StandWithUs Statement on Supporting Jewish Students and Faculty at UCLA

At this critical moment, our community’s focus should not be on the size of a penalty, media headlines, or politics. UCLA must ensure that Jewish students and faculty can learn, teach, and participate in campus life without harassment or discrimination. We understand Jewish students are concerned about increased hostility towards them and indifference to antisemitism on […]

Highland Park Becomes First City in Illinois to Pass the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism into Law

(Highland Park, Illinois – August 11, 2025) – In an historic unanimous vote of 7-0 on August 11, the Highland Park City Council passed an ordinance that officially adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of Antisemitism. This landmark legislation positions Highland Park as the first city in Illinois to enshrine this definition through an ordinance rather […]

How the law — and goodwill — are helping to end antisemitism

By: DeeDee Bitran | NY Post | June 23, 2025 Recent antisemitic attacks in Boulder, Colorado and Washington, D.C. are a chilling reminder that violent hatred toward Jews is not a relic of the past. These alarming incidents underscore the urgency of confronting antisemitism in the courts to hold wrongdoers accountable.  The murders of Yaron […]

NJ Assembly committee approves bill to establish definition of antisemitism

By Deena Yellin | NorthJersey.com | July 25, 2025 A New Jersey Assembly committee voted July 24 in favor of a measure to define antisemitism in the state, following over eight hours of heated debate on the issue. The Assembly State and Local Government Committee unanimously voted to advance the bill in the Assembly, which […]

My identity as a progressive Zionist Jew shouldn’t be at stake

By Jenna Harris, Senior Counsel and K-12 legal specialist for StandWithUs Saidoff Law ejewishphilanthropy.com I have been trying for months to understand a perspective that has gained new prominence among a small but vocal group since Hamas’ brutal massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.  According to this group, the centrality of Israel in Jewish […]

Stanford leaders show ‘apathy’ after ‘identity-based harassment’ of student, per complaint

A Jewish doctoral candidate who left the university said she experienced “ancient stereotypes with modern progressive language, repackaged through social-justice discourse.” Aaron Bandler | JNS | July 24, 2025 Zahava Feldstein dropped out of a doctoral program at Stanford University due to what she describes as the “apathy” of leaders at the private university in […]

StandWithUs Saidoff Files Supplement to Title VI Complaint at Stanford University. Jewish Doctoral Student Withdrew From the Program Due to Rampant Antisemitism

(July 23, 2025 – Palo Alto, CA) – On July 22, 2025, StandWithUs and Co-Complainant Zahava Feldstein, a Jewish graduate of Stanford University Graduate School of Education, submitted a filing to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The submission is a supplement to Co-Complainant’s federal Title VI civil rights complaint against Stanford University […]

UC Berkeley Chancellor Tells Congressional Committee he is Committing to Fighting Jew hatred at the School

Then he praises anti-semitic Berkeley Professor as a ‘fine scholar’ By Evan Gahr | California Globe | July 17, 2025 Facing multiple lawsuits and discrimination complaints over rampant campus anti-Semitism, University of California at Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons told a congressional committee that he is committing to fighting Jew hatred at the school. Then he […]

Students become Israel advocates through StandWithUs internships

StandWithUs, a nonprofit that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, is giving young adults the opportunity to become advocates for the Jewish state through internships. The Kenneth Leventhal High School Internship for students in 11th and 12th grade, and the Emerson Fellowship for college students, are yearlong programs that provide students in the United States and […]

Jewish groups, parents worry about San Francisco district’s new ethnic-studies program

Marci Miller, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS that the curriculum was “unvetted” and “rushed.” Aaron Bandler | The Jewish News Syndicate | July 8, 2025 Maria Su, the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, announced on June 30 that the district, which serves about 50,000 students in 122 schools, plans to introduce […]

Don’t Cancel the Party; Expand the Guest List

The best way to strengthen a school, a classroom, a library — an entire community — is to ensure that every voice is heard, respected, and invited to join the party. Jenna Statfeld Harris and Lori Lowenthal Marcus | The Detroit Jewish News | July 4, 2025 As attorneys who fight antisemitism in K-12 schools, […]

Inside the Univ. of Virginia gun incident that drew DOJ’s ire

In a letter released after President Jim Ryan resigned, the Justice Department questioned U.Va .’s handling of an alleged hate crime against a Jewish student. By Tyler Kingkade | NBC News | July 10, 2025 University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned last month amid a Justice Department investigation into allegations the school failed to […]

StandWithUs Thanks Florida for Passing the Nation’s Strongest Anti-BDS Law 

(Tallahassee, Florida, July 10, 2025)  — StandWithUs thanks Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for signing SB 1678  into law on June 30, 2025. The new law builds on Florida’s existing policies against boycotts of Israel. It now makes sure that the state won’t do business with, invest in, or give grants to schools, non-profits, or governments […]

Kasowitz and Barnard Announce Settlement of Lawsuit

July 07, 2025   Today, Barnard College, StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice, Students Against Antisemitism, Inc. and the Barnard student plaintiffs in the federal court action Students Against Antisemitism, Inc. et al v. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York et al (S.D.N.Y. 1:24-cv-01306-VSB-SN) announced an agreement to resolve claims against Barnard College. […]

DOJ Says Harvard Committed ‘Violent’ Civil Rights Violation

Nick Mordowanec  | NEWSWEEK  | June 30, 2025 Harvard University committed “violent violations” of U.S. civil rights and is “among the most prominent and visible breeding ground for race discrimination,” according to a new letter  sent Monday to the higher education institution by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of […]

Jewish Group Gathering To Protest Antisemitism In Educational Settings

KXL | July 2, 2025 For the local Jewish population in Portland, there’s an avenue to making voices heard. StandWithUs, a nonpartisan group that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, is holding a rally across from the Oregon Convention Center as the National Education Association assembly hosts its annual conference in Portland. David Smokler, the rally […]

StandWithUs Condemns Acts of Hinduphobic Terrorism in Utah 

July 01, 2025  (S panish Fork , Utah)   StandWithUs condemns the recent campaigns of terrorism that have targeted the Hindu community in Spanish Fork, Utah. As Hinduphobia becomes an increasingly concerning problem throughout the United States, both in terms of number and severity of incidents, StandWithUs urges local leadership and law enforcement to take […]

StandWithUs to Hold Peaceful Rally Supporting Jewish Teachers and Students at NEA Assembly

(Portland, OR – June 30, 2025 )  — The K-12 Fairness Center, a division of StandWithUs, will lead a peaceful rally outside the National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly on July 2  to support Jewish educators, students, and allies across the country. The rally is a direct response to mounting concerns over antisemitic rhetoric, symbolism, […]