ADL’s Southwest Region responded immediately and continues to work with victims of two separate graffiti incidents in San Antonio, targeting synagogues, homes, and cars.   Residents of a northwest San Antonio neighborhood surrounding Congregation Rodfei Sholom woke up August 12 to racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on cars, houses, and the campus of the synagogue.  The vandalism also included a rock

September 9 marked the first meeting of the newly formed ADL Associate Board. The Associate Board is a platform for exemplary young leaders and professionals to stay connected to ADL in a meaningful way. The meeting was led by Associate Board co-chairs Nicole Soussan and Allison Wilden. Southwest Regional Board Chair Ian Scharfman was present to welcome and thank the

As we move into the new year, please accept our wishes for a healthy, happy new year full of sweetness, respect and love, and devoid of trouble, hate and floodwaters!   Events of the past year remind us just how vital the Anti-Defamation League, the work we do together and the work you support so generously is of utmost importance. We

Nearly 30 summer associates from ten law firms began the Summer Associates Research Project (SARP) with a kickoff breakfast headlined by Jean and Jerry Moore Southwest Civil Rights Counsel Cheryl Drazin.   Cheryl spoke about the history of ADL, the importance of its work in general, and the significance of the work the summer associates would be doing. “I wanted them

More than 300 people attended the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL’s) 2015 Walter Kase Teacher Excellence Awards luncheon, which honored three Region IV educators for their outstanding efforts to create a school atmosphere that promotes respect for and understanding of diversity.  The event also remembered its namesake, beloved speaker and Houston Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, who passed away earlier this year. ADL