Jewish Groups Sue State for Allegedly not Protecting School Students from Hate

LOS ANGELES — The Jewish support groups, the Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law and StandWithUs are suing the state of California on behalf of Jewish parents whose children allegedly have been subjected to “cruel, persistent and pervasive antisemitism” in public schools. City News Service Los Angeles | Spectrum News 1 | […]

BREAKING: Brandeis Center Files First-Ever Antisemitism Lawsuit Against a U.S. State – California

Some teachers have abandoned approved curricula and are replacing them with anti-Semitic materials of their own choosing By Evan Gahr | California Globe | February 27, 2026 California public schools are awash with anti-Semitic slurs, harassment and assaults but state authorities refuse to intervene, according to a lawsuit against California filed today on behalf of Jewish parents […]

Hope for a Better Future in Iran, Israel, and the Middle East

For decades, Iranian leaders called for death to the United States, the UK, Israel, and all others who oppose its reign of terror. They have brutally murdered the people of Iran, while exporting death and suffering across the Middle East, the Americas, Ukraine, and beyond. Like many Iranians, Americans, Israelis, and people of all backgrounds, […]

StandWithUs Northeast Testifies At NYC Council Committee to Combat Hate Hearing

On February 25, 2026 Avi Posnick, Northeast Director for StandWithUs (SWU) testified at a hearing by NYC Council Committee to Combat Hate on Intro 0001 that calls for the creation of a buffer zone around houses of worship. He thanked Speaker Julie Menin for introducing this legislation and the majority of the Council Members for supporting it. He urged […]

Major Lawsuit Filed Against California to Address Systemic Antisemitism in K-12 Schools

On February 26, the Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law and StandWithUs, in coordination with outside counsel, including veteran California plaintiffs’ attorney Michael A. Sherman, sued the State of California, the California State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and Superintendent Tony Thurmond on behalf of Jewish parents whose children have been, and continue to be, the subjects of cruel, persistent, and pervasive anti-Semitism in their California public schools.

Op-Ed: Standing with Israel and our community

For more than 20 months, the East End Food Co-op has been the focal point of a campaign that targets Israel and, by extension, our local Jewish community. In July 2024, the EEFC Union 667 voted to “endorse the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and commit to transforming the EEFC into an ‘Apartheid Free Zone,’” […]

Identity, Inclusion, and Israel: 5 Things Jewish Students Need You to Understand

College is a time of incredible growth, new friendships, and discovering who you are. For Jewish students, it’s also a unique period of navigating identity, community, and often, unexpected challenges.  These challenges go beyond classes or social events. Often, they involve what it means to be visibly Jewish, to support Israel, or simply to find a welcoming […]

StandWithUs Saidoff Law Testifies Before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Carly Gammill, Director of Legal Policy & ​Litigation for StandWithUs Saidoff Law, testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on a panel titled, Antisemitism on America’s College and University Campuses: Current Conditions and the Federal Response. She clarified that Zionism is not a political idea but refers to the connection between the Jewish people and their […]

“For Such a Time as This” Responsibility in the Spirit of Purim

The story of the Book of Esther is not just a tale of ancient Persia. It is a mirror of what we are experiencing today, both collectively and individually. Then: A wicked ruler in Persia (modern day Iran) seeks to annihilate the Jewish people. Today: Exactly the same. Then: Purim begins with the majority of Jews so […]

StandWithUs Condemns Persistent Antisemitic Harassment of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Councilman Benjamin Hover

(Lansdowne, Pennsylvania — February 20, 2026) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the latest in a years-long series of antisemitic attacks against Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Borough Councilman Benjamin Hover. This statement is directed to Lansdowne borough and council leadership, whose continued inaction has allowed this pattern of harassment to persist. The most recent incident, a mocking caricature shared […]

Political Change Alone Does Not Produce Freedom

Sarah Mehrnia | Jewish Journal | February 18, 2026 A future Iran will not be judged by the promises it makes, but by whether families like mine could remain without fear, without bribery, and without contingency determining survival. As the world debates what a “post-revolution” Iran could look like, many assume that political change alone […]

A Model for Addressing Antisemitism in Health Care

Peggy Shapiro | ejewishphilanthropy | February 5, 2026 Hospitals, clinics and medical schools are supposed to be neutral spaces dedicated to healing. Yet antisemitism is increasingly infecting these institutions, from overt hate speech by health care workers to exclusionary practices that block Jewish clinicians from professional collaboration. Patients and providers alike are paying the price: […]

Video shows men saying ‘free Palestine’ to Dallas rabbi, spitting

“You would seriously come to my house, you would offer services and want me to pay you and then you would say, ‘free Palestine,’” the rabbi appears to say in the video.  (Feb. 18, 2026 / JNS) StandWithUs shared video footage last week that appeared to show two young men, who had offered services at a […]

US must reclaim its institutions and universities in face of Qatari financial influence – opinion

Jordan Cope | Jerusalem Post | February 14, 2026 American higher education is being inundated by influence operations from Qatar, which constitute a possible national security threat. Following the October 7 attacks, Qatar has faced heightened scrutiny for sustaining Hamas, which invaded Israel and massacred 1,200 people in 2023. Despite demands from some US officials, Doha refuses […]

Peggy Shapiro Interviews on Never Again Is Now Podcast

Peggy Shapiro, Executive Director of the Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA), addresses the alarming rise of antisemitism in U.S. healthcare settings in a revealing interview on Never Again Is Now Podcast hosted by Evelyn Markus. Drawing on her decades of advocacy, Peggy explores how bias is impacting Jewish patients and healthcare professionals, why culturally responsive and trauma-informed […]

StandWithUs Condemns Effort to Intimidate Jewish Life Center in Dallas

On February 12, 2026, two young men approached the Olami Dallas Center purporting to be window cleaners, despite bearing no visible window cleaning equipment on their person. Before ringing the doorbell, the youths can be seen discussing the presence of yarmulkes outside the Center, which contains several Israeli flags on its exterior. One of the youths can be […]

The Art of the Neighbor: A Christian University’s Visual Stand Against Antisemitism

In the heart of Nashville, a city shaped by creativity, a different kind of visual statement has captured people’s attention on campus. While many universities avoid difficult subjects by labeling them “political,” Belmont University has chosen a different path. In partnership with StandWithUs, the Christian institution became the first university in the nation to host the United States Holocaust […]

Over 60% of US Jewish educators reportedly experience antisemitism in workplace — including from teachers unions

By David Spector | New York Post | January 24, 2026 An overwhelming majority of Jewish educators in the US say they have seen first-hand — or even experienced — antisemitism in their respective schools, a new alarming study found. The survey of 584 teachers in K-12 public schools and non-Jewish private schools across the […]