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YLP Members Hear about Work of the FBI

  About 40 members of the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL’s) Young Leaders and Professionals (YLP) group gathered in the beautiful home of Debby and Alan Stanton to hear about the FBI’s criminal investigations and outreach. Introduced by YLP co-chairs Scott Jacobson and Jessica Mason, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Carlos Barron and Special Agent Patricia Villafranca spoke to the group about

2013-2014 School Year Marks Twelfth Year of Southwest Region’s No Place for Hate®

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

High Holy Days Security Seminar Focuses on Threat Assessment, and Large Crowds

  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

Campus Leaders Visit Israel

Student leaders from 15 universities across the United States went to Israel on ADL’s Campus Leadership Mission.    Two of those students are from the University of Texas at Austin.  The trip featured visits to Christian and Jewish holy sites, and meetings with Israeli and Palestinian journalists, other students, government and military officials, diplomats and other Israelis. The young leaders went

Book by ADL Leaders Focuses on Dangers of Cyberhate

The Internet has not only changed the world, it has provided a means of instant communication, and information sharing.  But like most tools, it can be used for good or evil.  A new book by ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman and attorney and ADL National Civil Rights Committee Chair Christopher Wolf examines the scope and dangers of hate on