USC President Announces Measures to Combat Antisemitism on Campus

JEWISH JOURNAL Aaron Bandler January 14, 2022 USC President Carol Folt announced a series of measures on January 13 to combat antisemitism on campus in light of recent controversies. In a letter to the campus Jewish community, Folt acknowledged that “recent antisemitic and anti-Zionist posts on social media” have “challenged USC’s reputation as a supportive […]

Jewish advocates warn that pro-Israel college students to face aggression on campus

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN August 11, 2021 A number of Jewish groups have significant concerns about how Israel’s conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip this spring will correlate into anti-Jewish sentiment on North American college campuses as the fall semester begins. Most colleges are resuming in-person and on-campus classes after nearly three semesters […]

StandWithUs Demands UNC Take Action Against Antisemitism on Campus

At the University of North Carolina (UNC), an instructor who does not believe the Jewish state has a right to exist is scheduled to begin teaching the recurring course, “The Conflict Over Israel/Palestine.” This is the same individual who recently retweeted , “All of Israel is occupied Palestinian territory,” promoting the dismantling of Israel. Read […]

From the Frontlines: Israel Activism on Campus

The Algemeiner Stephanie Margolis APRIL 22, 2021 Colleges work hard to support their various student populations — but Jewish and pro-Israel students often don’t receive this consideration. As a pro-Israel activist at UMass Amherst, I faced not only alienation, but outright discrimination. Zionist students, alumni, and campus organizations must unite and take action to create […]

StandWithUs Informs UC Merced Chancellor Munoz About Campus-Affiliated Zoom Link Hosting Terrorist

April 15, 2021 VIA EMAIL: ( chancellormunoz@ucmerced.edu ) Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Ph.D. Chancellor University of California, Merced 5200 North Lake Rd. Merced, California 95343 Dear Chancellor Muñoz , We write on behalf of the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department and the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism, divisions of StandWithUs, an international non-profit Israel education organization. […]

UK Campus Peace Initiative Seeks to Counter Divisive Rhetoric

StandWithUs UK annual Peace Week launches March 8-12; 2021 line-up focuses on growing relations between Arabs and Jews Annual Event provides a counterpoint to BDS-organised “Israel Apartheid Week” (LONDON – March 2, 2021) – An array of Arab personalities from the Gulf and Middle East will, for the first time, participate in StandWithUs UK’s annual […]

StandWithUs Coalition Letter to Campus Presidents re Start Date Conflicting with Rosh Hashanah

December 7, 2020 VIA EMAIL RE: Potential conflict of academic year 2021-2022 start date with Rosh Hashanah Dear University Presidents, We write on behalf of the undersigned organizations, to bring to your attention that the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah coincides directly with the start of this upcoming academic year. Rosh Hashanah begins on […]

Confronting Anti-Semitism on Campus–Fighting the Good Fight, Together

The Jewish Voice Judy Fleischer Menachem Begin’s identification card from University of Warsaw, 1931, where he was among the lead organizers of the self-defense of Jewish students against anti-Semitic rioters. Three years ago, Ofir Dayan, an Israeli student at Columbia University, was on her way to a math class. It was her first semester at […]

StandWithUs Initiates National Campaign to Protect Jewish Students on Campus

August 3, 2020 VIA EMAIL RE: How to Respond to Campus Antisemitism and Potential Title VI Violations Dear University Presidents, We write on behalf of the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department and the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism, divisions of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit education organization supporting Israel and combating antisemitism. The purpose of this letter […]

The right – and wrong – way to handle antisemitism on college campus

Forward July 6, 2020 By Yael Lerman At two universities on opposite ends of the country, student government leaders recently found themselves mired in controversy for promoting anti-Semitism online. In June, the student senate president of Florida State University, Ahmad Daraldik, was revealed to have posted hateful messages to his social media accounts, including “#f—kisrael” […]

The right – and wrong – way to handle anti-Semitism on college campus

Yael Lerman July 6, 2020 At two universities on opposite ends of the country, student government leaders recently found themselves mired in controversy for promoting anti-Semitism online. In June, the student senate president of Florida State University, Ahmad Daraldik, was revealed to have posted hateful messages to his social media accounts, including “#f—kisrael” and “stupid […]

Anti-Semitism on US campuses may force schools to choose free speech or bigotry

Times of Israel Cathryn J. Prince February 11, 2020 NEW YORK — Long before she stood on a podium with US President Donald Trump, before she became the young woman who sued New York University, she was Jewish college student Adela Cojab, who studied Arabic and liked kanafeh. Back in 2015, Cojab was a freshman […]

US Ed. Dept investigating UCLA over anti-Zionist SJP conference on campus

Jerusalem Post Jeremy Sharon 1/9/2020 The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of California Los Angeles for possible discrimination against Jews as a group, for having hosted a national conference of the anti-Zionist Students for Justice in Palestine organization on its campus in November 2018. The Zachor Legal Institute submitted […]

Retired Israeli Soldier Who Helped Thousands Of Syrians Civilians Met By ‘hate’ On Uk Campuses

The Jewish Chronicle November 20, 2019 Lieutenant colonel Eyal Dror gave talks at King’s College London and Warwick University about setting up the humanitarian mission to help Syrian refugees – but his events were barracked and booed by pro-Palestine protestors Protesters disrupt Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Dror’s talk at Warwick University A retired Israeli soldier who […]

Columbia Student Government Votes to Hold Campus Referendum on Divestment

Jewish Journal BY AARON BANDLER Nov 25, 2019 Photo from Wikimedia Commons Columbia University’s College Student Council (CCSC) voted on the evening of Nov. 24 to have the campus vote on a referendum calling on the university to divest from companies that conduct business with Israel. The Columbia Spectator reports that the final vote was […]

Hofstra Student Says She Has Experienced Several Instances of ‘Subtle’ Anti-Semitism on Campus

SEP 16, 2019 BY AARON BANDLER Jewish Journal Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Hofstra University student Leilah Abelman wrote an op-ed in the school’s newspaper Hofstra Chronicle alleging myriad instances of anti-Semitism she has experienced on campus, saying “anti-Semitism is alive and more insidious than I expected.” Abelman, an Orthodox Jew, recalled an instance in which […]

Hofstra Student Says She Has Experienced Several Instances of ‘Subtle’ Anti-Semitism on Campus

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 9/16/19 Hofstra University student Leilah Abelman wrote an op-ed in the school’s newspaper Hofstra Chronicle alleging myriad instances of anti-Semitism she has experienced on campus, saying “anti-Semitism is alive and more insidious than I expected.” Abelman, an Orthodox Jew, recalled an instance in which a professor told her “to re-evaluate” her […]

A Failure of Leadership: The Culture of Antisemitism on Campus

The Algemeiner Nathan Bentolila and Jared Zoneraich SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 One of the campus buildings at the University of California, Berkeley. Photo: Max Pixel/Creative Commons. To the average American, the resurgence of antisemitism worldwide may come as a surprise. But it is no surprise to Jewish and pro-Israel university students. Our universities have unknowingly become […]