StandWithUs statement on the Congressional Hearing on Campus Antisemitism
StandWithUs is deeply disturbed by the lack of accountability, transparency, and urgency from the presidents of Harvard University, UPenn, and MIT, who were called to testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 6, 2023 about their response to the shocking outbreak of antisemitism at their universities since the October 7th Hamas massacre. These universities […]
Let’s Meet the Challenge of Rising Campus Antisemitism Through Legal Remedies
The Algemeiner by Carly Gammill and Yael Lerman November 9, 2023 A Jewish student at Harvard University harassed by anti-Israel protesters. Photo: Screenshot The surge in anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment in response to Hamas’s October 7 massacre, especially its blatant celebration by people around the world, is cause for serious alarm. This is particularly the […]
Antisemitism 101: The battle on US college campuses over the Gaza war
After the October 7 Hamas massacre, there’s been a sharp rise in anti-Israel and antisemitic events across American college campuses, as university administrations have failed to condemn terrorism. The Jerusalem Post By Amy Klein October 28, 2023 Last month, Jewish social media influencer Lizzie Savetsky (284,000 followers) went to the University of Pennsylvania to protest […]
StandWithUs Launches Campaign Urging the DOE to Complete Investigations of Campus Antisemitism
(September 29th, 2023 – Washington, DC) — StandWithUs has launched a two-part letter writing campaign urging the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to resolve its extensive backlog of Title VI complaints from Jewish students regarding antisemitism on campus. The campaign also gives people the opportunity to thank eighty-six bipartisan lawmakers […]
StandWithUs Selects Interns and Fellows For Campus and High School Programs
Jewish Link Sept. 6, 2023 StandWithUs (SWU), a 22-year-old international nonpartisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, is pleased to announce the local students participating in the 2023-24 Kenneth Leventhal High School Internship and the Emerson Fellowship. StandWithUs High School Leventhal Interns: New Jersey: Beth Singer, The Frisch School; Sophie Fine, Ma’ayanot Yeshiva […]
NYU Law Says They Will Not Be Hosting Anti-Zionist Conference on Campus
New York University (NYU) School of Law has told the Journal that they will not be hosting the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism’s (ICSZ) upcoming conference on campus. The Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler Sept. 6, 2023 A New York University (NYU) building near Washington Square Park. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. New York University (NYU) […]
StandWithUs Hires Campus and High School Regional Managers and Selects Leventhal HS Interns for 2022
BY: TEXAS JEWISH POST StandWithUs (SWU), an international, non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, is pleased to announce the 2022-23 students participating in the Kenneth Leventhal High School Internship from Dallas. They are: Eden Behr, Plano West HS; Eli Raphael, Highland Park HS and Lily Feinstein and Shayna Rubinstein are at Akiba […]
Antisemitism on College Campuses — and a Call to Action
By: Rena Nasar First | Distinctions Journal SUMMER 2023 — ANTISEMITISM ‘Robust debate’ or Jewish hate? An uproar at George Washington University puts Jewish and Israeli students on the defensive — and their advocate, a Syrian Jew, on offense. In the 2022 Fall semester, Jewish and Israeli graduate students enrolled in the Professional Psychology Program […]
StandWithUs Congratulates NY Gov. Hochul For Signing “HATE CRIME REPORTING ON COLLEGE CAMPUS” Act
(July 11, 2023, New York, NY) — StandWithUs thanks Governor Kathy Hochul for signing the “Hate Crime Reporting on College Campus Act” ( S02060-A/A03694A) into law on July 11. StandWithUs Northeast Executive Director Avi Posnick attended the event, held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Avi Posnick, Executive Director StandWithUs Northeast (center) Attends […]
An Encouraging Example Can Show the Way Forward for Combating Campus Antisemitism
By Shira Gould The Algemeiner March 21, 2023 10:51 AM University of Denver. Photo: CW221/Wikimedia Commons Antisemitism has plagued society throughout history, evolving over time and disguising itself as compatible with society’s values. The same scenario is playing out today, including on too many college campuses. According to the 2021 ADL-Hillel Campus Antisemitism Survey , […]
StandWithUs Calls on University of Denver to Act After Antisemitic Hate Crimes on Campus
(Denver, CO – February 14, 2023) – StandWithUs is appalled by abhorrent attacks targeting the dorm rooms of three Jewish students at the University of Denver. The incidents, which occurred between February 9 – 12, included pork left on the doorstep and smeared on the dorm room door of one Jewish student and mezuzahs ripped […]
Nation’s Top Law Firms Fund Anti-Semitic Campus Groups at Berkeley
Pro-Israel groups want to know why these firms are driving Jew hatred by Adam Kredo | The Washington Free Beacon | October 14, 2022 A host of the nation’s premier law firms are financially supporting organizations at Berkeley Law School that are accused of fostering anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel, according to a campus watchdog […]
Queens lawmakers announce new legislation to improve reporting of hate crimes on college campuses
By Carlotta Mohamed | QNS | September 21, 2022 State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal were joined by fellow lawmakers and community advocates outside of Queens College on Tuesday, Sept. 20, to announce new legislation to improve the reporting and investigating of hate crimes on college campuses.
Combating Antisemitism Is Crucial to the Academic Integrity of Our Nation’s Campuses
By Carly F. Gammill AUGUST 23, 2022 The Algemeiner The Old Main building at Wayne State University. Photo: Screenshot. As students return to college campuses this fall, new opportunities create excitement and optimistic nervousness. Unfortunately, an unwelcome source of anxiety also exists: growing antisemitism, including anti-Zionism, which repackages historic antisemitic tropes and tactics to target […]
Combating Antisemitism Is Crucial to the Academic Integrity of Our Nation’s Campuses
By: Carly F. Gammill, Founding Director of the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism and Counsel for Litigation Strategy in the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department. Published in The Algemeiner August 23, 2022 As students return to college campuses this fall, new opportunities create excitement and optimistic nervousness. Unfortunately, an unwelcome source of anxiety also exists: growing […]
StandWithUs kickstarts second letter campaign to fight campus antisemitism
It highlighted five top issues of concern for Jewish students, as well as addressed faculty members and university administrations. August 9, 2022 Jewish News Syndicate Photo: Shutterstock The pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs kickstarted its second national letter campaign last week, writing to roughly 3,000 universities across the United States about major issues Jewish students face on […]
StandWithUs Alerts University Leaders to 5 Key Issues Facing Jewish Students on Campus
(Los Angeles, CA – August 4, 2022) – On August 4, StandWithUs launched its second national letter campaign to nearly 3,000 university leaders, highlighting 5 key issues of concern to Jewish students. The letter stressed the importance of fighting bias and discrimination against Jewish students as part of broader Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and […]
US Lawmakers Call on Dept. of Education to End Delay of Campus Antisemitism Guidance
Algemeiner Dion J. Pierre FEBRUARY 9, 2022 Thirty-nine members of the US Congress have urged the Department of Education to issue promised Title VI guidance to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on college campuses, and to resolve long-outstanding complaints of discrimination. “Antisemitism has been on the rise in the United States and around the globe,” […]
