Turning Lemons into Lemonade — Just Like Israel

San Diego Jewish World May 18, 2022 (L to R) Liora Berkstein and Yael Steinberg squeeze out their challenges. Credit: StandWithUs. SAN DIEGO — On Sunday afternoon May 15, community members from all around San Diego came together to celebrate Israel and Jewish Heritage month at Balboa Park. The event, “Israel: Diversity and Heritage” was […]

StandWithUs Canada Emerson Fellow Lindsay Cogan Named First Place Honouree for Roberta Seid Award

Congratulations, Lindsay! The Roberta Seid Award for Courage and Leadership, in memory of Dr. Roberta Seid, is given to one outstanding StandWithUs Emerson Fellow each year who has demonstrated exemplary courage, leadership, and commitment to Israel activism on campus and beyond. Dr. Seid was our first Director of Research and Education at StandWithUs; this remarkable […]

Harvard Crimson Endorses BDS

Art is a potent form of resistance, and we are humbled by our peers’ passion and skill.” The PSC had organized various panels as well as a “Wall of Resistance” during Israel Apartheid Week in April; the wall had stated “Zionism is Racism Settler Colonialism White Supremacy Apartheid,” as well as other various anti-Israel slogans. […]

Harvard Crimson student newspaper slammed for ‘journalistic malpractice’ after Israel editorial

Harvard Crimson’s editorial board said its support for the BDS movement is ‘not antisemitic’ By: Adam Sabes , Fox News May 1st, 2022 The Harvard University student newspaper editorial board published an editorial last week stating that it supports the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement, as well as a “Free Palestine.” Editors for the Harvard […]

‘Butterfly Project’ Fuses Holocaust Education and Israel Education, Raises Hope

By: Daniela Ben Joseph, San Diego Jewish World April 26th, 2022 SAN DIEGO — On the beautiful morning of April 10, The Butterfly Project in collaboration with the StandWithUs San Diego High School Department, held a Holocaust education program at the House of Israel . The International Village in Balboa Park where it is located, […]

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed May to be Jewish American Heritage Month

(Lincoln, Nebraska) May 5, 2022 Jordan Cope, Director of Policy Education StandWithUs, attends the signing ceremony with Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed May to be Jewish American Heritage Month and, by proclamation, adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of Antisemitism. “Jewish Americans have lived, worked, and worshipped in Nebraska since […]

I was Born for Peace

By: Shany Lousky-Levy Chief of Staff, StandWithUs Israel May 4, 2022 Like many Israelis, this time of the year is my “Bein Hameitsarim” moment, a period of grief and reflection from Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Memorial Day – leading up to Yom Hazikaron – Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism, immediately followed […]

Jewish Group Calls for New Steps to Address Antisemitic Harassment at University of Connecticut

The Algemeiner By Dion J. Pierre APRIL 21, 2022 Anna Mabel Snow Hall at University of Connecticut. Photo: Daderot/Wikimedia Commons. A Jewish advocacy group is joining a Jewish University of Connecticut student’s efforts to resolve a complaint she filed after facing antisemitic harassment for removing anti-Zionist flyers posted at a school library. On February 28, […]

Jewish UConn student presses for meeting with university president about anti-Semitic bias

University of Connecticut senior Natalie Shclover said that while it’s not realistic to think that the harassment of Jewish students can be prevented, she does hope that the way such instances are handled by peers, faculty, administrators and academic institutions can improve. Jewish News Syndicate BY ALAN ZEITLIN April 20, 2022 / JNS The University of […]

Nonprofits discuss community-based solutions to hatred

NYN Media ANGELIQUE MOLINA-MANGAROO APRIL 27, 2022 Avi Posnick, Regional Director StandWithUs Northeast & New England Eun Hee Chang hasn’t shied away from recounting how she was stabbed in a robbery and saved by a Queens pizzeria owner and his father to reporters – and this week, she told the story again, not identifying as […]

StandWithUs Commends West Virginia Treasurer for Prohibiting State Investments in Unilever

(Charleston, West Virginia) — On April 27, 2022, West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore called on Unilever to override the boycott against Israel currently being conducted by its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s. Treasurer Moore confirmed that West Virginia’s Board of Treasury has no current investments in Unilever and assured that there will be no investment […]

StandWithUs Commends Arizona for Landmark Antisemitism Legislation

( PHOENIX, AZ — April 19, 2022) — StandWithUs commends the state of Arizona for overwhelmingly passing (by a 49-4 vote) important legislation to help confront antisemitic crimes and discrimination. By passing HB 2675 on April 19, 2022 , Arizona now joins the ranks of Florida, Iowa, South Carolina, and Tennessee in codifying the International […]

Fallout continues following anti-Semitic remarks made at Rockville Centre public meeting

CBS New York By: Lisa Rozner April 11th, 2022 ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — Following widespread condemnation from federal lawmakers to the governor, an apology was issued by the Long Island resident who made anti-Semitic remarks at a public board meeting. As CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported Monday, there is still more fallout from the incident. A […]

StandWithUs Expresses Gratitude to University of Connecticut President in Wake of Student Harassment

April 18, 2022 VIA EMAIL Dr. Radenka Maric Interim President University of Connecticut president@uconn.edu Dear President Maric, We write jointly with Natalie Shclover on behalf of the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department and Center for Combating Antisemitism, divisions of StandWithUs, an international non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about Israel and combating antisemitism. We wish […]

STANDWITHUS AND SOUTH AFRICAN UNION OF JEWISH STUDENTS TEAM TO COMBAT IAW 2022

Every year around the world, anti-Israel groups host an “Israel Apartheid Week,” (IAW) a global campaign of hate that dehumanizes Israelis and often seeks to intimidate Jewish university students. This movement has significant momentum, specifically in South Africa, leaving local pro-Israel students with an overwhelmingly hostile campus climate. In 2022, IAW was held March 21-28. […]

StandWithUs Commends Tennessee for Landmark Antisemitism Legislation

(NASHVILLE, TN — April 14, 2022) — StandWithUs commends the state of Tennessee for overwhelmingly passing (by a vote of 29-0) groundbreaking legislation to help confront antisemitic crimes and discrimination on April 14, 2022. By passing H B 2673 , Tennessee now joins the ranks of Florida, Iowa, and South Carolina in codifying the International […]

Two Hundred Attend StandWithUs Event at CBT

Arizona Jewish Life Lynn Kahn April 1, 2022 Two Hundred concerned citizens gathered together Sunday night, March 27th at Congregation Beth Tefillah to hear from key staff members of StandWithUs. The group was made up of various Jewish community members and Christian supporters. It was indeed heart-warming to see the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary with […]

StandWithUs Rejects Antisemitic Comments By Rockville Centre, NY Resident at Village Meeting 4/4/22

Rockville Village Center resident Michelle Zangari speaking to the town’s Board of Trustees. Photo: Screenshot UPDATE: Rockville Centre, NY Mayor and Board of Trustees released this statement on 4-11-22: https://www.rvcny.gov/ We are deeply disturbed by the comments made by a Rockville Centre, NY, resident at the village meeting on 4/4/22 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiWZkFcoMYA ). Her comments […]