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 […]

Camden is first NJ county to adopt antisemitism definition

Jewish Community Voice By Ezra Solway October 4, 2023 On September 21, Camden became the first county in New Jersey to adopt a working definition of antisemitism. The seven members of the Camden County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to adopt the working definition of antisemitism first created by the International Holocaust Remembrance […]

‘We Have Been Here Before,’ StandWithUs Reminds San Diego Amid War in Israel

The San Diego Jewish World By Jacob Kamaras Oct. 17, 2023 The StandWithUs “Leaders of Tomorrow” gala on Oct. 15 in San Diego. Photo courtesy of StandWithUs. SAN DIEGO — As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, StandWithUs co-founder and CEO Roz Rothstein grew up deeply immersed in the shadow of the Shoah. That is what […]

Language around ‘Day of Resistance and Protest’ leaves Jews fearful

The Seattle Times By Randy Kessler Oct. 18, 2023 On Oct. 12, I witnessed a rally by a student group called SUPER UW (Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights and Return at the University of Washington). Their event , officially titled “A Day of Resistance and Protest for Palestine,” should have been called “A Day […]

StandWithUs Letter to Art Institute of Chicago

Letter to Michigan State University – October 2023

Combating antisemitism with the Nassau County Task Force

By Hernesto Galdamez | LIHerald.com | May 21, 2023 In what seems to be the never-ending battle against hate, the public shared their stories of antisemitism with the Special Legislative Task Force to Combat Antisemitism in Nassau County. “Being here and sharing what has happened is a very important step,” Avi Posnick, executive director of […]

Israelis launch solidarity campaign for the women of Iran

Dozens of Israeli organizations and public figures are supporting the #IsraelisloveIranians campaign. Jewish News Syndicate Rolene Marks Sept. 6, 2023 A protester holds a picture of Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish woman whose death in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” has sparked widespread unrest. Source: Twitter. September 16th marks the one-year anniversary of the death […]

Israel at 75: The view from Seattle’s Jewish community

The Seattle Times Maxima Patashnik Sept. 7, 2023 The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is a network of 35 local Jewish organizations and dozens of individual leaders representing diverse perspectives and backgrounds. We convene, educate, and advocate on issues of vital concern based on Jewish values, consensus, and respect […]

In Brazil, pro-Palestinian protest leads to injury and arrest at pro-Israel speaker’s lecture

BY MARCUS M. GILBAN | JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY | AUGUST 16, 2023 Andre Lajst leads the Brazil chapter of StandWithUs, a Zionist advocacy organization. (Courtesy of StandWithUs Brazil) RIO DE JANEIRO ( JTA ) — Pro-Palestinian protesters injured a university employee while demonstrating against a lecture speaker who heads the Brazilian chapter of a pro-Israel […]

StandWithUs Congratulates NY Gov. Hochul For Signing “HATE CRIME REPORTING ON COLLEGE CAMPUS” Act

(July 11, 2023, New York, NY) — StandWithUs thanks Governor Kathy Hochul for signing the “Hate Crime Reporting on College Campus Act” ( S02060-A/A03694A) into law on July 11. StandWithUs Northeast Executive Director Avi Posnick attended the event, held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Avi Posnick, Executive Director StandWithUs Northeast (center) Attends […]

StandWithUs Proves Popular on New Social Media Platform, “Threads”

(Jerusalem, July 6, 2023) — Israel education is coming to the newest social media app in a big way. StandWithUs, the international education non-profit, reached 40,000 followers less than 24 hours after the newest global social media platform “Threads” was launched. Follow StandWithUs here: https://www.threads.net/@standwithus . “Threads” is the latest offering from Mark Zukerberg’s Meta, […]

StandWithUs UK Statement About Lord Mann’s Report

(London, UK — July 3, 2023) StandWithUs UK was honoured to engage with the Parliamentary Taskforce on Antisemitism. We welcome the recent report from Lord Mann’s office and are proud to have been named as a contributing organisation to its findings. The report confirmed what we have observed on university campuses: Jewish students, due to […]

StandWithUs Celebrates Ruling Upholding Georgia Anti-BDS Law June, 2023

(Atlanta, Georgia — June 26, 2023) StandWithUs celebrates the unanimous ruling issued on June 22, 2023 by the Eleventh Court of Appeals to uphold Georgia’s anti-BDS law in Abby Martin v. Chancellor for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia . Anti-BDS laws combat national origin discrimination by preventing state agencies from […]

Report links New York City attacks on Jews to activist group Within Our Lifetime

Group activists have committed “some of the most horrific anti-Jewish violence that New York City has seen over the last three years,” said Mitchell Silber of Community Security Initiative. Jewish News Syndicate By SERGIO CARMONA June 16, 2023 In the days before the assault of Joseph Borgen on May 20, 2021, Waseem Awawdeh, who was […]