Long Island Hebrew School Hacked With Antisemitic Messages
CBS New York December 15, 2020 GREAT NECK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police on Long Island are investigating how a religious school’s website was infiltrated by hackers. Disturbing images popped up on the website of the North Shore Hebrew Academy, a yeshiva in Great Neck . Hackers posted swastikas, slurs and Nazi videos in a grotesque […]
NY Hebrew School Website Hacked With Nazi Imagery, Leaked Personal Information
Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler December 15, 2020 A Hebrew school in Long Island, New York, was hacked with neo-Nazi imagery that also resulted in leaked personal information about students enrolled at the academy. The school that was targeted was The North Shore Hebrew Academy in the Great Neck area. The Stop Antisemitism.org watchdog first […]
‘Time’s’ reporting on anti-Israel boycotts badly misses the mark – opinion
The article all but dismisses concerns about antisemitism. The Jerusalem Post By MAX SAMAROV, YITZ SANTIS DECEMBER 14, 2020 Photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler / Shutterstock.com On December 4, Time magazine published a misleading article about the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement . Although different sides of the issue are quoted, criticisms of the movement […]
California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum Proves We Need To Reclaim Local Governance
Jewish Journal Lauren Post December 17, 2020 With the coronavirus pandemic raging, there’s never been a better time to re-watch television shows. One of the best, “What We Do in the Shadows,” features a villain archetype we’ve seen before — the energy vampire. On the show, Colin Robinson is a vampire who consumes other people’s […]
“Two Nice Jewish Boys” Podcast interview with StandWithUs Israel Executive Director
2 Nice Jewish Boys (2NJB) Noar Menningher and Eytan Weinstein Forward What makes up the DNA of a nation? It’s hard to think of one quality, or even a handful of qualities that unite millions or hundreds of millions of people. After all, societies are, in the end of the day, just a bunch of […]
15 American-Jewish Leaders on how to bridge the divide between Israel and the Diaspora
Forward By Zachariah Sippy December 10, 2020 Last Tuesday, the Israeli Knesset held a special hearing of the Knesset Education Committee for what it designated as “Diaspora Day,” an event to “bring the voices and experiences of world Jewry into the halls of the Knesset and Israeli society.” It got us thinking: What do we […]
Jay Leno on support of Israel: ‘I don’t like to see people get picked on’
JNS/Jewish News Syndicate December 14, 2020 At a “Festival of Lights” virtual gala, the Italian-Scottish comedian noted that Italians and Jews are not so different in terms of their emphasis on family and food, and said he feels at home in the Jewish state. (December 14, 2020 / JNS) Television icon and comedian Jay Leno […]
StandWithUs Condemns Antisemitic Hacking of North Shore Hebrew Academy in NY’s System
StandWithUs condemns the disturbing antisemitic images and photos used to hack the system of the North Shore Hebrew Academy in Great Neck, NY. We value our long-standing relationship with this school community, including our many High School Interns there over the years, and have reached out to learn more and offer our support. We thank […]
Humor, poignancy mark StandWithUs Zoomathon
San Diego Jewish World Donald H. Harrison December 13, 2020 SAN DIEGO — It had serious purpose and poignant moments while raising money for the defense of Jewish and pro-Zionist students who are bullied by anti-Semites and Israel-haters in public schools and on university campuses. But the StandWithUs “Zoomathon,” Sunday evening, Dec. 13, also offered […]
We bid farewell to Mr. Joseph Safra Z”L, a great man and philanthropist
It is with great sadness that today we bid farewell to Mr. Joseph Safra Z”L, a great man and philanthropist, who adopted Brazil as his home more than 50 years ago. The Board and the StandWithUs Brasil team express their deepest feelings to his wife Vicky, their sons Jacob, Ester, Alberto and David and their […]
StandWithUs Coalition Letter to Campus Presidents re Start Date Conflicting with Rosh Hashanah
December 7, 2020 VIA EMAIL RE: Potential conflict of academic year 2021-2022 start date with Rosh Hashanah Dear University Presidents, We write on behalf of the undersigned organizations, to bring to your attention that the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah coincides directly with the start of this upcoming academic year. Rosh Hashanah begins on […]
Authors Tell Stories of 15 Israelis’ Resilience
San Diego Jewish World December 3, 2020 By Donald H. Harrison Isresilience: What Israelis Can Teach the World by Michael Dickson & Naomi L. Baum, Gefen Publishing House, {c) 2020; ISBN 9789657-023464; available via https://www.isresilience.com/ SAN DIEGO — In this book, we meet 15 Israelis who overcame difficult challenges in their lives and went on […]
Resilience, community and nationhood: ‘What Israelis Can Teach the World’
JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Claudia Moscovici November 26, 2020 Michael Dickson, the executive director of StandWithUs, an international pro-Israel nonprofit dedicated to combating anti-Semitism, and Dr. Naomi L. Baum, a psychologist and director of the resilience unit at Metiv, Israel’s psychotrauma center, partnered to co-author Isresilience: What Israelis Can Teach the World , an inspiring book […]
Internships, Awards and Engagement Programs Are Available for Jewish Teens
Jewish Link By Susan Eisenstein November 19, 2020 So you are the parent of a high school student. What an exciting, yet often stressful, time for both of you. Is your child feeling like they need to spread their wings? Do you wonder how to help them grow in a positive way? Do you also […]
Lots of Internships and Scholarships Are Available for Jewish College Students
Jewish Link Susan R. Eisenstein November 12, 2020 Teens and young adults have many stressors today. Parents of teens and young adults also have many stressors. A huge stressor that both groups share revolves around preparing for and shaping the college experience, and this is often compounded for Jewish parents. Jewish parents want to help […]
Letter to President-Elect Biden re Title VI Protection for Jewish Students Facing Discrimination
December 1, 2020 RE: Continuing Longstanding Executive Policy of Extending Title VI Protection to Jewish Students Facing Antisemitic Discrimination Dear President-Elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. Transition Team: We write on behalf of the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department and the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism, divisions of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit education organization supporting Israel and […]
How long will American Jewry continue to stand by Israel?
The Jerusalem Post By BRENDA KATTEN NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Diverging paths? We are living in an altered world endeavoring to cope with COVID-19, yet we are hopeful that this abnormality will pass sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, we are less optimistic about the trends within Diaspora Jewry that affect Israel. Of the estimated 14.7 million […]
JNS ‘top 40’ global advocates for Israel online assemble for Knesset panel
Jewish News Syndicate BY ALEX TRAIMAN November 25, 2020 The network is on the frontlines of a multidimensional battlefield to fight delegitimization, misinformation, boycotts, legal challenges, propaganda and classic anti-Semitism. (November 24, 2020 / JNS) More than 30 influential pro-Israel advocates participated in a special Knesset panel to address the diplomatic challenges Israel faces amid […]
