StandWithUs Thanks New York for Passing Bill to Assess the State of Holocaust Education
(New York City, NY — August 10, 2022) — StandWithUs thanks the New York Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul for unanimously passing ( 61-0 ; 145-0 ) and signing Bill A472C/S121A into law. The signing ceremony took place on August 10 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan, with Avi Posnick, Executive Director for […]
StandWithUs statement about the 4 Muslim men murdered in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico — August 8, 2022 The murder of the four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico is beyond tragic, and StandWithUs sends our heartfelt prayers to the families. Extremist hate that leads to violence must not be tolerated in any civil society. We sincerely hope the perpetrators are brought to justice and that […]
Jewish Groups Criticize East Bay School Board for Approving Contract With Anti-Israel Ethnic Studies
July 29, 2022 Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler Photo: Shutterstock Citing the “misinformed, politically slanted and antisemitic rants” of two Palestinian-American members of the Clifton Board of Education, a leading non-profit pro-Israel advocacy organization has filed an amicus brief in an appeal seeking to overturn a New Jersey School Ethics Commission’s decision not to take […]
StandWithUs Joins Clifton BOE Legal Fight
August 4, 2022 Jewish Link By Debra Rubin Citing the “misinformed, politically slanted and antisemitic rants” of two Palestinian-American members of the Clifton Board of Education, a leading non-profit pro-Israel advocacy organization has filed an amicus brief in an appeal seeking to overturn a New Jersey School Ethics Commission’s decision not to take action against […]
The Dollar Heard ’Round the World Has Finally Changed Hands
August 4, 2022 San Diego Jewish World By Jacob Kamaras Pictured on Sunday, July 31, in La Jolla are (from left to right) Don Harrison, editor emeritus of San Diego Jewish World, holding the $1 he received for selling the publication to Jacob Kamaras; Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of StandWithUs, holding her Jewish Community […]
San Diego Jewish World Honors Community Leaders From the ‘Outside’ and ‘Inside’
August 2, 2022 San Diego Jewish World By Donald H. Harrison (Left to right) San Diego Jewish World Editor Emeritus Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Jewish World’s new owner and Editor Jacob Kamaras, and StandWithUs co-founder and CEO Roz Rothstein at the publication’s first annual event on Sunday, July 31, in La Jolla. Credit: Ben […]
‘Us’ versus ‘Them’
Lilia Gaufberg StandWithUs Israel Digital Team August 7th, 2022 Photo: Shutterstock Hundreds of rockets fired by Gaza-based terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad are currently raining down on Israeli civilian communities, leaving many Israelis with no choice but to huddle in bomb shelters for days on end. Sirens, red alerts, big explosions; these are the jarring […]
BACKGROUND: Operation Breaking Dawn
Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90 On August 5th, 2022, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of strikes targeting the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization in Gaza. This military operation, which the IDF has called Breaking Dawn, came after days of PIJ threatening to bomb Israeli cities and towns. From August 5-7, PIJ and […]
StandWithUs Alerts University Leaders to 5 Key Issues Facing Jewish Students on Campus
(Los Angeles, CA – August 4, 2022) – On August 4, StandWithUs launched its second national letter campaign to nearly 3,000 university leaders, highlighting 5 key issues of concern to Jewish students. The letter stressed the importance of fighting bias and discrimination against Jewish students as part of broader Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and […]
Attention University Administrators
August 4, 2022 Dear University Administrators and Stakeholders, We write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international non-profit organization with the dual mission of educating about Israel and fighting antisemitism. We wish to alert you to five issues relating to the Jewish community that are likely to arise on campuses throughout the country this academic year. […]
StandWithUs Thanks Lufthansa Airlines for Adopting IHRA Definition
In May 2022, following an incident in which a large group of Orthodox Jews were insulted and denied access to a Lufthansa flight to Budapest, Peggy Shapiro, StandWithUs Director of Special Projects and Carly Gammill, Director of the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism sent a letter, individually, to eight Lufthansa executives encouraging the company to use the […]
Letter to Secretary General Following Concerning Remarks by Members of UNHRC Commission
July 29, 2022 Secretary-General Guterres United Nations Headquarters New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Re: Responding to Recent and Systemic Antisemitism in the Commission of Inquiry on Israel His Excellency Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres: StandWithUs is greatly concerned by Commissioner Miloon Kothari’s recent statements echoing antisemitic conspiracy theories. His comments reflect a larger problem […]
StandWithUs Condemns Hayward Unified School District Contract With “Liberated” Ethnic Studies Group
(Hayward, CA — July 27, 2022) — StandWithUs strongly condemns a contract signed by Hayward Unified School District (USD) and the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium (LESMCC). LESMCC and its leadership have a record of promoting antisemitism, anti-Israel narratives, and other forms of bias. The contract was unanimously approved at a Hayward USD Board […]
StandWithUs Files Amicus Brief Countering Anti-Israel Bias and Antisemitism in the Clifton, NJ Board
(Clifton, NJ – July 25, 2022) – The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department proudly announces its filing of an amicus brief on July 25, 2022, in support of Complainant-Appellant Elisabeth Schwartz, to help combat inflammatory anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric by members of the Clifton Board of Education in Clifton, New Jersey. StandWithUs’ brief responds to a […]
BBC Interviews SWU Israel Executive Director About Ben & Jerry’s
July 1, 2022 – StandWithUs Israel Executive Director Michael Dickson was interviewed by BBC World Business Report-BBC Sounds regarding Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s decision to end its planned boycott against Israel by selling B&J’s business in Israel to long-time Israeli licensee, Avi Zinger. Dickson spoke about how continued ice cream sales […]
UN appears to be furthering Hamas’s agenda — opinion
The UN appears to have come to Hamas’s aid when it comes to absolving the group of wrongdoing and scapegoating Israel. By JORDAN COPE Jerusalem Post JULY 2, 2022 When retired British Col. Richard Kemp took the floor at the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 14, he did something controversial. He dared to accuse […]
New York Jewish Week “36 to Watch 2022”. Rena Nasar First, Standing Up For Israel
New York Jewish Week June 28, 2022 Rena Nasar First, the executive director of campus affairs at StandWithUs, an Israel advocacy organization, was selected as one of the New York Jewish Week’s 36 to Watch (formerly 36 Under 36). This distinction honors leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers who are making a difference in New York’s Jewish […]
StandWithUs Testifies at NY City Council Hearing On “Antisemitism at CUNY” June 30, 2022
Rena Nasar First, StandWithUs Executive Director for Campus Affairs and a CUNY alumnus Testimony at the June 30, 2022 NY City Council “Higher Education Committee” hearing on “Exposing Antisemitism at CUNY” I want to thank Chair Dinowitz and the members of the Higher Education Committee for providing this important opportunity to address the alarming issue […]
