StandWithUs UK Hosts Memorial Service by UK’s Only ‘Stumbling Stone’

14 February 2023 On the 14th of February, educational charity StandWithUs UK held a memorial service by the UK’s only Stumbling Stone (or Stolperstein), located in Golden Square, Soho. As of December 2019, 75,000 of these brass plates have been installed across Europe at the last place of residence or work for victims of the Holocaust. […]

StandWithUs UK Hosts First Ever Digital Conference Tackling Antisemitism Online

23 February 2023 On the 23rd of February, educational charity StandWithUs UK held a full-day conference at JFS centred around tackling antisemitism online. Swipe Up Rise Up saw students from JFS, Immanuel and Yavneh College in attendance. Guest speakers such as Rachel Riley MBE addressed the crowd, whilst workshops were given to help pupils identify antisemitism and disinformation relating to Israel and how to effectively counter it. The Digital Conference ‘Swipe Up, […]

StandWithUs UK: Lord Austin has been an anti-racism campaigner for his entire career

London – 19 February 2024 We are horrified to hear that Lord Austin has received death threats over a tweet criticising Hamas. Lord Austin has been an anti-racism campaigner for his entire career and had the courage to stand up against the antisemitism within his own party. It is abundantly clear that Lord Austin was […]

StandWithUs UK: Response CST’s antisemitic incidents report, February 2024

London – 16 February 2024 Yesterday’s report from CST on antisemitic incidents in the UK in 2023 demonstrates what has been clear for many years: that it is undeniable that the major catalyst of modern antisemitism is the hatred of Zionism and of Israel.   The findings in the report confirm what StandWithUs UK has […]

StandWithUs Seeks Administrative Action to Address Antisemitic “Lesson” at Washington Elementary School

(Seattle Washington – February 14, 2024) – The StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA) sent a letter on January 17 to a Washington State school principal and district superintendent expressing concern about a discriminatory anti-Israel lesson taught to second graders at the Syre Elementary School in Shoreline, Washington.    Under the guise of a social studies […]

StandWithUs UK: Response to David Miller’s employment tribunal ruling

London – 5 February 2024 StandWithUs UK is deeply concerned by the dangerous judgment in David Miller’s employment tribunal case. The ruling that “anti-Zionist beliefs qualified as a philosophical belief and a protected characteristic” normalises an anti-Zionist discourse that promotes the annihilation of the one and only Jewish state. Enabling academics to hide behind academic […]

StandWithUs UK Statement regarding the resignation of Mike Freer from his role as MP:

(London, UK — February 2, 2024) — Mike Freer has demonstrated unwavering advocacy for his Jewish constituents and staunch support for Israel, a commitment that has regrettably imperilled his personal safety and jeopardised his esteemed tenure as MP for Finchley and Golders Green. StandWithUs UK extends profound gratitude for his dedicated service to the community. […]

Georgia’s Governor Kemp Signs the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism Into Law

(Atlanta, Georgia-Jan 31, 2024)  — On January 31, 2024, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed HB-30 into law. StandWithUs thanks the governor for enacting this monumental legislation and also congratulates Georgia State Representatives John Carson (R-Marietta) and Esther Panitch (D-Sandy Springs) for their leadership in getting House Bill 30 passed by both houses in overwhelming majorities. StandWithUs […]

Georgia Adopts IHRA

(Atlanta, Georgia – January 24, 2024) –  The Georgia Senate gallery broke out in a standing ovation when  HB 30 , which codifies the  International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism  passed by an overwhelming 44-6 vote. HB 30 passed the House earlier that day in a 129-5 vote. The bill ensures that Georgia will […]

Pro-Israel Chicagoans brave sub-zero weather at rally marking 100 days since Oct. 7

By: Jacob Magid | The Times of Israel | January 14, 2023 CHICAGO, Illinois — Some 200 pro-Israel Chicagoans brave the sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures to attend a rally marking 100 days since some 240 hostages were kidnapped into Gaza during Hamas’s October 7 terror onslaught. Israel’s Consul General to the Midwest Yinam Cohen addresses a […]

MICHIGAN REP. THANEDAR ATTACKED FOR REFUSING TO STAND WITH HAMAS

Anti-Israel protesters choose to be loud instead of right. Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-MI) has been under attack by anti-Israel protesters because he refuses to dismiss Hamas’ atrocities against Israeli civilians on October 7, because he calls for the release of Israeli hostages, and because he will not equivocate on Israel’s right to self-defense in light of Hamas’ […]

Letter to City College of New York Re SJP

StandWithUs wrote to City College of New York (CCNY) to express our concern about the actions of the CCNY’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine since October 7, 2023, which we believe merits the immediate revocation of their status as a recognized student organization and accompanying loss of privileges. CLICK HERE TO GO BACK […]

Letter to University of Illinois at Chicago – September 2021

Letter to University of Illinois-Chicago November 2023

StandWithUs sent a letter of legal inquiry to University of Illinois at Chicago regarding a graduate student in the Physics Department—and who is also possibly a Teaching Assistant—who recently praised Hitler on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Antisemitic incidents surged globally since Oct. 7 but most aren’t reported. Here’s why

Up to 79% of antisemitic harassment is never divulged, according to experts who weigh in on ‘obstacles’ that deter Jewish victims – especially youth – from speaking out The Times of Israel Matt Lebovic November 21, 2023 John Michael Graves. (Courtesy) NEW YORK — John Michael Graves, 25, was walking out of his Moishe House […]

Letter to University of Michigan – November 20, 2023

StandWithUs sent a legal letter to the University of Michigan, noting that recent events, culminating in the storming of the President’s office, have left us deeply concerned about the safety of Jewish students on campus and the university’s commitment to ensuring this safety as required under federal and state laws and university policies.

Letter to UC Berkeley Police Department – November 20, 2023

StandWithUs sent a legal demand letter to UC Berkeley urging a serious and immediate internal investigation into a recent antisemitic incident on the UC Berkeley campus and the negligent response to this incident by campus police , enabling the harassment of Jewish and Israeli students to fester unhindered.

Rio de Janeiro Is First Brazilian city to adopt IHRA Definition

(Rio de Janeiro — November 3, 2023) — Through the technical/educational collaboration of StandWithUs Brasil, the capital of Rio de Janeiro joined hundreds of other cities, states and organizations who adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Anti-Semitism (IHRA). On Friday, November 3, in a ceremony at the City Palace, Rio de Janeiro […]