Houston, TX March 23, 2023 … Antisemitic incidents surged to historic levels in 2022, with a total of 73 incidents reported in ADL’s Southwest Region, an 87% increase over 2021. 46 of those incidents were in the greater Houston area. ADL (Anti-Defamation League) logged a total of 3,697 incidents reported across the United States in 2022, an increase of 36
Former El Paso City Council Member and Mayor Pro-Tem Peter Svarzbein is the new El Paso Community Engagement Manager for ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League’s) Southwest Region, which includes El Paso, Houston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. As the El Paso Community Engagement Manager, Svarzbein will facilitate ADL’s interactions with El Paso and other regional residents, law enforcement officials, media,
ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) Southwest will honor Bracewell LLP partner Warren W. Harris with its 2023 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award at noon, April 19, at the Hilton Americas Houston, 1600 Lamar Street, Houston, TX 77002. The award, named in memory of former ADL Board Chair Karen H. Susman, recognizes an outstanding member of the legal community who exhibits and
Houston, TX, October 27, 2022…..On the anniversary of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Houston Coalition Against Hate and ADL Southwest stand together with the Jewish community, and in the strongest terms condemn antisemitism, racism, and bigotry. Our friends and families in the global Jewish community are fearful and hurting. Elie Wiesel said, “The opposite of
ADL Southwest is deeply saddened by the passing of Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, a longtime friend of ADL, and a tireless advocate for civil and human rights. Archbishop Fiorenza marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1965 in Selma, Alabama, and from that moment on, he never stopped marching toward love and challenging hate. He was an original member of
