all, ADL has always supported the United States being a refuge for immigrants and having humane immigration policies. Conditions that many immigrants and refugees find themselves in now are inhumane and cruel.  ADL continues to call for oversight of detention facilities and alternatives to detention, reunification of families, and

In 2018, ADL recorded 1,879 anti-Semitic incidents in the United States. White supremacists stepped up their activities, and the number of incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism remained at near-historic levels. Read the report to get the full story.