StandWithUs Selects Emerson Fellows and Leventhal Interns

Jewish Link By JLNJ Staff | August 25, 2022 The StandWithUs 2022-23 Kenneth Leventhal High School Interns in New Jersey are Abigail Kushman, Tenafly High School; Ellie Weisberg, Frisch School; Gabriel Silverstein, Princeton High School; Rebecca Sclove, Princeton Day School; Raimee Schanzer, Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School For Girls; Sara Cole, Cherry Hill High School West; […]

Letter to Penguin about Aya Ghanameh

August 29, 2022 Via Email: vikingpublicity@us.penguingroup.com; socialimpact@penguinrandomhouse.com; Re: Alleged Violations of Company Policy by Penguin-affiliated Author Aya Ghanameh Dear Esteemed Members of Viking and Penguin Random House, We write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit organization dedicated to fighting antisemitism and educating the public about Israel. It has come to our attention that Aya […]

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Combating Antisemitism Is Crucial to the Academic Integrity of Our Nation’s Campuses

By Carly F. Gammill AUGUST 23, 2022 The Algemeiner The Old Main building at Wayne State University. Photo: Screenshot. As students return to college campuses this fall, new opportunities create excitement and optimistic nervousness. Unfortunately, an unwelcome source of anxiety also exists: growing antisemitism, including anti-Zionism, which repackages historic antisemitic tropes and tactics to target […]

Amnesty, French BDS movement to hold ‘Israeli apartheid’ talk at annual music festival

An event in early September billed as a meeting/debate on Facebook is being accused of having “more dubious ideological undertakings.” By DMITRIY SHAPIRO AUGUST 23, 2022 Jewish News Syndicate Fête de l’Humanité music festival in France, September 2017. Credit: Pamputt via Wikimedia Commons. France’s BDS movement and the French branch of Amnesty International are raising […]

Combating antisemitism, delegitimization on social media – do we stand a chance?

We will continue to be a leader in the battle for accuracy and fairness, the fight against antisemitism, and the mission of inspiring millions every week about Israel. By NOAM KOREN AUGUST 22, 2022 The Jerusalem Post The struggle against the abundance of lies targeting Israel, as well as antisemitic tropes on social media platforms, […]

Groups tied to terror: UN agency accepted $50 million from Union of Good – opinion

The Union of Good is an umbrella fundraising organization of charities and was designated as a terrorist organization by the US Treasury. By JORDAN COPE AUGUST 24, 2022 The Jerusalem Post Terrorism and human rights are simply irreconcilable. Despite purporting to champion human rights, the United Nations has nevertheless been at the center of numerous […]

Combating Antisemitism Is Crucial to the Academic Integrity of Our Nation’s Campuses

By: Carly F. Gammill, Founding Director of the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism and Counsel for Litigation Strategy in the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department. Published in The Algemeiner August 23, 2022 As students return to college campuses this fall, new opportunities create excitement and optimistic nervousness. Unfortunately, an unwelcome source of anxiety also exists: growing […]

StandWithUs Stands against Hindu-Phobia

Queens, New York — August 24, 2022 Avi Posnick, Executive Director of StandWithUs Northeast & New England spoke at a press conference called by Queens Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar and NYC Mayor Eric Adams on August 24 to mobilize and unify the community against Hindu-phobia, antisemitism, racism and other forms of hate. The press conference […]

University of Toronto Faculty Association Leadership Targets ‘Zionists’ Again

Last year, the President of the University of Toronto’s Faculty Association (UTFA), Terezia Zoric, accused an “entitled powerful Zionist minority” of conducting “psychological warfare” on the UofT campus. Following an outcry from Jewish students and members of the Jewish community she later apologized for those comments.  Unfortunately, some things don’t change with the leadership of […]

New Mexico Governor Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism by Executive Order

By Dion J. Pierre Algemeiner August 16, 2022 Jordan Cope shakes hands with NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Standing (left to right) are community leaders Halley Faust and Dr. Todd Goldblum. Photo: StandWithUs. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed today an executive order adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, prompting […]

Abbas causes shock in Berlin

Causing shock across the world, while in Berlin recently, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel committed ‘Holocausts’. By: Times of Israel Sta ff Re-published in The Australian Jewish News August 18, 2022 Photo: Shutterstock PALESTINIAN Authority President Mahmoud Abbas caused shock in Germany on Tuesday when, standing beside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, […]

StandWithUs Praises New Mexico for Adopting the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

Santa Fe, New Mexico – August 16, 2022 StandWithUs praises New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who issued an Executive Order adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism for state agencies. Jordan Cope, Director of Policy Education for StandWithus attended the signing ceremony held August 16 at the governor’s residence. Jordan […]

StandWithUs kickstarts second letter campaign to fight campus antisemitism

It highlighted five top issues of concern for Jewish students, as well as addressed faculty members and university administrations. August 9, 2022 Jewish News Syndicate Photo: Shutterstock The pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs kickstarted its second national letter campaign last week, writing to roughly 3,000 universities across the United States about major issues Jewish students face on […]

New York governor signs legislation to aid Holocaust survivors, support education

The new regulations authorize the state’s commissioner of education to conduct a survey and determine whether school districts in New York are meeting the requirements for teaching about the Holocaust, which has been mandatory since 1994. August 12, 2022 Jewish News Syndicate Avi Posnick shakes hands with NY Governor Kathy Holchul New York Gov. Kathy […]

NY Governor Kathy Hochul Signs Legislation to Honor Holocaust Survivors

By Jewish Link Staff August 10, 2022 Jewish Link Avi Posnick shakes hands with NY Governor Kathy Holchul On August 10, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a legislative package honoring and supporting Holocaust survivors. The legislatation will help ensure schools are providing high-quality Holocaust education, require museums to acknowledge art stolen by the Nazi […]

StandWithUs Expands Katz Education Center in Jerusalem

By Susan R. Eisenstein August 4, 2022 Jewish Link Founded in 2001, StandWithUs (SWU) is an international, nonprofit and nonpartisan Israel education organization, working to inspire and educate people of all ages. SWU also challenges misinformation and fights against antisemitism. And now, SWU has opened the newly expanded Evelyn and Dr. Shmuel Katz Education Center […]

StandWithUs Condemns Vandalism of Gandhi Statue

Richmond Hills, Queens, NY — August 10, 2022 StandWithUs condemns the vandalism of the M ahatma Gandhi statue outside of a Hindu temple in Queens, NY and commends local community leaders for coming together to denounce this hateful act. Picture provided by Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar’s office show the statue toppled over outside the temple. ASSEMBLYWOMAN […]