Violins of Hope in San Diego

This International Holocaust Remembrance Day , January 27, 2025 ,   we are deeply grateful to Holocaust Survivor Susanne Reyto  for her inspiring presentation at the Canyon Crest Academy Music Department in San Diego. As the author of Pursuit of Freedom   and   Destination Freedom   and chair of Violins of Hope, LA County […]

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Allegheny County D.A.’s office offers ‘Combating Antisemitism’ training for universities

Matt Eidson | 90.5 WESA | January 15, 2025 Pittsburgh universities and the District Attorney’s office are taking steps to identify and address hate-fueled aggression toward Jewish people on college campuses. University representatives from around the Pittsburgh area attended “Combating Antisemitism” training this week. The event was presented by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office […]

StandWithUs Gala Shines a Light on Advocacy, Education and Support for Israel

Ayala Or-El | The Jewish Journal | January 2, 2025 L to R: Jerry and Roz Rothstein, Montana Tucker and Esther Renzer Credit: Orly Halevy Each December, around Hanukkah, StandWithUs (SWU) hosts its annual “Festival of Lights” gala, honoring those who have made significant contributions to its mission of combating antisemitism and educating about Israel. […]

Pittsburgh City Paper honors anti-Israel group; StandWithUs responds

Pittsburgh City Paper bestowed Students for Justice in Palestine with its activism award. Toby Tabachnick | The Jewish Chronicle | December 20, 2024 StandWithUs , an international nonprofit supporting Israel and fighting antisemitism, has launched a campaign urging the Pittsburgh City Paper to rescind an award it conferred on an anti-Zionist student group and to […]

2024 Northwest Impact Report

As we look to 2025, we anticipate even more challenges for Israel and the Jewish people. Although the work ahead is daunting, we are confident in our ability to meet these challenges. StandWithUs Northwest has recently launched several new committees to help expand and deepen our work. The Legal Action Committee is comprised of a […]

Jerry Rothstein

Roz Rothstein

StandWithUs’ annual “Festival of Lights” gala 2024 was heartfelt, inspiring and memorable, and a true display of resilience and solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people

StandWithUs’s (SWU) annual “Festival of Lights” (FOL) gala celebrated the organization’s 23rd anniversary, with an evening devoted to those brave people who support Israel despite the hardships it may cause them. Held on December 15, 2024 at the Fairmont Century City, the event gathered more than 850 people. Titled, “An Evening to Stand With Israel […]

StandWithUs’ Annual “Festival of Lights” Gala 2024 Event Recap

StandWithUs’s (SWU) annual “Festival of Lights” (FOL) gala celebrated the organization’s 23rd anniversary, with an evening devoted to those brave people who support Israel despite the hardships it may cause them. Held on December 15, 2024 at the Fairmont Century City, the event gathered more than 850 people.   Titled, “An Evening to Stand With […]

Rambam alum Avi Posnick leads StandWithUs against antisemitism

Parker Schug | LI Herald | November 29, 2024 Avi Posnick, Northeast Regional executive director of StandWithUs, spoke at the Town of Hempstead Jewish American Heritage Month celebration on May 21. Avi Posnick, a Rambam Mesivta High School alum, went from learning to leading in combating antisemitism. Now serving as Northeast Regional Director of StandWithUs […]

Festival of Lights Gala 2025

Join us! Register Now Keynote Speaker Congressman Ritchie Torres Representing NY-15, Rep. Torres has emerged as one of the most outspoken advocates for the U.S.-Israel relationship in Congress. His unwavering moral clarity and courageous leadership have made him a powerful ally in the fight against antisemitism and a steadfast supporter of the Jewish community.  Register […]

San Diego Leaders of Tomorrow Gala 2025

Leaders of Tomorrow Gala 5:30PM Reception | 6:30PM Program Location given upon registration Register Now Keynote Speaker Michael Rappaport Michael Rapaport is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in over sixty films since the early 1990s, and starred on the sitcom The War at Home. He also appeared in Boston Public, Friends, Prison […]

StandWithUs Midwest Campus Champions 2025

5:30 – 8:00pm Location given upon registration Register Now KEYNOTE SPEAKER Elica Le Bon Elica Le Bon is an attorney, artist, activist, and speaker. She was born and raised in London, UK, and moved to Los Angeles to go to law school. Since then, she has worked foremost as an attorney while developing a second […]

Letter to San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliot

StandWithUs wrote to San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliot requesting that she bring charges in the cases of 65 people arrested for unlawful assembly and other crimes at UC San Diego on Monday, May 6, 2024, following the dismantling of the anti-Israel encampment on campus.  Read the letter below. To navigate, simply use the arrows […]

Emerson Fellow Student poll: Navigating Jewish and Zionist Identity on Campus

31 October 2024 Written by Ben Weinstein, a StandWithUs UK Emerson Fellow at LSE “Strength and Struggle: Navigating Jewish and Zionist Identity on Campus” As a Jewish and Zionist student on campus, the last year has not been easy. I say this having nothing to compare this last year to as I started university a […]

San Francisco Community Reception 2025

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY RECEPTION 5PM Reception | 6:30PM Program Location given upon registration Hosted by StandWithUs Northern California Register Now Keynote Speaker LUAI AHMED Luai Ahmed is a 31-year old Yemeni  journalist and content creator. He was born and raised in the capital of Sanaa, and moved to Sweden when he was 20 years old […]