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South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival at the Paramount Theatre on March 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images.
SXSW festival bars US Army as sponsor after ‘careful consideration,’ anti-Israel pressure
"It's up to private companies, private organizations to make their own decisions," a Pentagon spokeswoman said.
JNS Staff
July 1, 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during CPAC Texas 2022 conference at Hilton Anatole on Aug. 4, 2022. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.
‘Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas. Period,’ governor says
“These protesters belong in jail,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. “Students joining in hate-filled, antisemitic protests at any public college or university in Texas should be expelled.”
April 25, 2024
SXSW sign at the Austin Convention Center in Texas, March 10, 2024. Credit: GSPhotography/Shutterstock.
Bands hit sour note on SXSW festival, bailing over army sponsorship
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in response: “Bye. Don’t come back.”
March 14, 2024
Austin firefighters at Congregation Beth Israel on Oct. 31, 2021. Source: Twitter.
Austin synagogue arsonist pleads guilty to hate crime
Franklin Sechriest was caught on video carrying toilet paper and a five-gallon container before running away after the blaze began.
April 11, 2023
Israeli-American Council board chairman Naty Saidoff (left) with Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) at the 2021 IAC National Summit in Hollywood, Fla., December 2021. Photo by Noam Galai.
Israeli Americans emerge as a political force at IAC’s 8th National Summit in Austin 
“When we join forces with our North American cousins, there is nothing we can’t achieve!” Israeli American Council chairman tells more than 3,000 attendees.
Bradley Martin
Jan. 24, 2023
An academic building at the University of Texas at Austin. Credit: Blanscape/Shutterstock.
Jewish students petition UT Austin council to reject measure targeting IHRA definition
Jacob Baime, Israel on Campus CEO, told JNS that the Jewish community “is tired of trying to explain and justify what does and does not constitute hate and discrimination towards Jews.”
Sean Savage
Feb. 11, 2022
Journal entry found in the car of Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, who is facing federal charges for setting a fire outside a synagogue in Austin, Texas. Source: Screenshot.
Teen accused of setting fire outside Austin synagogue faces federal arson charges
Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Nov. 16, 2021
Several hundred people gathered on the steps of the Texas State Capitol in Austin to show their support for the Jewish community and help spread kindness in the wake of a string of anti-Semitic incidents in the city, Nov. 14, 2021. Source: Screenshot.
Austin rally draws hundreds to support Jewish community in wake of vandalism, arson
Rabbi Neil Blumofe of Congregation Agudas Achim said the program was “upbeat” and “positive,” and drew a connection in his remarks to the upcoming Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Faygie Holt
Nov. 16, 2021
Photo of the man suspected of setting a fire at Congregation Beth Israel in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 31, 2021. Credit: Austin Fire Department.
Teen arrested in connection to arson at Austin synagogue
Franklin Barrett Sechreist of San Marcos, Texas, was seen on video carrying a gas canister outside of Congregation Beth Israel.
Nov. 12, 2021