My identity as a progressive Zionist Jew shouldn’t be at stake
By Jenna Harris, Senior Counsel and K-12 legal specialist for StandWithUs Saidoff Law ejewishphilanthropy.com I have been trying for months to understand a perspective that has gained new prominence among a small but vocal group since Hamas’ brutal massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. According to this group, the centrality of Israel in Jewish […]
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Stanford leaders show ‘apathy’ after ‘identity-based harassment’ of student, per complaint
A Jewish doctoral candidate who left the university said she experienced “ancient stereotypes with modern progressive language, repackaged through social-justice discourse.” Aaron Bandler | JNS | July 24, 2025 Zahava Feldstein dropped out of a doctoral program at Stanford University due to what she describes as the “apathy” of leaders at the private university in […]
StandWithUs Saidoff Files Supplement to Title VI Complaint at Stanford University. Jewish Doctoral Student Withdrew From the Program Due to Rampant Antisemitism
(July 23, 2025 – Palo Alto, CA) – On July 22, 2025, StandWithUs and Co-Complainant Zahava Feldstein, a Jewish graduate of Stanford University Graduate School of Education, submitted a filing to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The submission is a supplement to Co-Complainant’s federal Title VI civil rights complaint against Stanford University […]
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Tells Congressional Committee he is Committing to Fighting Jew hatred at the School
Then he praises anti-semitic Berkeley Professor as a ‘fine scholar’ By Evan Gahr | California Globe | July 17, 2025 Facing multiple lawsuits and discrimination complaints over rampant campus anti-Semitism, University of California at Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons told a congressional committee that he is committing to fighting Jew hatred at the school. Then he […]
Students become Israel advocates through StandWithUs internships
StandWithUs, a nonprofit that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, is giving young adults the opportunity to become advocates for the Jewish state through internships. The Kenneth Leventhal High School Internship for students in 11th and 12th grade, and the Emerson Fellowship for college students, are yearlong programs that provide students in the United States and […]
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Jewish groups, parents worry about San Francisco district’s new ethnic-studies program
Marci Miller, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS that the curriculum was “unvetted” and “rushed.” Aaron Bandler | The Jewish News Syndicate | July 8, 2025 Maria Su, the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, announced on June 30 that the district, which serves about 50,000 students in 122 schools, plans to introduce […]
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StandWithUs Thanks Florida for Passing the Nation’s Strongest Anti-BDS Law
(Tallahassee, Florida, July 10, 2025) — StandWithUs thanks Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for signing SB 1678 into law on June 30, 2025. The new law builds on Florida’s existing policies against boycotts of Israel. It now makes sure that the state won’t do business with, invest in, or give grants to schools, non-profits, or governments […]
