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For decades, ADL has built the tools to track hate and fight back. Now we're proud to bring that expertise into @LULAC's work so anti-Latino hate can be documented with the rigor it deserves. We announced a first-of-its-kind partnership today at #LULAC2026. https://t.co/aXj28grgGS

[Jonathan Greenblatt @JGreenblattADL]

The world lost a genius last night. I lost a cherished friend. @JoshuaBaer z”l died in a plane crash that robbed the world of one of the most passionate, thoughtful and visionary people I’ve ever known.

Josh was an entrepreneur who didn’t just build businesses — he was as a pioneer who built worlds. With his bare hands, incredible brains and inexhaustible energy, he willed @CapitalFactory into existence and, in doing so, entirely reinvented the concept of a startup incubator.

Josh’s legacy is a brand new paradigm that marries tech innovation, commercial potential, and the public interest. It was a model that others around the world raced to emulate. Few if any have gotten it right.

You basically have to visit the Capital Factory to grasp its ambition and take in what it achieved but Josh essentially created a multi-stage, multi-sector, multi-function innovation laboratory that wasn’t just a launching pad for high growth businesses and a shared space for F500s to immerse themselves in startup culture and an open environment for the US military to experiment, but it arguably became the beating heart of the city of Austin itself.

Indeed, Josh was a living, breathing, indefatigable champion of the city and its potential. He was an East coast transplant with the heart of a Texan. As much as anyone, he didn’t just keep Austin weird - he made Austin special. @MichaelDell put Austin on the map. Josh Baer bolted it in place.

Josh’s incredible curiosity, irrepressible energy and insatiable love of life was infectious in the very best way. You felt electrified and hopeful just talking to him about really any tech issue. And yet, for all of his prodigious talents and breathtaking knowledge, Josh was simply a marvelous human being. He was decent, generous, kind, menschlichkeit and, maybe more than anything, loving.

He loved his city. He loved his people.
He loved all people. He loved his friends. And, more than anything, he loved his family — his amazing wife Amy and their three children.

It’s a heartbreaking loss on so many levels.
He was a friend who I will miss for the rest of my life. I feel lucky to have known him and his memory will inspire me forever.

May Josh’s memory always be a blessing and may his family be comforted with the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim.

https://t.co/7sSaIfNZO2

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

ADL Austin Regional Director Jackie Nirenberg's statement on the passing of Joshua Baer

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a screening of Ain’t No Back to a Merry‑Go‑Round, highlighting Black‑Jewish collaboration that challenged segregation at Glen Echo Amusement Park. Missed it? The film will stream virtually via AJFF from May 15–24. https://t.co/0F28SRnwc7

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

On May 8 at Austin City Hall, ADL Austin Regional Director Jackie Nirenberg spoke at the City of Austin’s first-ever Jewish American Heritage Month Kickoff - an important moment celebrating history, culture, and community. #JAHM

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

Join ADL Texas for a deep dive into the newly released data from ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. This special briefing will hone in on the state of antisemitism in our state.

Register here: https://t.co/zOOG06xReR

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

In 2025, ADL recorded 6,274 antisemitic incidents across the U.S. Incidents occurred in all 50 states and D.C. — no state was spared.

188 of those were recorded in Texas. 54 of those occurred in the Austin region.
#adlaudit #FightingHateForGood

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

Join us on May 11 for a special film screening and panel discussion.

Register here: https://t.co/8xn2O1X5O7

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

Statement from ADL Austin Regional Director Jackie Nirenberg regarding the vandalism on Congregation Beth Israel in Austin

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Statement from ADL Senior Regional Director Texas/Oklahoma Randi Sonenshein regarding the threat against a local synagogue in Houston.

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

Active Attacker Response Training for the Jewish Community

Date: Monday, April 27
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Dell Jewish Community Center

In partnership with: @shalomaustin and @FBISanAntonio

Register here: https://t.co/CPy0J8nVDl

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

Senior Regional Director ADL Texas/Oklahoma Randi Sonenshein responds to the incident on the
@TAMU campus.

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Join the Austin Jewish community as we gather to observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Register here: https://t.co/rz0FNQZbwl

@shalomaustin

[ADL @ADL]

Thank you to our partners at @LULAC for standing in solidarity with Temple Israel and the Jewish community. The fight against antisemitism is inseparable from the fight against all forms of hate. Together, we send a clear message — hate has no place in our houses of worship. https://t.co/WPsgOqqr7b

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

This week, Texas observes Holocaust Remembrance Week—a time to honor the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and reflect on the lessons of that tragedy that should inspire action against antisemitism and hate. Explore additional resources here: https://t.co/pol8vKGRep

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

Today is your last chance to give before the year ends! And guess what? Every donation made before midnight tonight will be matched 5X. Your gift supports ADL’s work protecting Jewish communities from antisemitism and hate, so let's make this moment count. https://t.co/KzakuTX1bp

[ADL Austin @ADLAustin]

In 2025, the ADL Center on Extremism analyzed more than 16 million messages for antisemitic and extremist content and issued 1,000+ alerts to law enforcement. With your support, we can monitor, expose & disrupt threats before they become tragedies. https://t.co/iMI65Rv6Yn