Alexa Lemieux, Jonah Platt Headline StandWithUs Conference
Aaron Bandler Jewish Journal March 8th, 2023 “Love Is Blind” star Alexa Lemieux and actor Jonah Platt headlined the 2023 StandWithUs International “Israel in Focus Conference” from March 2-5 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel, telling attendees that Jewish pride is the best way to combat hate. “Love Is Blind” star Alexa Lemieux and […]
Organizations Partner to Launch Billboard Campaign: Together Against Antisemitism
First Billboards are in Two Locations in South Florida March 8 – April 9 (Boca Raton, FL — March 8, 2023) —The Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA), a division of StandWithUs (SWU), along with multiple partner organizations, launched a billboard campaign calling attention to the rise of antisemitism across the U.S. and around the world. […]
John Carson, Esther Panitch call for passage of bill to expand protections against antisemitism
By: Chart Riggall | Marietta Daily Journal, GA | February 22, 2023 Feb. 22—ATLANTA — Flanked by leaders from metro Atlanta’s Jewish community Wednesday, state Reps. John Carson, R-northeast Cobb, and Esther Panitch, D-Sandy Springs, called for passage of their bill to expand protections against antisemitism. House Bill 30 would create an official state definition […]
StandWithUs Celebrates Growing Movement to Define and Combat Antisemitism
Los Angeles, CA — February 27, 2023) — StandWithUs thanks the State of Arkansas and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders for signing SB 118 into law. We also extend congratulations to Georgia State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) and Esther Panitch (D-Sandy Springs) for their work in getting House Bill 30 passed and to South Carolina’s Representative […]
StandWithUs’ Statement on the Riots Following February 26, 2023 Terror Attack
Following the heinous murder of two young Israeli brothers on February 26 by a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank town of Huwara, riots broke out in which Israelis targeted Palestinians out of revenge . Israeli rioters reportedly set fire to Palestinian businesses, homes and cars, and a Palestinian civilian is reported to have been […]
500 Academics and Mental Health Professionals Call for Removal of Professor Accused of Antisemitism
By: Dion J. Pierre | Algemeiner | February 13, 2023 Over five hundred academics and mental health professionals have issued a letter urging George Washington University (GWU) to remove “decolonial” clinical psychology professor Lara Sheehi from teaching duties for the duration of an investigation of allegations that she discriminated against Jewish students and attempted to […]
StandWithUs Thanks University of Denver for its Response to Antisemitic Hate Crimes
(Denver, CO — February 16, 2023) — StandWithUs is grateful to the University of Denver for a swift and thorough response to the antisemitic hate crimes which targeted three Jewish students February 9-12 . The administration has demonstrated a great first step to supporting a safe campus environment for Jewish students by expediting an investigation […]
Alert: Violence Against Jews and Antisemitic Vandalism in LA
February 16, 2023 On Wednesday and Thursday mornings February 15 and 16, two Jews were shot while leaving prayer services, allegedly by two different perpetrators. Additionally, the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA) was vandalized with a Nazi swastika. While both of the people who were shot are thankfully in stable condition, these crimes are […]
StandWithUs Israel Hosts Event During OurCrowd Global Investor Summit Week
“Investing in Peace – A Celebration of the Abraham Accords” – Event hosted by StandWithUs, Israel Business Council and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute, an official partner event of the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit Week (February 16, 2023 — Jerusalem, Israel) — As global investors and VIPs converged in Jerusalem for the OurCrowd Global Investor […]
StandWithUs Applauds Arkansas for Unanimously Adopting the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
(Little Rock, Arkansas – February 15, 2023) — StandWithUs applauds the State of Arkansas, and lead sponsors Senator Jim Dotson and Representative Mindy McAlindon, for the unanimous passage (95-0) of Senate Bill 118 (SB 118), which codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism on February 15, 2023. Jordan Cope, Director of […]
