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).

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.

StandWithUs Letter to Art Institute of Chicago

Letter to Michigan State University – October 2023

StandWithUs Expresses Concern About Apparent Double Standard at University of Chicago

March 31, 2022 Madhav V. Rajan, Ph.D. Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting University of Chicago Booth School of Business VIA EMAIL: ( madhav.rajan@chicagobooth.edu ) Dear Dean Rajan, We write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit education organization supporting Israel and combating antisemitism. We are concerned about possible administrative lack of support […]

Jewish watchdog urges University of Chicago to denounce SJP’s boycott of ‘Zionist classes’

JNS/Jewish News Service February 9, 2022 StandWithUs has called on the University of Chicago to condemn Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for telling its supporters to boycott “sh**ty Zionist classes.” In an email sent last week to university president Robert J. Zimmer and dean of students Michele Rasmussen, StandWithUs highlighted an Instagram post that […]

StandWithUs Calls on UChicago to Condemn SJP Post Calling for Boycotting “Sh*tty Zionist Classes”

SJP at UChicago posted on Instagram on January 26 a statement with a headline in all capital letters that read “DON’T TAKE SH*TTY ZIONIST CLASSES,” specifically citing three classes: “Multiculturalism in Israel,” “Narrating Israel and Palestine Through Literature and Film,” and “Gender Relations in Israel. Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler February 7, 2022 Photo: EQRoy / […]

Pro-Israel group urges UChicago to condemn group calling for boycott of ‘sh–ty Zionist classes

Fox News By Adam Sabes February 5th, 2022 Photo: EQRoy / Shutterstock.com A pro-Israel organization is urging the University of Chicago to condemn a pro-Palestinian student group who is calling on students to boycott “sh–ty Zionist classes.” StandWithUs, an education organization that combats antisemitism and supports Israel, sent a letter to the University of Chicago […]

StandWithUs Urges University of Chicago Administration to Condemn Discriminatory SJP Campaign

February 4, 2022 Robert J. Zimmer, Ph.D. Chancellor and President Emeritus The University of Chicago Michele Rasmussen, Ph.D. Dean of Students The University of Chicago VIA EMAIL: chancellor @uchicago.edu ; mrasmussen@uchicago.edu RE: Urging Your Administration to Condemn Students for Justice in Palestine’s Campaign Targeting Faculty and Students for Discrimination Dear Chancellor Zimmer and Dean Rasmussen, […]

Illinois Divests from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott

Jewish Press David Israel December 23, 2021 The state of Illinois on Wednesday divested its pension funds of investments in Unilever in response to the conglomerate’s subsidiary ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s announcement last July of banning the distribution of its products in the “occupied Palestinian territory.” The unanimous vote by the 7-member Illinois Investment […]

SWU Applauds Illinois Investment Policy Board for Divesting State Pension Funds from Unilever

(Chicago, IL — December 22nd, 2021) — StandWithUs applauds the Illinois Investment Policy Board (IIPB), which voted unanimously (7-0-0) in favor of divesting the state’s pension funds from Unilever, in accordance with the Illinois anti-BDS law (SB1761). The law aims to ensure Illinois taxpayers do not invest in companies that engage in discrimination, through, “actions […]

StandWithUs Strongly Condemns Antisemitic Comments by Two CAIR Leaders at AMP Conference

(Los Angeles, CA – December 7, 2021 ) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the overtly antisemitic speeches given by Zahra Billoo and Nihad Awad, two senior officials at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The speeches took place at the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Annual Conference in Chicago on November 27, 2021. Both AMP and […]

Urging Administrative Action to Address Antisemitism at the University of Chicago

June 3, 2021 Robert J. Zimmer, PhD President The University of Chicago 5801 South Ellis Avenue, Suite 501 Chicago, Illinois 60637 VIA EMAIL: president@uchicago.edu RE: Urging Administrative Action to Address Antisemitism at the University of Chicago Dear President Zimmer, We write on behalf of the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department and the StandWithUs Center for Combating […]

StandWithUs Midwest Stands with Chicago’s Hardest Hit Communities

(August 21, 2020, Chicago) — On August, 21, 2020 StandWithUs continued its friendship drive in support of New Beginnings Church/Project HOOD’s 3rd food relief drive in Chicago’s Woodlawn/Englewood neighborhood. StandWithUs supporters and the Shur Pack Company donated over 1,400 pound of fresh produce, PPE supplies, and school supplies. Amid the pandemic, the violence and destruction […]

StandWithUs Midwest Baby Food Friendship Drive

(Chicago, IL — June 12, 2020) — Many areas in Chicago have been devastated by the economic hardships of the pandemic and then by the destruction of neighborhood stores. Two of the hardest hit areas are Bronzeville and Woodlawn on the South Side of Chicago. They are also the most vulnerable communities in the Chicago area. […]

Pro-Israel groups urge University of Michigan to cancel SJP conference featuring ‘vicious’ anti-Semi

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate Sean Savage and Jackson Richman January 21, 2020 Several pro-Israel groups are urging the University of Michigan to cancel an upcoming conference at the school that is featuring anti-Israel groups and speakers that “have a long record of vicious anti-Semitism,” according to Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of StandWithUs. The event, titled […]

Israeli-Founded Burger Chain’s Opening in Michigan Delayed Following Threats

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 24, 2019 The opening of a burger chain in Dearborn, Mich., founded in Israel, was delayed after the owner received threats following calls to boycott the restaurant. The Detroit Free Press reports that University of Detroit Mercy Adjunct Law Professor Amer Zahr called for a boycott after hearing that the […]