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Civility Project Reaches Diverse Audience

ADL’s Associate Board can be proud of a very successful Civility Project led by its Community Partnerships Committee and Programming Committee in partnership with the Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals and Lambda NextGen.   The Civility Project was facilitated by Resetting the Table. About 50 people gathered at the AZA law firm, which generously donated space for the Sunday afternoon

Behind the Scenes with Luke

Some of you might know Luke McKibben because you’ve been to our Beau and Abe Merfish No Place for Hate® Youth Summit and you’ve seen him skillfully facilitate a StepUp! assembly there. But chances are, you don’t notice Luke much, even though he’s around, because he’s a behind-the-scenes kind of guy.  In addition to being a wonderful, much-utilized A WORLD

Words to Action Facilitators Busy

Some Houston-area Jewish students are better prepared to recognize and respond to anti-Semitism, thanks to ADL’s Words to Action Program and  two dedicated Words to Action facilitators, Erica Robinson and Jenny Selber Gustafson. Jenny recently worked with 50 congregants at Congregation Beth Shalom of the Woodlands (CBSW). The group included teens and parents. CBSW’s Adult Education Chaperone, Beryl Geber, said

Message from the Board Chair

As I begin my term as chair of the ADL Southwest Region, it is daunting and exciting for me.   It is pretty easy to identify where the daunting part comes from. In the last months of 2018, at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, we were sadly witness to the deadliest attack on Jews on American soil: an attack

Post-Pittsburgh Recap

The shocking attack on Jews praying at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue reminds us of the importance and relevance of the work we do.  We have been redoubling our efforts in the fight against anti-Semitism and all other kinds of hate, and we are dedicated to preventing atrocities like the Pittsburgh attack. Here is a wrap-up of what we did