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Siblings Macey Reasoner Stokes and Barrett H. Reasoner Receive the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award

Siblings Macey Reasoner Stokes of Baker Botts L.L.P., and her brother Barrett H. Reasoner of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, received ADL’s Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award at the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award Luncheon earlier this month.  More than 700 people attended the luncheon, which raised more than $600,000 for ADL (Anti-Defamation League.) ADL Southwest presents this award annually to

2025 Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award Recipients Selected

ADL Southwest will officially honor three Houston-area educators with the 2025 Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award at 11:00 am, May 8 at Holocaust Museum Houston. Recipients include Rabbi Laura Sheinkopf, Director of Jewish Life and Upper School Judaic Studies at The Emery/Weiner School; Michael J. Curl, Principal of Kingwood Middle School in the Humble Independent School District; and Kim Jackson,

ADL Southwest Region Vice Chair Receives Daniel R. Ginsberg Award

ADL Southwest Region Board Member and Vice Chair Joel Gluskin received the Daniel R. Ginsberg Award from ADL at the agency’s National Leadership Summit on March 2 in New York. The award recognizes outstanding young professionals for their leadership in the fight against anti-Semitism, racism and all forms of prejudice. Gluskin has been a passionate, active participant in ADL’s Southwest

ADL Staff, Board Members Meet With Elected Officials

                    ADL Southwest met with three elected officials in August, making it a busy and productive month of providing policymakers with information about what we do and our resources. Board members Alan Bernstein, Steve Finkelman, Sue Hauenstein, Evan Mintz, Ian Scharfman, Michael Trevino, Josh Zwickl and Glass Leadership Institute Alum Marina