StandWithUs Disappointed with Georgia Senate for Stalling HB 144 AGAINST ANTISEMITISM

(Atlanta, Georgia – March 29, 2023) — On March 29, 2023, the Georgia Senate adjourned, letting HB 144 expire, after multiple attempts in the Senate to halt its progress by offering hostile amendments. HB 144 would have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism into Georgia code and ensure that state […]

‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities

“This is not a seder,” said Peggy Shapiro of StandWithUs. “This event is meant to tell the story of the extraordinary journey from slavery to freedom.” Jewish News Syndicate By Bradley Martin New Year’s Day 2023: (From left) Peggy Shapiro, director of special projects for StandWithUs Midwest; Sheri Ross (SWU Midwest president); Pastor TJ Grooms […]

StandWithUs Statement on GWU Findings re: Title VI Complaint

On March 27, 2023, GW announced that its internal investigation into antisemitism in a mandatory psychology course, carried out by a firm that GW selected and hired , has fully exonerated the university. Yet GW apparently has not released the report itself. If the university wants its description of the results of the investigation to […]

StandWithUs Joins the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism campaign to #StandUpToJewishHate

Founded by Robert Kraft, FCAS Introduces the Blue Square as a Unifying Symbol Against Antisemitism (Foxboro, Massachusetts – March 27, 2023) – StandWithUs announced today it has joined the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism as an official partner of #StandUpToJewishHate, their new national campaign to mobilize all Americans, and especially non-Jews, to combat antisemitism by using […]

Anti-Defamation League report shows New York with most antisemitism incidents in 2022

Hate crimes are on the rise according to troubling evidence released Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League. CBS2’s Kristie Keleshian has the details and reaction. CBS New York By Kristie Keleshian, Elijah Westbrook Updated On: March 24, 2023 NEW YORK — Hate crimes are on the rise, according to troubling data released Thursday by the Anti-Defamation […]

Schwarzenegger Encourages People to Reject “Path of Hate”. Antisemitism is “Horrible Loser Ideology”

Renowned actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a 12-minute video on March 6 urging those who espouse antisemitism and other forms of hate to renounce their “horrible loser ideology” and take control of their own lives instead. Aaron Bandler The Jewish Journal March 15, 2023 Photo from Twitter Renowned actor and former California […]

An Encouraging Example Can Show the Way Forward for Combating Campus Antisemitism

By Shira Gould The Algemeiner March 21, 2023 10:51 AM University of Denver. Photo: CW221/Wikimedia Commons Antisemitism has plagued society throughout history, evolving over time and disguising itself as compatible with society’s values. The same scenario is playing out today, including on too many college campuses. According to the 2021 ADL-Hillel Campus Antisemitism Survey , […]

Iran is preparing for the day after an Israeli strike, US should too – opinion

For years, Iran’s leaders have been open about their desire to wipe Israel off the map, and they may soon have the means to do it. Read more of Roz Rothstein and Marc Greendorfer’s analysis. By Marc Greendorfer, Roz Rothstein The Jerusalem Post Published March 22, 2023 15:31 Updated March 23, 2023 15:01 As we recently learned, Iran’s nuclear […]

GWU Prof Accuses StandWithUs of Misrepresenting Facts. SWU Defends Its Complaint.

Aaron Bandler Jewish Journal Feb. 28th, 2023 George Washington University (GWU) Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Lara Sheehi wrote a lengthy piece in CounterPunch on February 3 claiming the complaint filed by StandWithUs a month earlier “willfully misrepresents facts.” George Washington University (GWU) Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Lara Sheehi wrote a lengthy piece in […]

Jewish Advocacy Groups Throw Weight Behind Bill Defunding Agency Linked To ‘Antisemitic Propaganda’

Kate Anderson Daily Caller Feb. 26, 2023 Jewish advocacy organizations are backing a bill introduced a bill last earlier this month by Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and Republican Sen. James Risch of Idaho that would pause funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until steps are implemented to ensure that […]

Defining the fight against antisemitism – opinion

Jewish communities that once thrived in Spain, Poland, Germany and Iraq for centuries, if not millennia, were effectively extinguished overnight. By JORDAN COPE Jerusalem Post Published: MARCH 5, 2023 02:49 THE WRITER (left) testifies before the Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee. (photo credit: Still image/StandWithUs) America is often described as the greatest place to be Jewish […]

Alexa Lemieux, Jonah Platt Headline StandWithUs Conference

Aaron Bandler Jewish Journal March 8th, 2023 “Love Is Blind” star Alexa Lemieux and actor Jonah Platt headlined the 2023 StandWithUs International “Israel in Focus Conference” from March 2-5 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel, telling attendees that Jewish pride is the best way to combat hate. “Love Is Blind” star Alexa Lemieux and […]

Organizations Partner to Launch Billboard Campaign: Together Against Antisemitism

First Billboards are in Two Locations in South Florida March 8 – April 9 (Boca Raton, FL — March 8, 2023) —The Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA), a division of StandWithUs (SWU), along with multiple partner organizations, launched a billboard campaign calling attention to the rise of antisemitism across the U.S. and around the world. […]

John Carson, Esther Panitch call for passage of bill to expand protections against antisemitism

By: Chart Riggall | Marietta Daily Journal, GA | February 22, 2023 Feb. 22—ATLANTA — Flanked by leaders from metro Atlanta’s Jewish community Wednesday, state Reps. John Carson, R-northeast Cobb, and Esther Panitch, D-Sandy Springs, called for passage of their bill to expand protections against antisemitism. House Bill 30 would create an official state definition […]

StandWithUs Celebrates Growing Movement to Define and Combat Antisemitism

Los Angeles, CA — February 27, 2023) — StandWithUs thanks the State of Arkansas and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders for signing SB 118 into law. We also extend congratulations to Georgia State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) and Esther Panitch (D-Sandy Springs) for their work in getting House Bill 30 passed and to South Carolina’s Representative […]

StandWithUs’ Statement on the Riots Following February 26, 2023 Terror Attack

Following the heinous murder of two young Israeli brothers on February 26 by a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank town of Huwara, riots broke out in which Israelis targeted Palestinians out of revenge . Israeli rioters reportedly set fire to Palestinian businesses, homes and cars, and a Palestinian civilian is reported to have been […]

500 Academics and Mental Health Professionals Call for Removal of Professor Accused of Antisemitism

By: Dion J. Pierre | Algemeiner | February 13, 2023 Over five hundred academics and mental health professionals have issued a letter urging George Washington University (GWU) to remove “decolonial” clinical psychology professor Lara Sheehi from teaching duties for the duration of an investigation of allegations that she discriminated against Jewish students and attempted to […]

StandWithUs Thanks University of Denver for its Response to Antisemitic Hate Crimes

(Denver, CO — February 16, 2023) — StandWithUs is grateful to the University of Denver for a swift and thorough response to the antisemitic hate crimes which targeted three Jewish students February 9-12 . The administration has demonstrated a great first step to supporting a safe campus environment for Jewish students by expediting an investigation […]