Palestinian Accuses College Dems of Silencing Him for Supporting IHRA

Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler March 30, 2021 Bassem Eid (Photo by Dianad23/Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license) A Palestinian human rights activist accused the University of Minnesota (UMN) College Democrats of blocking him for expressing support for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Bassem Eid, who […]

Student Warns of “Modern-Day Inquisition” Against Pro-Israel College Students

Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler March 30, 2021 Cornell University student Isaac de Castro warned in a March 29 New York Daily News op-ed that there is a “modern-day inquisition” against pro-Israel students on college campuses. De Castro, who runs the Instagram account “Jewish On Campus,” wrote that there has been a “precedent set” for […]

Isresilience: ‘Israelis don’t just bounce back… they bounce forward’

Nathan Jeffay speaks to the co-author of a new book exploring how one small nation has prevailed in the face of adversity Jewish News/Times of Israel By NATHAN JEFFAY March 28, 2021 Michael Dickson is a man on a mission: to export Israeli resilience. When he moved from London to Israel 15 years ago, this […]

Long Beach City College Board of Trustees Passes IHRA Resolution

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler March 26, 2021 Photo from Wikimedia Commons/Justin Johnsen under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. The Long Beach City College Board of Trustees passed a resolution endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition on March 24. The resolution, a copy of which was obtained by the Journal, states that […]

Planning for Antisemitism in Planned Giving to Universities

The Algeimeiner Yael Lerman MARCH 22, 2021 The student center at Temple University. Photo: Jeannine Keefer. A few years ago, a woman contacted the pro-Israel organization where I work, StandWithUs, worried about her late husband’s legacy. He had spent his career as a professor at a University of California (UC) school, and was devoted to […]

California approves ethnic studies curriculum that sparked debate among Jewish groups

Jewish Telegraphic Agency BY BEN SALES MARCH 18, 2021 ( JTA ) — After years of contention and revisions, California’s State Board of Education approved a curriculum meant to guide the state’s schools in teaching ethnic studies, an effort that sparked waves of criticism from Jewish groups. Not everyone was satisfied. Roz Rothstein, CEO of […]

California’s Ethnic Studies conflict: A sobering lesson for Jews everywhere

Times of Israel | Opinion Deborah Gastfreund Schuss MAR 19, 2021 California yesterday approved a still-problematic 900-page Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC), capping a contentious two-year review process that is replete with teachable moments. Those lessons — chief among them, the need for continued vigilance and engagement — should serve as a guidepost for Jews […]

Ethnic Studies, the Third World Liberation Front and my Grandmother

Jewish Journal By Max Samarov March 17, 2021 Tsilya, third from the right, was clearly up to no good. (Courtesy author) In 1979 my grandmother, Tsilya Reitburd-Mendzheritsky, was taken to a Soviet prison in Dmitrov, a small town about an hour from her home in Moscow. The KGB — Soviet Russia’s infamous spy agency and […]

Jewish, pro-Israel groups express mixed reactions to adoption of California’s ethnic-studies track

The approved curriculum has undergone several revisions since the first draft was revealed in August 2019, which was strongly criticized for containing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content, including a mention of the BDS movement. Jewish News Syndicate A Yemenite family walks through the desert to a reception camp set up by the American Jewish Joint Distribution […]

Jewish groups condemn CNN’s Don Lemon for remarks suggesting Black and Brown Jews don’t exist

Fox News By Joseph A. Wulfsohn March 19, 2021 Photo: Ted Eytan Anti-Semitism awareness organizations are condemning CNN anchor Don Lemon for remarks he made this week suggesting that Black and Brown Jews don’t exist. Lemon appeared on “The View” Tuesday to promote his new book “This Is the Fire: What I Say to My […]

Series of online events held by students to promote coexistence

Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem features in discussion with Gulf leaders, as the role of sport in promoting peace also comes in to focus Jewish News By JEWISH NEWS REPORTER March 18, 2021 Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Fleur Hassan Nahoum. Photo: Gilabrand A series of online discussions were held by students to celebrate coexistence between Israel […]

CA State Board of Education Approves Ethnic Studies Curriculum

Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler March 18, 2021 The California State Board of Education unanimously approved the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) on March 18. According to Gabe Stutman, editor of the Jewish News of Northern California, the final draft “includes two lessons on Jewish Americans and part of the [International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance] definition […]

StandWithUs to Oberlin College: Protect Your Students and Investigate Allegations Against Professor

March 19, 2021 VIA EMAIL: ( cambar@oberlin.edu ) Carmen Twillie Ambar President Oberlin College Cox Administration Building, 201 Oberlin, Ohio 44074 Dear President Ambar, 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 combating antisemitism. We […]

StandWithUs Statement on Approval of California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

(Los Angeles — March 18th, 2021) — StandWithUs is disappointed that California’s K-12 Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) was approved without the reasonable changes called for by so many people across the state. The State Board of Education (SBE) voted for the final version unanimously, despite massive numbers of comments asking for edits before and […]

Series of online events held by students to promote coexistence

UK Jewish News March 18, 2021 Event focusing on the Abraham Accords A series of online discussions were held by students to celebrate coexistence between Israel and its Arab neighbours, and counter the movement to boycott the Jewish state. Three virtual events in StandWithUS UK’s Peace Week 2021 programme featured leading Israeli and gulf politicians […]

Ethnic Studies, the Third World Liberation Front and my Grandmother

Jewish Journal Max Samarov March 17, 2021 Tsilya, third from the right, was clearly up to no good. (Courtesy author) In 1979 my grandmother, Tsilya Reitburd-Mendzheritsky, was taken to a Soviet prison in Dmitrov, a small town about an hour from her home in Moscow. The KGB — Soviet Russia’s infamous spy agency and Putin’s […]

SOUTH FLORIDA JEWISH COMMUNITY EMBRACES MIAMI HEAT & APOLOGETIC MEYERS LEONARD WITH STREET ART

Photo Credit: Luis Mendoza (Miami, FL) –– The Jewish community of South Florida is embracing both the Miami HEAT and basketball player Meyers Leonard following his apology and his efforts at making amends after using an antisemitic slur while publicly live-streaming a video game over Twitch. A massive street art mural says, “WE LOVE THE […]

University of Texas Student Gov’t Passes IHRA Resolution

Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler March 16, 2021 Photo by: Larry D. Moore | Wikimedia Commons The student government at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism on March 9. The resolution, which was obtained by the Journal, states that adopting […]