Over 100 people attended Power Forward: Women Changing the Game, a partnership of ADL Southwest’s Women’s Initiative and the Houston Rockets to commemorate International Women’s Day. The informative, inspirational event on March 7 at the Rockets/Nets game included a lively panel discussion before the game and the opportunity to enjoy the game from the Sire Spirits Social Club at the

This article is by Cheryl Lipshutz, 2023 Southwest Regional Board Chair and a longtime ADL Board Member. I went to see the play Parade on Broadway February 21, which was opening night of previews. I was seeing it with my daughter-in-law because it was an important story–the story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man whose false conviction and lynching inspired the

  “We pursue justice in this country, but I don’t think we can realistically say we caught it.” That was just one of the memorable and profound observations by CNN legal analyst and CNN Tonight host Laura Coates, as she spoke to an appreciative crowd of admirers at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church March 2. The event was created by former

Amid the highest level of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. ever tracked by ADL and alarming growth in antisemitic attitudes, ADL has launched #LearnToNeverForget in support of improving and expanding Holocaust education across the U.S. Together, we must say “never forget” and “never again.”

Houston leader and community activist Ellen Cohen received the ADL Southwest Region’s Milton S. Popkin Award at ADL’s January board meeting, in recognition of her many years of public service, non-profit work and dedication to making the world a better place. Recipients of the award are selected by past ADL Southwest Regional Board Chairs in recognition of their unique contributions