Chula Vista City Council Unanimously Passes IHRA

StandWithUs | San Diego Jewish World | May 15, 2025 CHULA VISTA, California — In a unanimous 5-0 vote on May 13, the City of Chula Vista officially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, marking a significant step forward in the fight against rising antisemitism in the United States. “We […]

Chula Vista City Council Unanimously Passes IHRA

CHULA VISTA, California — In a unanimous 5-0 vote on May 13, the City of Chula Vista officially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, marking a significant step forward in the fight against rising antisemitism in the United States. “We commend the City of Chula Vista for its courageous and […]

Just keep going: What Jewish campus professionals owe their students

By Shira Gould | eJP | April 28, 2025 A pro-Israel protest at University of California Los Angeles in April 2024. Courtesy/StandWithUs “Persistence” was the first big word that my father taught me. When faced with challenges big or small, my parents would say: “Just keep doing what you’re doing.” That word also encapsulates the […]

New Study Exposes Antisemitism in University Medical Centers

Dion J. Pierre | The Algemeiner | May 6, 2025 Antisemitism in academic medical centers located on college campuses is fostering noxious environments which deprive Jewish healthcare professionals of their civil right to work in spaces free from discrimination and hate, according to a new study by the StandWithUs Data & Analytics Department. “Academia today […]

DFW students support Israel through StandWithUs

7 local college students share leadership, advocacy for Israel nationwide By Deb Silverthorn | Texas Jewish Post | May 7, 2025 From left, front row: StandWithUs senior campus regional manager Josh Mitchell-Arbital with 2024-2025 StandWithUs Emerson Fellows Noa Dor, Eliana Field, Noa Buaron; back row: Daniel Horn, Dani van Creveld, Peleg Katz, Gabi Magenheim, Michal […]

NYC university sued, accused of not taking action against antisemitic harassment

Lawsuit claims university investigated victim instead of perpetrators after student was physically blocked from class and subjected to online smear campaign By Rachel Wolf | Fox News | April 11, 2025 A New York City university has been slapped with a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the New School’s Parsons School of Design “allowed a […]

Legal expert backs Trump admin’s crackdown on Harvard: ‘Accountability must be enforced’

Yael Lerman said recent findings from the antisemitism report at Harvard are ‘deeply troubling’ By Rachel Wolf | Fox News | May 8, 2025 The Trump administration garnered mixed reactions after announcing it would stop all future grant funding for Harvard University unless the school complied with its demands. This latest move adds to the […]

Swipe Up Rise Up 2025

28 March 2025 StandWithUs UK hosted a successful inter-school event on Thursday 27th March. Returning for its third year,  Swipe Up Rise Up  brought together Sixth Form pupils from multiple schools including JCoSS, Yavneh College, Immanuel College, and JFS. The event tackles antisemitism and anti-Israel hatred on social media and empowers the pupils to unite […]

StandWithUs UK: House of Lords and Embassy Roundtable Discussions

21 March 2025 Amplifying our students’ voices In the past week, StandWithUs UK hosted two critical roundtable discussions with university students—one at the House of Lords and another at the Israeli Embassy. These gatherings provided a platform for students to share their personal experiences and testimonies about the challenges they face as Zionist students on […]

StandWithUs UK Delegation to March of the Living 2025

23 April 2025 We were honoured to send a delegation to this year’s March of the Living. Our Jewish Agency Shlicha (emissary) Rotem shared with us her powerful experience: “Today, we visited Birkenau and Auschwitz- where some of my family members perished. I found my great-grandparents’ names in the Yad Vashem commemoration cabin. We’re on […]

StandWithUs UK Voice of Students 2024/25 Report

7 May 2025 StandWithUs UK Warns: Anti-Zionism Now the Leading Driver of Campus Antisemitism StandWithUsUK today unveiled its comprehensive “Voice of Students 2024/25” report, exposing a shocking pattern of antisemitic harassment, intimidation, and institutional neglect at universities across Britain since the October 7 Hamas massacre. Drawing directly from multiple student testimonies, this report paints a […]

New Study Exposes Alarming Antisemitism In Academic Medical Centers

Over 60% of Jewish Medical Professionals Reported Experiencing Antisemitism Work at Academic Medical Centers LOS ANGELES, CA, (May 5, 2025)  — In a groundbreaking new study , StandWithUs’ Data & Analytics Department reveals that antisemitism is disturbingly pervasive in American healthcare — especially within academic medical centers. This study, the first peer-reviewed analysis of workplace […]

StandWithUs Legal Calls on California Community Colleges After Employee Consistently Uses Anti-Israel Emojis in Work Email Signature Blocks

StandWithUs Saidoff Legal sent a letter to the largest system of higher education in the nation, the California Community Colleges, seeking action after an employee repeatedly included politically charged symbols (watermelon and Palestinian flag emojis) in work email signature blocks. StandWithUs Legal requested that California Community Colleges implement a content-neutral email signature policy for all […]

Oklahoma Stands Against Antisemitism

(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) – The Oklahoma House gallery broke out in a standing ovation when SB 991 , which codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism , passed on April 30 with a 62-24 vote. SB 991 had passed the Senate in March with a 27-15 vote. The bill ensures that […]

“Healing Hate” Event Draws Overflow Crowd to Address Growing Crisis of Antisemitism in Healthcare

Healthcare Leaders Sound the Alarm at Miami Summit: “Patient Safety Is Primary”  Miami Beach, FL ( April 28, 2025)  – In a powerful show of urgency and solidarity, over 120% of expected attendees packed into La Gorce Country Club April 27, 2025, as healthcare executives, policymakers, and medical professionals from across Florida and the nation […]

NYC university sued, accused of not taking action against antisemitic harassment

Lawsuit claims university investigated victim instead of perpetrators after student was physically blocked from class and subjected to online smear campaign Rachel Wolf | Fox News | April 11, 2025 Photo: Shutterstock A New York City university has been slapped with a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the New School’s Parsons School of Design “allowed […]

Inclusion: The Benefits of Treating Fellow Jews as Am Echad (One Nation)

We don’t need to erase our differences to stand together. But we do need to make space for one another — with intention, respect, and courage. Alexandra Fishman Ph.D. | The Jewish Journal | April 16, 2025 Photo: Shutterstock As an Orthodox Jew with a broad group of friends, I often find myself navigating a […]

California Public School Teacher Played Students Turkish Propaganda Video Likening Israel’s War on Hamas to the Holocaust: Lawsuit

Santa Clara Unified School District has ‘allowed an egregiously hostile environment to fester’ for Jewish students, suit says Alana Goodman | The Washington Free Beacon | April 4, 2025 A teacher at a public high school in California showed 10th-grade students a Turkish propaganda video that equated Israel’s war on Hamas to the Holocaust and […]