Forty members of Houston’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community, and Houston’s Jewish community gathered at Kenny and Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen May 29 to break bread together, learn more about each other, and celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Participants enjoyed tasty deli food, discussed their heritages and how that
On Tuesday, May 21, ADL’s Central Division virtually lobbied members of Congress. Southwest Region advocates met with Sen. John Cornyn. The agenda included a review of ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, which recorded an unprecedented rise in antisemitism and requests to: Co-sponsor and support S.4091, the Countering Antisemitism Act Co-sponsor and support S.3580, the Protecting Students on Campus Act Support additional
Members of ADL Southwest’s 2023-2024 Glass Leadership Institute (GLI) graduated the same way they approached their time in GLI: with enthusiasm. Ten members of the class gathered together at a restaurant in Bellaire, Texas to celebrate what they had learned over their nine months in the program, and to talk about how they wanted to continue with ADL going forward.
ADL’s National Chair Ben Sax met with local movers and shakers, spoke about ADL’s work at an insider briefing, met with Southwest Regional staff and spoke at the agency’s May board meeting during a late-May three-day visit to Houston. Sax’s schedule included meetings with some well-known Houston citizens, inluding former Southwest Region Board Chairs and others. His packed itinerary also
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 a
