StandWithUs Australia Set to Launch in Spring 2022
Sydney 10 March, 2022 Photos courtesy StandWithUs Australia International Israel education organisation, StandWithUs – whose mission is to inspire and educate people of all ages and backgrounds about Israel, challenge misinformation and fight antisemitism – has announced it will be opening national operations in Australia. StandWithUs is already well-known locally in Australia. The organisation has […]
The Role of Private Donations in the Academic Debate Over Israel
By Roz Rothstein March 3, 2022 2:20 am University of Washington in Seattle. Photo: Steve Ginn/Wikimedia Commons. There is an ongoing controversy in some corners of academia about a donor rescinding a major gift to the University of Washington (UW). My organization, StandWithUs, has been mentioned — and in some cases misrepresented — as part […]
Donor yanks Israel Studies endowment at U of Washington over professor’s Israel criticism
By Andrew Lapin February 24, 2022 Cherry blossoms on the University of Washington Quad in Seattle, March 14, 2010. (Brewbooks via Creative Commons) UPDATE: The University of Washington says the school remains committed to its Israel Studies program. Please see the latest here. The original story follows. ( JTA ) — The University of Washington […]
Students Make the Difference in Helping StandWithUs SE Exceed Its Fundraising Goal
StandWithUs’ Ahron Levin, Senior Southeast High School Coordinator and Brandon Orlinsky, Academic Logistics Coordinator with students at the “Command Center” at the Polo Club of Boca Raton (Boca Raton, FL — March, 2022) — StandWithUs Southeast (SWU SE) is thrilled to announce that its “Start The Wave: Be the Ripple That Makes The Change” online […]
“ANTISEMITISM HERE AND NOW: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES” WITH STANDWITHUS
JANUARY 19, 2022 Arizona Jewish Life Carly Gammil, CCA It’s been only 80 years since the Holocaust, and sadly, antisemitism has manifested once again and in increasingly virulent forms. The threats are numerous, including physical violence against Jews. It is evident on college campuses, high schools, communities, social media and even Congress. Unfortunately, one of […]
StandWithUs comes to Scottsdale
Mala Blomquist Jewish News of Greater Phoenix Feb 26, 2022 Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of StandWithUs StandWithUs (SWU) is an international nonprofit and non-partisan education organization that combats antisemitism and supports Israel. Founded in 2001, SWU empowers students and communities with leadership training and educational programs. It informs through social media, print and digital […]
StandWithUs Encouraged by Critique of Amnesty International’s Report by Exec. Director in Israel
Jerusalem, Israel February 23, 2022 StandWithUs is encouraged by growing criticism of Amnesty International’s (AI) report falsely accusing Israel of “apartheid”. This includes the opposition expressed by Molly Malekar, Executive Director of Amnesty International in Israel. We agree with Malekar’s assessment that the report does not appear to promote any worthy goal, but instead may […]
StandWithUs to UCLA: Publicly Condemn Antisemitism After Former UCLA Lecturer’s Violent Threats
February 22, 2022 VIA EMAIL Gene D. Block Chancellor University of California, Los Angeles chancellor@ucla.edu Re: Urgent Need for Your Administration to Publicly Condemn Antisemitism in the Context of Former UCLA Lecturer’s Violent Threats Dear Chancellor Block, We write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit education organization supporting Israel and combating antisemitism, and its […]
JewBelong and StandWithUs launch campaign against antisemitism in Toronto
Jerusalem Post FEBRUARY 17, 2022 “We’re just 75 years since the gas chambers. So, no, a billboard calling out bigotry against Jews isn’t an overreaction” and “Does your church need armed guards? ‘Cause our synagogue does” are among the messages Toronto residents will see hanging from busy freeways and streets from February 28 to March […]
‘Maus’ and the Houston Minute Women
Jewish Herald Voice Lauren Post 2/17/2022 Picture it: A socially awkward child, armed with coke-bottle glasses with prescription lenses a centimeter thick, a unicorn sweater and one oversized lunch bag counterbalanced by the equally large stack of books she would never be seen without. You guessed it – that was me. I was weird as […]
StandWithUs Canada, Hillel UofT & UT Students Supporting Israel (SSI) Condemn Discriminatory Motion
(Toronto, ON – February 16, 2022) – Today the University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) held a Special General Meeting and voted in support of a motion calling on “the UTSU (to) wholly divest funds & further on forbid investment to firms complicit in the occupation of Palestinian Territory” (sic). More than 240 Jewish students […]
StandWithUs Outraged at Attempt to Shut Down Antisemitism Awareness Stall
For Immediate Release Manchester 14 February, 2022 On Thursday 10th February 2022, educational charity StandWithUs UK joined the Manchester Jewish Society to set up a stall outside of the Student Union at Manchester University. The stall was part of Antisemitism Awareness Week with the purpose of raising awareness of the rising levels of antisemitism across […]
JewBelong and StandWithUs Canada Launch Antisemitism Ad Campaign in Toronto Beginning February 28
International partnership aims to address rising rate of antisemitic crimes in Canada – up 18.3% from 2019 (February 14, 2022) – JewBelong , a nonprofit resource dedicated to fighting antisemitism in partnership with StandWithUs Canada , a nonprofit that combats antisemitism and educates about Israel, are launching a billboard campaign in Toronto to raise awareness […]
STANDWITHUS CONDEMNS ID REQUEST OF NETHERLANDS JEWISH/PRO ISRAEL CONNECTED UNIVERSITY STAFF
The outrageous February 10, 2022 request by The Rights Forum for Dutch universities to disclose ties between their staff members and Jewish and Israeli organizations is dangerously antisemitic and underscores the unquestionably discriminatory nature of boycott campaigns against Israel. The inclusion of not only Israeli organizations but also Jewish groups is shocking, as it draws […]
StandWithUs Calls on King’s College London to Disavow SJP Event
Photo: William Barton / Shutterstock.com To whom it may concern, StandWithUs UK is an educational organisation and registered charity which supports Israel and combats antisemitism. We are writing to you to express our outrage at the upcoming screening at King’s College London (KCL) hosted by KCL Students For Justice For Palestine. The guest speaker, Omar […]
Jewish watchdog urges University of Chicago to denounce SJP’s boycott of ‘Zionist classes’
JNS/Jewish News Service February 9, 2022 StandWithUs has called on the University of Chicago to condemn Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for telling its supporters to boycott “sh**ty Zionist classes.” In an email sent last week to university president Robert J. Zimmer and dean of students Michele Rasmussen, StandWithUs highlighted an Instagram post that […]
US Lawmakers Call on Dept. of Education to End Delay of Campus Antisemitism Guidance
Algemeiner Dion J. Pierre FEBRUARY 9, 2022 Thirty-nine members of the US Congress have urged the Department of Education to issue promised Title VI guidance to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on college campuses, and to resolve long-outstanding complaints of discrimination. “Antisemitism has been on the rise in the United States and around the globe,” […]
StandWithUs Calls on UChicago to Condemn SJP Post Calling for Boycotting “Sh*tty Zionist Classes”
SJP at UChicago posted on Instagram on January 26 a statement with a headline in all capital letters that read “DON’T TAKE SH*TTY ZIONIST CLASSES,” specifically citing three classes: “Multiculturalism in Israel,” “Narrating Israel and Palestine Through Literature and Film,” and “Gender Relations in Israel. Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler February 7, 2022 Photo: EQRoy / […]
