Regional Program Manager
Identity, Inclusion, and Israel: 5 Things Jewish Students Need You to Understand
College is a time of incredible growth, new friendships, and discovering who you are. For Jewish students, it’s also a unique period of navigating identity, community, and often, unexpected challenges. These challenges go beyond classes or social events. Often, they involve what it means to be visibly Jewish, to support Israel, or simply to find a welcoming […]
StandWithUs Saidoff Law Testifies Before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Carly Gammill, Director of Legal Policy & Litigation for StandWithUs Saidoff Law, testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on a panel titled, Antisemitism on America’s College and University Campuses: Current Conditions and the Federal Response. She clarified that Zionism is not a political idea but refers to the connection between the Jewish people and their […]
“For Such a Time as This” Responsibility in the Spirit of Purim
The story of the Book of Esther is not just a tale of ancient Persia. It is a mirror of what we are experiencing today, both collectively and individually. Then: A wicked ruler in Persia (modern day Iran) seeks to annihilate the Jewish people. Today: Exactly the same. Then: Purim begins with the majority of Jews so […]
StandWithUs Condemns Persistent Antisemitic Harassment of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Councilman Benjamin Hover
(Lansdowne, Pennsylvania — February 20, 2026) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the latest in a years-long series of antisemitic attacks against Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Borough Councilman Benjamin Hover. This statement is directed to Lansdowne borough and council leadership, whose continued inaction has allowed this pattern of harassment to persist. The most recent incident, a mocking caricature shared […]
Research Associate
US must reclaim its institutions and universities in face of Qatari financial influence – opinion
Jordan Cope | Jerusalem Post | February 14, 2026 American higher education is being inundated by influence operations from Qatar, which constitute a possible national security threat. Following the October 7 attacks, Qatar has faced heightened scrutiny for sustaining Hamas, which invaded Israel and massacred 1,200 people in 2023. Despite demands from some US officials, Doha refuses […]
Political Change Alone Does Not Produce Freedom
Sarah Mehrnia | Jewish Journal | February 18, 2026 A future Iran will not be judged by the promises it makes, but by whether families like mine could remain without fear, without bribery, and without contingency determining survival. As the world debates what a “post-revolution” Iran could look like, many assume that political change alone […]
A Model for Addressing Antisemitism in Health Care
Peggy Shapiro | ejewishphilanthropy | February 5, 2026 Hospitals, clinics and medical schools are supposed to be neutral spaces dedicated to healing. Yet antisemitism is increasingly infecting these institutions, from overt hate speech by health care workers to exclusionary practices that block Jewish clinicians from professional collaboration. Patients and providers alike are paying the price: […]
Video shows men saying ‘free Palestine’ to Dallas rabbi, spitting
“You would seriously come to my house, you would offer services and want me to pay you and then you would say, ‘free Palestine,’” the rabbi appears to say in the video. (Feb. 18, 2026 / JNS) StandWithUs shared video footage last week that appeared to show two young men, who had offered services at a […]
Peggy Shapiro Interviews on Never Again Is Now Podcast
Peggy Shapiro, Executive Director of the Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA), addresses the alarming rise of antisemitism in U.S. healthcare settings in a revealing interview on Never Again Is Now Podcast hosted by Evelyn Markus. Drawing on her decades of advocacy, Peggy explores how bias is impacting Jewish patients and healthcare professionals, why culturally responsive and trauma-informed […]
Southwest High School Regional Manager
StandWithUs Condemns Effort to Intimidate Jewish Life Center in Dallas
On February 12, 2026, two young men approached the Olami Dallas Center purporting to be window cleaners, despite bearing no visible window cleaning equipment on their person. Before ringing the doorbell, the youths can be seen discussing the presence of yarmulkes outside the Center, which contains several Israeli flags on its exterior. One of the youths can be […]
The Art of the Neighbor: A Christian University’s Visual Stand Against Antisemitism
In the heart of Nashville, a city shaped by creativity, a different kind of visual statement has captured people’s attention on campus. While many universities avoid difficult subjects by labeling them “political,” Belmont University has chosen a different path. In partnership with StandWithUs, the Christian institution became the first university in the nation to host the United States Holocaust […]
Farsi Content Creator
Over 60% of US Jewish educators reportedly experience antisemitism in workplace — including from teachers unions
By David Spector | New York Post | January 24, 2026 An overwhelming majority of Jewish educators in the US say they have seen first-hand — or even experienced — antisemitism in their respective schools, a new alarming study found. The survey of 584 teachers in K-12 public schools and non-Jewish private schools across the […]
UC San Fran Champions Dangerous Anti-Palestinian Racism Study
By Alexandra Fishman, Dean McKay | Real Clear Education | December 7, 2025 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has threatened its institutional credibility by backing a dangerous study on anti-Palestinian racism that seems to flout the most basic tenets of academic research. This comes as the university is still under a hiring freeze as […]
Scholars question University of California ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ study
By Ana Hathaway | The College Fix | February 3, 2026 A study suggesting high rates of “anti-Palestinian racism” against healthcare workers is drawing concerns for its design – particularly since many respondents were neither Palestinian, nor worked in healthcare. However, the author of the study did not directly address the criticism raised, one of his critics told The […]
