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 […]

First Online Gala a Huge Success for StandWithUs UK

Maajid Nawaaz awarded “Beacon of Light Award” for standing up to antisemitism Thousands of Brits tuned in to the first-ever virtual Gala in aid of StandWithUs UK. On November 23, StandWithUs UK hosted their first virtual annual gala, garnering thousands of viewers. The event showcased the accomplishments of the Israel education organization which works with […]

StandWithUs Proudly Joins Coalition Letter to Tufts University Regarding Dental Student

StandWithUs has written to Tufts about Adam Elayan, a Tufts dental student with an alleged long history of violent, antisemitic statements on Twitter . Recently, StandWithUs proudly joined a coalition letter signed by 12 organizations. The coalition letter pointed out that Tufts’ administration has indicated that “we are following a rigorous process and will take […]

UIUC Acknowledges Zionism Is ‘Integral’ to Jewish Identity

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler November 16, 2020 The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) released a joint statement with Jewish groups on November 16 condemning anti-Semitism as well as acknowledging the importance of Zionism to Jewish identity. The statement, which was issued in conjunction with the university’s Hillel and Chabad, Hillel International, Jewish United Fund Chicago, […]

Exclusive: StandWithUs director, ‘inspired by Israelis,’

World Israel News Joseph Wolkin November 18, 2020 The Jewish people are known to be resilient. Throughout history, dating back to the times of the prophets, the resilience of the Jewish people has never failed. But no group of Jews has been as resilient as the Israelis, who have continuously been under attack since the […]

How Israelis have mastered the art of resilience to thrive against all odds

Times of Israel November 17, 2020 This week on The Times of Israel Podcast we’ll hear a Behind the Headlines video interview that was conducted for The Times of Israel Community with Michael Dickson and Dr. Naomi Baum, the authors of “Isresilience: What Israelis Can Teach the World.” The book takes readers on a journey […]

SFSU Student Government Passes BDS Resolution

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler Nov. 18, 2020 San Francisco State University’s (SFSU) student government passed a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution on November 18. According to journalist Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler, the resolution passed with 17 votes in favor, one against and two abstentions. The resolution, which was authored by the university’s General Union of […]

SJP at Northeastern University promote US-designated terrorist group

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman November 19, 2020 The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Northeastern University in Boston has promoted via social media the U.S.-designated terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In a since-deleted Instagram post featuring a graphic titled “Reading is for radicals” is the text: “SJP will […]

Bar mitzvah’s paddle board challenge promotes health, heritage

South Florida Sun Sentinel SERGIO CARMONA NOV 19, 2020 For his bar mitzvah project, Asher Wolfe Berenson of Jupiter formed a paddle board team that participated in a fitness challenge. The challenge took place at the Jupiter Pointe Club and Marina in Tequesta. With his team consisting of family and friends/classmates from Arthur I. Meyer […]

StandWithUs Applauds Revisions to California Ethnic Studies Curriculum, Urges Further Improvements

(November 19th, 2020 — Los Angeles, CA) — StandWithUs is encouraged by revisions to California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC), which were approved on November 18th and 19th by the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC). The IQC adopted multiple recommendations submitted by StandWithUs. Those changes include the removal of a widely criticized lesson which framed the […]

JNS top 40 global advocates for Israel online

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate November 15, 2020 Michael Dickson is the executive director of StandWithUs Israel—one of the leading pro-Israel groups in the world—and himself a leading advocate for the Jewish state. He has also just published his first book, ISRESILIENCE , which talks about what Israelis can teach the world. Read the article here.

The Israeli secrets to resilience that anyone can learn

Israel21C Abigail Klein Leichman NOVEMBER 15, 2020 Dr. Naomi L. Baum, left, and Michael Dickson, authors of a book profiling 14 resilient Israelis. Photo by Roy Stein How did Israeli Air Force helicopter pilot Noam Gershony go from a near-fatal crash to winning a Paralympic gold medal in wheelchair tennis? How did a little boy […]

Community calls for Long Island sanitation commissioner’s resignation after bias posts online

ABC 7 News Stacey Sager Tuesday, November 10, 2020 OCEANSIDE, Long Island (WABC) — There are growing calls for a Long Island sanitation commissioner to resign after a series of offensive social media posts surfaced online. On Tuesday, community leaders and advocates from just about every group, condemned the conduct of Oceanside Sanitation Commissioner Ryan […]