Chula Vista City Council Unanimously Passes IHRA
StandWithUs | San Diego Jewish World | May 15, 2025 CHULA VISTA, California — In a unanimous 5-0 vote on May 13, the City of Chula Vista officially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, marking a significant step forward in the fight against rising antisemitism in the United States. “We […]
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NYC university sued, accused of not taking action against antisemitic harassment
Lawsuit claims university investigated victim instead of perpetrators after student was physically blocked from class and subjected to online smear campaign By Rachel Wolf | Fox News | April 11, 2025 A New York City university has been slapped with a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the New School’s Parsons School of Design “allowed a […]
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“Healing Hate” Event Draws Overflow Crowd to Address Growing Crisis of Antisemitism in Healthcare
Healthcare Leaders Sound the Alarm at Miami Summit: “Patient Safety Is Primary” Miami Beach, FL ( April 28, 2025) – In a powerful show of urgency and solidarity, over 120% of expected attendees packed into La Gorce Country Club April 27, 2025, as healthcare executives, policymakers, and medical professionals from across Florida and the nation […]
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The New School’s Parsons School of Design Sued for Enabling Antisemitic Harassment and Retaliation on Campus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2025 New York City — The Dhillon Law Group has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Brandon White, an emerging artist and recent graduate of The New School’s Parsons School of Design. The lawsuit alleges that the university failed to protect White from physical assault, antisemitic slurs, […]
Court Denies Antisemitic Harassment Order, Affirming Free Speech in Online Advocacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2025 SEATTLE, WA – On April 10, 2025, a Washington State King County Superior court denied a civil protection order sought against Ari Hoffman, a local media personality and community advocate, ruling that his actions were constitutionally protected free speech. The case stemmed from a series of events in late […]
Trump’s DOE investigates Seattle-area school district for ‘enabling rampant antisemitism’
The Lake Washington School District, which is located near Seattle, has been accused of fostering a hostile environment for its Jewish students since the 2023 Hamas terror attacks. Katie Daviscourt and Ari Hoffman | The Post Millennial | March 19, 2025 The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an investigation into […]
Federal government investigates Lake Washington School District for allegedly allowing anti-semitism
Washington’s second-largest district faces a federal investigation for allegedly allowing a hostile learning environment for Jewish students. Maddie White | King 5 | March 20, 2025 SEATTLE — The second-largest school district in the state, Lake Washington School District, is under federal investigation over claims it is not preventing anti-Semitism. Title VI of the Civil […]
El Cajon Unanimously Adopts the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
(El Cajon, California – March 26, 2025) — In a resounding and unanimous 5-0 vote on Tuesday , the City of El Cajon officially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism—marking a significant step forward in the fight against rising antisemitism in the United States. StandWithUs wholeheartedly thanks Mayor Bill […]
StandWithUs Title VI Complaint Against Lake Washington School District Prompts Investigation by Department of Education
(Seattle, WA — March 19, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened for investigation a federal Title VI complaint filed by StandWithUs Saidoff Legal against the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), which the complaint alleges has ignored and enabled rampant antisemitism. LWSD is located in King County, Washington, […]
