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Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award Recipients Celebrated At No Place for Hate® Luncheon

Three Houston-area educators received accolades and the Walter Kase Teacher Excellence Award at ADL’s No Place for Hate® luncheon.   The Award, named after revered Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, is presented annually to three educators for their outstanding efforts to create a school atmosphere that promotes respect for and understanding of diversity. Recipients of the Award included English Teacher Mary Catherine

Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Luncheon Big Success

ADL’s 2016 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Luncheon was a touching, inspiring event that raised  $471,390 as of the luncheon date and communicated ADL’s message to 600 people.  The luncheon included a tribute to honoree Harry Reasoner of Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. by Professor of Law Emeritus and Emeritus President of the University of California, former Chancellor of the University of

ADL Receives 2015 NAACP Presidential Award

ADL Receives 2015 NAACP Presidential Award The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was presented the National Association of Colored People’s (NAACP’s) Presidential Award at the Houston chapter’s 97th Annual Freedom Fund Advocacy and Awards Gala: “Pursuing Liberty in the Face of Injustice” on October 30.   The award was accepted by ADL National Chair Marvin D. Nathan.   He told the crowd: “Our organizations

No Place for Hate® Registration Underway

Registration has begun for participation in the Southwest Region’s No Place for Hate® Initiative for the 2015-2016 school year.   This marks the 15th year of the Initiative in the region, which provides educators and students with the resources to ensure that anti-bias and diversity education are an integral part of the school curriculum. No Place for Hate® also helps to create

Kase Luncheon a Fitting Tribute to Local Hero and Dedicated Educators

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