Kehlani Campaign

When San Diego Pride announced headlining Kehlani, an antisemitic singer,  for its 2025 Pride Festival, the Antisemitism Task Force launched a strong campaign letting organizers, sponsors, and relevant elected officials know that the Jewish community would not accept this decision quietly. Kehlani’s campaign reach of 5 million showed a united Jewish community that is strong and proud, and a new Pride board […]

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 […]

Jewish Orgs Set Alternate J Pride Weekend Amid Kehlani Controversy

For the individuals, including Mayor Todd Gloria, who have said they will not attend the San Diego Pride Festival over Kehlani’s headlining show, there is now an alternate place to spend the afternoon after the Pride Parade on July 19. They can head to the J Pride Festival starting at 2 p.m. in La Jolla at the Lawrence Family […]

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Jewish Group Gathering To Protest Antisemitism In Educational Settings

KXL | July 2, 2025 For the local Jewish population in Portland, there’s an avenue to making voices heard. StandWithUs, a nonpartisan group that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, is holding a rally across from the Oregon Convention Center as the National Education Association assembly hosts its annual conference in Portland. David Smokler, the rally […]

StandWithUs Condemns Acts of Hinduphobic Terrorism in Utah 

July 01, 2025  (S panish Fork , Utah)   StandWithUs condemns the recent campaigns of terrorism that have targeted the Hindu community in Spanish Fork, Utah. As Hinduphobia becomes an increasingly concerning problem throughout the United States, both in terms of number and severity of incidents, StandWithUs urges local leadership and law enforcement to take […]

San Diego Pride Faces Growing Criticism Over Headliner Kehlani

The San Diego Pride Festival is ordinarily a celebration of inclusion and the authentic self. This year, many feel the tone has changed with the addition of headline performer Kehlani. By Dave Summers  More San Diego-based organizations are urging the San Diego Pride board to drop performer Kehlani from its entertainment lineup. The singer has been […]

Together We Rise

Standing Up for Our Children and Our Future By Liat Cohen-Reeis If you’re a parent, have you taken the time to ask your children about the atmosphere at their school? Are they hearing biased or hostile messages about Israel in the classroom? Are teachers presenting one-sided narratives that foster division or resentment? Have your kids […]

Nova Survivor Segev Recounts Tale of Horror

Ron Segev gave an emotional presentation about his escape from the Nova Music Festival and how StandWithUs is empowering young students. Marcia Caller Jaffe | Atlanta Jewish Times | June 11, 2025 Nova Music Festival survivor Ron Segev (left) with Avi Posnick of StandWithUs. As one who cares, Harold Cohn is taking action to raise the […]

As San Diego Faces Budget Deficit, Local Organization Protests Taxpayer- Funded Support for Kehlani at SD Pride

San Diego, CA, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Antisemitism Task Force of San Diego at StandWithUs is calling for the removal of Kehlani as a headliner from this year’s San Diego Pride festival due to public promotion of hateful rhetoric. The Pride, Not Prejudice campaign contends that Kehlani’s promotion of slogans such as “Long Live the Intifada” […]

Layoffs and Harassment: This is What Quiet Antisemitism Looks Like in the U.S.

Assaf Gilad  | GLOBES  | June 5, 2025 Debra Gasman as a volunteer in the IDF / Photo: Private Public displays of anti-Semitism since October 7, expressed in violence and protests, have become commonplace. • But beneath the surface, Jews in the US are reporting an unprecedented wave of discrimination, exclusion and layoffs – in […]