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 […]

Jewish Activists Participate in Virtual Walkout to Protest Twitter’s Handling of Anti-Semitism

Jewish Journal | Aaron Bandler | July 27, 2020 Various Jewish groups, activists and other Twitter users are participating in a 48-hour virtual worldwide walkout from Twitter. Under the hashtag #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate, the walkout is a response to ongoing anti-Semitism on the platform. The walkout began on July 27 at 9 a.m. British Standard Time and […]

Jewish entities worldwide institute 48-hour freeze on Twitter over hate speech

July 27, 2020 / JNS Credit: Office of the Chief Rabbi. “This is about much more than one individual’s hateful rants,” insisted Michael Dickson, executive director of StandWithUs Israel. “Anti-Semitism is not a second-class form of racism. Anti-Semitism is deadly.” International Jewish groups are joining in a 48-hour abstention from Twitter in solidarity with Jews […]

Due to Twitter Inaction, StandWithUs Calls to Join 48-Hour Walkout of the Social Media Platform

Los Angeles / London / Jerusalem – Sunday, July 26, 2020 (Jerusalem, July 26, 2020)  – In the wake of the antisemitic Twitter storm by UK ”grime rapper” Wiley (aka Richard Kylea Cowie Jr.), StandWithUs will be joining with prominent voices on Twitter, including British actor Tracy-Ann Oberman for a 48-hour walkout from the social media platform. […]

Virtual interactive Jerusalem tours fill lockdown void

Jewish News By JENNI FRAZER July 23, 2020 StandWithUs UK’s online experience takes school students, youth movements and families through the Holy City while tourists are unable to visit in person It’s not the same as actually being there, but it’s the next best thing — Jerusalem LIVE. StandWithUs UK has devised a unique interactive […]

StandWithUs Horrified by Chinese Government Atrocities Against Uighurs

The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) is appalled by the Chinese government’s continued atrocities against its Uighur Muslim population. Dedicated to fighting the world’s oldest hatred, antisemitism, the CCA also stands with other minorities who are systematically targeted and discriminated against.  The Chinese government’s treatment of the Uighurs – which includes forced sterilization of […]

Missing Jerusalem? StandWithUs will take you there!

StandWithUs Launches New Innovative Online Tour Program: ‘Jerusalem LIVE’ (Jerusalem, Israel – July 19th, 2020): In an effort to connect students, families, and would-be tourists to Israel despite the current effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, StandWithUs has launched a new interactive online tour program: ‘Jerusalem LIVE’ . Broadcast in real-time and on-site from Jerusalem’s most […]

StandWithUs TV Brings Israel Education Content Online

Jewish Journal By Gerri Miller July 22, 2020 Tamir Oren, Associate Director, StandWithUs Israel The nonprofit StandWithUs, which supports Israel and fights anti-Semitism worldwide, has launched an online video platform that includes a variety of digital programing designed to educate and inspire. Building on the success of its weekly virtual StandWithUs Connect documentaries and discussions, […]

StandWithUs TV is Launched!

(Jerusalem – July 19, 2020) — StandWithUs is proud to announce the launch of a new platform for its video content – StandWithUs.TV – which will include the best of its curated videos to date and new episodes of shows to be released weekly. StandWithUs Co-Founder and CEO Roz Rothstein said: “We are so proud of […]

Florida City Adopts Resolution Calling on FSU to Remove Student Senate President

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 17, 2020 The city commission for the Miami-Dade County city Aventura adopted a resolution on July 16 urging Florida State University (FSU) to remove Student Senate President Ahmad Daraldik from his position. The resolution highlights Daraldik’s social media post using the words “stupid jew” and a website apparently belonging to […]

Pro-Israel group StandWithUs offering reward for information in temple vandalism case

Suncoast News Network (SNN News) Hallie Peilet July 17, 2020 SARASOTA – Wednesday we told you about an act of hatred, someone vandalizing two Suncoast temples. Early Wednesday morning this unknown suspect spray painted swastikas and hateful messages on temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai, and Sarasota County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for him. If you […]

The right – and wrong – way to handle antisemitism on college campus

Forward July 6, 2020 By Yael Lerman At two universities on opposite ends of the country, student government leaders recently found themselves mired in controversy for promoting anti-Semitism online. In June, the student senate president of Florida State University, Ahmad Daraldik, was revealed to have posted hateful messages to his social media accounts, including “#f—kisrael” […]

Student Senate at Florida State University Approves Previously-Filibustered Resolution

The Algemeiner JULY 16, 2020 A previously-filibustered resolution seeking to combat antisemitism and ensure the empowerment of Jewish students on campus was passed on Wednesday by the Student Senate at Florida State University (FSU). The measure — which included an acknowledgement of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism — was approved by […]

FSU Student Senate Adopts IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 16, 2020 The Florida State University (FSU) Student Senate voted on July 15 to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Florida Politics reported that the resolution, Resolution 59, passed with 26 votes in favor and 14 against. In addition to adopting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, […]