Statement on Yom Kippur Synagogue Terrorist Attack in Germany

StandWithUs is horrified at the shooting attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein said, “This is a reprehensible attack targeting Jews at prayer on the holiest day of the Hebrew calendar. On every Jewish holiday, including Yom Kippur, synagogues are heavily […]

“NIGHT” CONCERT IN WEST PALM BEACH NOVEMBER 20 SPONSORED BY STANDWITHUS/SOUTHEAST

(West Palm Beach, FL — October 8, 2019) — The Night concert, a tribute to the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel and his Holocaust memoir “Night”and the music of acclaimed Jewish composer and cantor Leib Glantz, is making its North America debut at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm […]

UCLA Student & StandWithUs Submit Title VI Complaint Against UCLA Alleging Inaction on Antisemitism

(Los Angeles, CA — October 7, 2019) – University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) student Shayna Lavi and the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department have submitted a complaint against UCLA to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). The complaint alleges that the university is in violation of its obligations under Title VI of […]

A Community of Chesed

Times of Israel Chloe Levian October 4, 2019 Chesed is my favorite word in the Hebrew language. It means kindness or love between people and/ or loving kindness. In the new year, as a community, we need more Chesed. Read the full article HERE Chloe is a leader, teacher, and student with aspirations to make […]

StandWithUs Inspires a love for Israel in Belgium During September 2019

At events held in Brussels, Belgium on September 24 and 25 showcasing diversity and co-existence in Israel, representatives from diverse communities that form the Israeli multi-cultural society spoke of their connection to Israel and the shining example of co-existence that it is. The events were organized by the Belgian Friends of Israel and and EIPA (European Israel Public Affairs). […]

5780 Shades of Gray

The Times of Israel By Chloe Levian SEP 28, 2019 The oppressed and the oppressor, the underdog and the upper dog; in 2019 we live in a fabricated dichotomy. The Palestinians are oppressed therefore the Israelis are their oppressors, which in result means all Zionists are racist. These are the types of ignorant conclusions that […]

Scheck Hillel Junior Appointed StandWithUs Intern

Scheck Hillel Community School 9/27/2019 Scheck Hillel students took time this summer to challenge themselves through special courses, service projects and work experiences.  Leonardo Bentata ’21  attended a conference of the non-profit StandWithUs, which kicked off a year-long internship focused on organizing community and school programs educating about Israel. This is Leonardo’s account of the experience: […]

StandWithUs Petition Calls for University of Minnesota to Denounce SJP Conference

Jewish Journal BY AARON BANDLER SEP 27, 2019 StandWithUs launched a petition calling on the University of Minnesota to condemn the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) conference taking place on their Twin Cities campus from Nov. 1-3. The petition features a letter to University President Joan T.A. Gabel stating that “SJP has a long record of spreading […]

StandWithUs Letter to Columbia University re: Malaysian Prime Minister

September 27, 2019 VIA EMAIL: bollinger@columbia.edu Office of the President 202 Low Library 535 W. 116 St., MC 4309 New York, NY 10027 Dear President Bollinger, We write on behalf of StandWithUs (SWU), an international, non-profit education organization supporting Israel and combating antisemitism, and Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), a non-profit organization that brings together […]

StandWithUs Launches Campaign Against National SJP 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Los Angeles, CA — September 26th, 2019) — StandWithUs has launched a campaign calling out National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) for spreading antisemitism, supporting violence, and violating free speech. This builds on a similar effort in 2018. The campaign features a petition against the National SJP Conference at University of […]

StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein on the David Suissa Podcast: How will StandWithUs Fight Antisemitism?

David Suissa and StandWithUs CEO, Roz Rothstein StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein discusses on the David Suissa Podcast how StandWithUs will fight Antisemitism.

Dear Antisemitism

SEP 25, 2019 By Chloe Levian The Times of Israel Dear Antisemitism,  I never thought that you and I would dance the tango. I thought you only existed in the past like in blood labels, Nazi Germany, or my parents fleeing their home in Iran. But you, the pesky virus that you are transformed and […]

FIFA breaks on rules by excluding only Israelis from upcoming World Cup

September 24, 2019 By Dan Lavie israelandstuff.com Although the FIFA Ethics Code prohibits host countries from discriminating against fans based on their nationality, the advocacy group StandWithUs petitioned the Int’l Football Association as to why Israel was not on the list of countries that require a visa to attend the 2022 World Cup. Teddy Stadium of […]

Israeli Idol Hagit Yaso to perform at StandWithUs gala

September 24, 2019 By Donald H. Harrison San Diego Jewish World Hagit Yaso StandWithUs San Diego is bringing singer Hagit Yaso to town to perform at its gala dinner Sunday, Oct. 27.  Yaso, an Ethiopian Israeli, was the winner of Season 9 of Israeli Idol , and since has performed songs in Hebrew, Amharic, English […]

‘The power of young people’: Skokie teens take proactive steps to introduce Judaism to peers

September 24, 2019 BY CARIN M. SMILK Jewish News Syndicate After grappling with an anti-Israel teacher-training course being offered in their school district, a group of Jewish students outside Chicago form a new club to demonstrate pride in their heritage. Students from Niles North High School in Skokie, Ill., meet as part of a newly […]

State Board of Education President Says Ethnic Studies Curriculum Needs to Be Delayed a Year

SEP 20, 2019 BY AARON BANDLER Jewish Journal Photo: Alex Proimos (no changes were made) State Board of Education (SBE) President Linda Darling-Hammond announced in a Sept. 20 op-ed that the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) should be delayed for a year. Writing in EdSource, a nonprofit education news site, Darling-Hammond wrote that the initial […]

Nefesh B’Nefesh honors seven recipients of its Bonei Zion award for 2019

The Jerusalem Post Jeremy Sharon September 24, 2019 Nefesh B’Nefesh honored the seven recipients of its Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize on Monday afternoon during an award ceremony in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize, established in September 2013, recognizes the achievements of outstanding immigrants from English-speaking countries […]

Education Department Says UNC-Duke Middle East Program Doesn’t Meet Federal Funding Guidelines

SEP 19, 2019 BY AARON BANDLER Jewish Journal Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The Department of Education sent an Aug. 29 letter to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill – Duke University Consortium for Middle East Studies (CMES) that their program doesn’t adequately meet the requirements for federal funding. The letter, which became public on […]