StandWithUs Thanks FSU Administration for Strong Action Against Antisemitism

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Tallahassee, FL — August 12, 2020) — StandWithUs commends Florida State University (FSU) President John Thrasher and his administration for taking decisive action to address a growing trend of antisemitism within the FSU campus community. This is a necessary step following a series of student-to-student expressions of anti-Jewish rhetoric that raised serious […]

StandWithUs Welcomes Facebook Action on Antisemitism; Will Monitor Progress & Advise

The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department was pleased to receive an encouraging response from Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, to a detailed letter we sent the Facebook Board of Directors stating ways for them to toughen their policy against Antisemitism on Facebook. This week we joined dozens of partner organizations in a campaign initiated by the […]

StandWithUs Launches Rabbis United

(Los Angeles — August 10, 2020)  — StandWithUs is delighted to announce the launch of its new division, Rabbis United. Rabbis United will enable StandWithUs to connect more closely with rabbis and other Jewish community leaders and their congregations from a variety of denominations and backgrounds in cities around the world. The newest division of […]

StandWithUs Encourages Facebook to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

August 10, 2020 Facebook, Inc. Board of Directors 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 (Sent via email) Dear Facebook Board of Directors, 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 write […]

StandWithUs Condemns Extremist Responses to Horrific Lebanon Explosion, Proud of Israeli Solidarity

(Jerusalem, Israel — August 9, 2020) — Israel’s response to the horrific explosion in Lebanon is exemplified by widespread  solidarity  and mobilization to provide humanitarian aid to the Lebanese people. This has included a show of support by Tel Aviv’s city hall and offers by Israeli hospitals to treat victims. Those who  shamefully celebrated  this […]

USC Student VP Resigns, Says She Was Bullied for Being a Zionist

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 8/6/2020 USC’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Student Vice President Rose Ritch announced that she is resigning from her position on Aug. 5, saying that she was bullied for a being a supporter of Israel. Ritch’s resignation letter, which she posted to Facebook, stated that various USC students have been pressuring and […]

Revised California ethnic-studies curriculum draft ‘deeply problematic,’ still ‘exclusionary’

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Jackson Richman August 6, 2020 Photo by Andre M, Wikipedia (August 6, 2020 / JNS) California’s Department of Education released its recommendations to revise the state’s proposed ethnic-studies model curriculum at the end of July, as the original draft curriculum had come under fire for containing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content, in addition […]

StandWithUs Condemns Antisemitism That Led to USC Student Leader’s Resignation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA — August 6th, 2020) — StandWithUs is deeply disappointed to learn that a Jewish student at University of Southern California (USC) has stepped down from student government as a result of antisemitic harassment from her peers. USC student government Vice President Rose Ritch announced her resignation […]

If You Want to Fight Antisemitism, Engage Allies

Canadian Jewish Record | Aug. 4, 2020 | By REBECCA KATZMAN Anti-Israel groups have hijacked student governments on many campuses. Their aggressive, often malicious rhetoric and programs are bigoted and hateful, causing Jewish and pro-Israel students to feel marginalized. Although bigotry against Israel is often considered free speech, it is actually hate speech and antisemitic, […]

StandWithUs Appreciates Changes to CA Ethnic Studies Curriculum, Urges Further Revisions

Photo by Andre M, Wikipedia (Los Angeles, CA — August 5th, 2020) — StandWithUs thanks the California Department of Education (CDE) for making positive changes to the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) , in response to thousands of critical comments submitted by our supporters and partners. While this new draft is clearly a step in […]

TELL CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS: Keep Bias and Hate Out of Our Schools

Photo by Andre M, Wikipedia We need YOUR help to send THOUSANDS of emails to keep hate and bias out of California public schools. We have made it EASY for you: 1. Fill out the form below to send your email to California officials. 2. For added impact, take a few more minutes to leave […]

CCA Concerned by UN’s New Envoy To Monitor Antisemitism Miguel Moratinos

(Photo by: Agência Brasil ) (Los Angeles, CA — August 5, 2020) — The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) was encouraged to learn that the United Nations has decided to appoint an envoy for the specific purpose of monitoring antisemitism. We were deeply disturbed, however, that the individual appointed to the position is Spanish […]

StandWithUs Initiates National Campaign to Protect Jewish Students on Campus

August 3, 2020 VIA EMAIL RE: How to Respond to Campus Antisemitism and Potential Title VI Violations Dear University Presidents, 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. The purpose of this letter […]

Jewish Groups Express Concern Over Comments by Presumptive Nominee to Be U.S. Ambassador to Germany

Jewish Journal | By Aaron Bandler | July 29, 2020 Photo by: rawf8 / Shutterstock A couple of Jewish groups have expressed concern over past remarks made by the presumptive nominee to be the next United States Ambassador to Germany regarding neoconservatives and the Israeli government. Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reported that President Donald Trump […]

StandWithUs Offers Reward to Informant Who Led to Arrest of Suspect in Florida Synagogue Vandalisms

Jewish Journal | By Aaron Bandler | July 28, 2020 Sarasota, FL (Photo by Ed Schipul ) The StandWithUs (SWU) Center for Combating Anti-Semitism (CCA) in partnership with the Mizel Family Foundation has offered an unspecified monetary reward to whomever provided the information that led to the arrest of the alleged perpetrator behind the recent […]

Response to Seth Rogen’s recent comments

Seth Rogen appeared on Marc Maron’s podcast and during an hour-long conversation questioned why Israel exists. Seth has since said that he was joking, but comments like this show the need for more education about Israel as the ancestral home of the Jewish people, unrivaled center of diverse Jewish life and culture, and a safe […]

StandWithUs Deeply Concerned About Potential Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Germany

Col. Douglas Macgregor. (Photo by: BMG-2048 ) (Washington, DC — July 28th, 2020) — The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) is deeply concerned about the potential nomination of U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor as the next U.S. ambassador to Germany. Colonel Macgregor has previously alleged that a group of Jews, whom he references as […]

CCA Offers Reward for Conviction of Perpetrator in the Sarasota, FL Synagogue Desecrations

Sarasota, FL — July 28, 2010 Man caught spray-painting swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti at a synagogue in Sarasota, Florida, in July 2020. (Sarasota county sheriff’s office) The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) in partnership with the Mizel Family Foundation has offered a reward to the individual who supplied information that led the Sarasota County […]