Man takes Rabbi, three others hostage at Texas synagogue; all released, assailant killed at scene

“We will be dissecting lessons from this incident, and redoubling our efforts to strengthen the safety and security of synagogues and Jewish institutions across the country,” said Evan Bernstein, national director and CEO of the Community Security Service. JEWISH NEWS SYNDICATE BY JNS STAFF January 15, 2022 Four congregants at Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform […]

USC President Announces Measures to Combat Antisemitism on Campus

JEWISH JOURNAL Aaron Bandler January 14, 2022 USC President Carol Folt announced a series of measures on January 13 to combat antisemitism on campus in light of recent controversies. In a letter to the campus Jewish community, Folt acknowledged that “recent antisemitic and anti-Zionist posts on social media” have “challenged USC’s reputation as a supportive […]

The Case for Antisemitism (the Spelling)

San Diego Jewish World Jacob Kamaras January 14, 2022 One of the most important decisions I needed to make upon recently taking ownership of the San Diego Jewish World was, how should we spell antisemitism? The prior sentence should tell you everything you need to know about my decision. Nevertheless, here’s the story behind the […]

StandWithUs Starts Campaign Against Anti-Israel UNHRC Commission Inquiry

StandWithUs noted that the panelists heading the inquiry all have records of anti-Israel bias. Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler January 14, 2022 StandWithUs announced on January 11 that they are launching a campaign against the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) Commission of Inquiry against Israel. The inquiry, which was launched on May 27 in response […]

StandWithUs Thanks USC for Taking Action Against Antisemitism

Photo: Sitao Xiang (Los Angeles, CA – January 13, 2022) – StandWithUs thanks the University of Southern California’s (USC) administration for announcing a series of actions to address ongoing concerns about antisemitism and anti-Zionism on their campus on January 13th. We are pleased to know that the administration will seek input from mainstream Jewish community […]

StandWithUs Launches a Campaign to Counter UN’s Anti-Israel “Commission of Inquiry”

Los Angeles, CA January 11, 2022 StandWithUs has initiated a mass campaign to counter the permanent, open-ended “Commission of Inquiry” created by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on May 27, 2021. The campaign includes a petition that “rejects the legitimacy of this inquiry” and contains valuable resources for people to learn more about anti-Israel […]

StandWithUs partners with NYC law firm, state rep to fight antisemitism

Jerusalem Post JANUARY 5, 2022 New York-area law firm Gerstman Schwartz LLP & NY State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein (District 48) announced a new legal action partnership with Israel advocacy group StandWithUs on Tuesday. The partnership intends to combat a marked rise in antisemitic hate crimes. Claiming that the existing justice system does not adequately deal […]

StandWithUs truck circles Unilever headquarters denouncing lack of action to reverse boycott

Engelwood Cliffs, NJ January 6, 2022 StandWithUs (SWU), an international nonprofit that educates about Israel and fights antisemitism, launched a campaign using a truck that circles Unilever US headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey with messages denouncing Unilever’s lack of action in reversing its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s decision to boycott Israel. The truck will […]

StandWithUs Strongly Condemns Entrata Founder David Bateman’s Antisemitic Outburst

(Los Angeles, CA – January 5, 2022) – – StandWithUs applauds Entrata CEO Adam Edmunds for condemning David Bateman, founder and chairman of the Utah-based property management software firm for his overtly antisemitic comments and the Board for asking him to resign as Board chair. On January 4, Bateman mass e-mailed several tech executives and […]

Gerstman Schwartz LLP, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein and StandWithUs Partner to Combat Antisemitism

(NEW YORK, NY – January 4, 2022) – Gerstman Schwartz LLP & Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein are excited to announce a new legal action partnership with StandWithUs to combat the rise in antisemitic hate crimes. This innovative criminal justice initiative seeks to address the dual problem of a national rise in antisemitic attacks and failures in […]

Victim of NYC antisemitic attack: ‘I am proud of who I am’

Jerusalem Post ARIELLA MARSDEN DECEMBER 30, 2021 Blake Zavadsky and Ilan Kaganovich, the victims of an antisemitic attack in Brooklyn on Sunday, said that the attack will not stop them from showing their support for Israel and the IDF. The two were approached by two attackers while Zavadsky was wearing an IDF hoodie. One of […]

Viral Photo Challenge Shows Solidarity With Jewish Man Assaulted For Wearing IDF Sweatshirt

The Algemeiner Shiryn Ghermezian DECEMBER 29, 2021 Social media users are posting photos of themselves wearing shirts with the emblem of the Israel Defense Forces, in a show of solidarity with a Jewish man who was assaulted and called a “dirty Jew” for sporting an IDF sweatshirt in Brooklyn on Sunday. As part of the […]

Illinois Divests from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott

Jewish Press David Israel December 23, 2021 The state of Illinois on Wednesday divested its pension funds of investments in Unilever in response to the conglomerate’s subsidiary ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s announcement last July of banning the distribution of its products in the “occupied Palestinian territory.” The unanimous vote by the 7-member Illinois Investment […]

SWU Applauds Illinois Investment Policy Board for Divesting State Pension Funds from Unilever

(Chicago, IL — December 22nd, 2021) — StandWithUs applauds the Illinois Investment Policy Board (IIPB), which voted unanimously (7-0-0) in favor of divesting the state’s pension funds from Unilever, in accordance with the Illinois anti-BDS law (SB1761). The law aims to ensure Illinois taxpayers do not invest in companies that engage in discrimination, through, “actions […]

‘Beyond inappropriate:’ DC students told to re-enact scenes of the Holocaust

JNS/Jewish News Service FAYGIE HOLT December 20, 2021 “The long-term damage done by this instructor is impossible to measure at this time, in terms of the trauma inflicted on students involved,” said Roz Rothstein, CEO StandWithUs and a daughter of Holocaust survivors. Watkins Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Source: Screenshot/Google Maps. Parents, local officials and […]

StandWithUs outraged by Holocaust ‘reenactment’ in Washington, DC elementary school library

(Los Angeles, CA — December 20, 2021) — StandWithUs is outraged to learn of what passed for “Holocaust instruction” at Watkins Elementary School, as reported by The Washington Post . A school librarian’s attempt to have third-graders “role play” the genocide of six million Jews was deeply offensive to memory of the Holocaust. Additionally, the […]

StandWithUs UK Disappointed by Comments by Archbishop of Canterbury

StandWithUs UK Statement (London – December 21, 2021) We were concerned to read that the Archbishop of Canterbury and a Palestinian Anglican priest published an opinion piece in The Sunday Times , 19th December, expressing concern for “Christians being driven from the Holy Land.” The day before, another piece by the Vatican’s Custos of the […]

CUNY Law BDS Resolution Takes Aim at Israel University Ties, Hillel and Pro-Israel Groups

The Algemeiner DECEMBER 3, 2021 Photo: Evulaj90 / Wikimedia Commons In a Thursday resolution, the City University of New York Law School student government charged the school with “complicity” in war crimes allegedly perpetrated by Israel, citing academic cooperation with Israeli institutions and the activity of the campus Hillel Jewish group and other student organizations. […]