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
A diverse audience of El Pasoans gathered at their city’s Plaza Theatre August 1 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart on August 3, 2019 that left 23 dead and 22 wounded. “Remembering August 3: Memory, Trauma & Extremism,” brought people from all walks of life, each one affected by what happened on that
Houston Congregation Or Ami became one of the most recent participants in ADL’s Kulanu program by starting the effort with a Words to Action session. The session helped students and adults learn how to recognize and respond to antisemitism. Kulanu, which means “all of us” in Hebrew, is a program dedicated to empowering congregations to address antisemitism and hate in
This is an Op-Ed by Peter Svarzbein, the El Paso Community Engagement Manager of ADL’s Southwest Region. Nearly five years after 23 people were senselessly murdered and 22 more were injured by a domestic terrorist at an El Paso Walmart, we are no closer to understanding the depravity of hate and xenophobia that fueled the attack. As one of the
A diverse group of young leaders attended ADL’s Glass Leadership Institute (GLI) Social and Pride Celebration June 25 at Houston’s Koffeteria. GLI brings young adults ages 25-45 together numerous times over the course of a year for educational sessions on ADL’s work, resources, and opportunities for involvement. Participants networked, noshed on delicious food created by Vanaran Kuch, the celebrity chef
