StandWithUs Calls on UC Berkeley to Investigate and Address Antisemitism by Hatem Bazian

(Los Angeles, CA – September 2, 2025) – StandWithUs calls on UC Berkeley to investigate the lengthy record of antisemitic statements by tenured Professor Hatem Bazian to determine whether they have created a hostile and unsafe campus environment for Jewish students and, if so, to take immediate action to remedy such hostility and prevent its recurrence. Bazian […]

Federal Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Antisemitism at US Medical Schools

By Dion J. Pierre | The Algemeiner | August 26, 2025 Campus antisemitism at US medical schools is next in line to be examined by the federal government following the announcement on Monday of a major probe to be conducted by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. US lawmakers announced an investigation into three institutions: […]

Texas State University Silent on Status of Professor Who Incited Violent Attack on Jews at Public Library

By Dion J. Pierre | The Algemeiner | August 28, 2025 Texas State University is refusing to disclose whether it still currently employs a far-left professor who was filmed inciting a riotous assault on three pro-Israel individuals who peacefully spectated an anti-Israel presentation that was held in June 2024 at the West Asheville Library in North Carolina. […]

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Alitza Hochhauser

Assistant Campus Regional Manager, Central

StandWithUs Campaign Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Druze and Christian Minorities from Genocidal Violence in Sweida, Syria

(LOS ANGELES, CA — August 25, 2025) — StandWithUs has launched an urgent campaign calling on elected officials to act immediately to protect Druze and Christian minorities from genocidal threats in Sweida, Syria. This crisis has been underreported outside the Middle East and without urgent intervention, the risk of continued genocidal violence remains dire. “This crisis […]

Leaving the Timeline Behind: A New Spin on Israel Education

Deborah Peretz / August 15, 2025 Jewish education has long relied on a linear model of teaching history – a timeline that begins with our foundational narratives and moves sequentially toward the present day. This approach offers clarity and order, helping students contextualize events and discern patterns of cause and effect. Many beautifully crafted resources […]

Druze and Christian Minorities in Syria

Context Starting in July, Sunni Islamist extremists, Bedouin militants, and Syrian government forces committed a series of massacres and atrocities against Druze and Christian religious minorities in Sweida, a city in southwest Syria. According to multiple reports, many hundreds of civilians remain kidnapped or missing and too little aid is reaching the region, despite efforts by Israel and others to open […]

StandWithUs Condemns the Nazi Flags at Texas High-School

(Heath, Texas — August 18, 2025) — In the early hours of August 16, a Dallas suburb became the latest target of antisemitic hate in the State of Texas. Two Nazi flags were found suspended from the side of the Rockwall-Heath High School. The flags have since been removed by the Heath Police Department, which is currently […]

StandWithUs Statement on Supporting Jewish Students and Faculty at UCLA

At this critical moment, our community’s focus should not be on the size of a penalty, media headlines, or politics. UCLA must ensure that Jewish students and faculty can learn, teach, and participate in campus life without harassment or discrimination. We understand Jewish students are concerned about increased hostility towards them and indifference to antisemitism on […]

Sephora Must Condemn Antisemitic Content and End Partnership with Huda Beauty

Highland Park Becomes First City in Illinois to Pass the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism into Law

(Highland Park, Illinois – August 11, 2025) – In an historic unanimous vote of 7-0 on August 11, the Highland Park City Council passed an ordinance that officially adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of Antisemitism. This landmark legislation positions Highland Park as the first city in Illinois to enshrine this definition through an ordinance rather […]

Associate Director, K-12 Fairness Center

Rabbi Matthew Weisbaum

How the law — and goodwill — are helping to end antisemitism

By: DeeDee Bitran | NY Post | June 23, 2025 Recent antisemitic attacks in Boulder, Colorado and Washington, D.C. are a chilling reminder that violent hatred toward Jews is not a relic of the past. These alarming incidents underscore the urgency of confronting antisemitism in the courts to hold wrongdoers accountable.  The murders of Yaron […]

StandWithUs Conference 2026

https://standwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SWU-Vegas-Sign-2025-Final.mp4 About Speakers Exhibit & Sponsor FAQ Tickets When lies and hate become deadly, education has the power to save lives. How will you educate yourself and the people around you? It’s time to get educated—and get inspired. StandWithUs in Las Vegas for a multi-generational gathering—bringing together youth, students, young professionals, parents, and grandparents—to learn […]

NJ Assembly committee approves bill to establish definition of antisemitism

By Deena Yellin | NorthJersey.com | July 25, 2025 A New Jersey Assembly committee voted July 24 in favor of a measure to define antisemitism in the state, following over eight hours of heated debate on the issue. The Assembly State and Local Government Committee unanimously voted to advance the bill in the Assembly, which […]