From the Frontlines: An Inside Look at the National ADL Response to the Colleyville Hostage Crisis

"From the Frontlines" is an ADL podcast. It is hosted by ADL New York/New Jersey Director Scott Richman and focuses on ADL's efforts to fight antisemitism and hate in the United States and around the world. The story of what happened when hostage taker Malik Akram held Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and others hostage for 11 hours on January 15, 2022 at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas is now known. What is not so well known is the inside story of ADL's role and how it responded to this crisis. Greg Ehrie, ADL's Vice President for Law Enforcement and Analysis, was the first person notified that Shabbat morning, and on this podcast, he describes what happened from that moment on. This is part one of a two-part series on ADL's response to the hostage crisis. For more analysis and resources from ADL on the hostage crisis, visit https://www.adl.org/analysis-resources-hostage-situation-at-congregation-beth-israel-synagogue-in-colleyville-tx. This podcast originally aired as a radio show on WVOX 1460 AM.