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 […]
Chicago-area high school pulls support for teacher training on Palestine
Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ben Sales May 31, 2019 Chicago-area high school pulls support for teacher training on Palestine after members of Jewish community call it one-sided CHICAGO (JTA) — A high school district with a large Jewish population has withdrawn its recommendation of an optional training opportunity for teachers called “Teaching Palestine” after local teachers, […]
Letter to Michigan
May 2, 2019 VIA EMAIL: presoff@umich.edu , umregents@umich.edu Dr. Mark S. Schlissel, M.D., Ph.D. President University of Michigan 2074 Fleming Administration Building 503 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1340 The Regents of the University of Michigan 500 South State Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Dear President Schlissel and Honorable Members of University of Michigan Board […]
University of Michigan, Dearborn Administration to Review Policies After Pressure by StandWithUs
by Rachel Frommer Mock parking tickets on the windshields of cars in a University of Michigan at Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) lot last month — which accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and other crimes – were placed there by two people in “Muslim garb,” a witness told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. UM-Dearborn student Amanda Gosline said that […]
