StandWithUs Northwest 2026 Community Reception Highlights

The StandWithUs Northwest 2026 Community Reception featured Miss Israel 2021, former IDF combat medic and influencer, Noa Cochva. We also honored allies from the Hindu and Iranian communities, heard the stories of three exceptional student leaders, and learned how StandWithUs is leading in the legal fight against antisemitism. While a group of 75 extreme anti-Israel activists […]

Universities are ‘failing to protect Jewish students from aggressive extremists’, report claims

By Chris Polard | Daily Mail | May 11 2026 Universities are failing in their moral duty as academics ‘foster, legitimise and actively participate’ in the marginalisation of Jewish students, a report claims. It states that ‘we are witnessing the collapse of the moral compass’ within Britain’s most prestigious institutions. And it says Jewish students are […]

Civil Rights Group Blasts ‘Drop Hillel’ Campaign as Attack on Jewish Identity

By Dion J. Pierre | The Algemeiner | May 13 2026 A California-based civil rights advocacy group on Tuesday condemned a campaign to ban chapters of Hillel International from college campuses as a “transparent” assault on Jewish identity which aims to force the community and support for Israel underground. StandWithUs, a nonprofit currently litigating a slew of […]

UC Law SF says it ‘vigorously’ supports free speech rights, after student gov encourages students to buy keffiyehs to wear at graduation

By Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS | May 9, 2026 University of California Law San Francisco, a public school formerly known as the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, is defending its student government, after the latter reportedly used a school listserv to encourage graduates to buy and wear keffiyehs to graduation ceremonies this […]

Opinion: I Taught for 23 Years. Antisemitism Forced Me Out

By Leslie Williamson | Jewish Times | May 7, 2026 Teaching in American schools has never been easy. But in recent years, it has become something else entirely for educators like me. As a Jewish teacher, I have watched my workplace shift from a place of purpose and community into one where I have, at […]

Jews of Morocco: Beauty, Memory and Loss

By Roz Rothstein | Jewish Journal | May 8, 2026 Our trip to Morocco was not simply a tour. It was an encounter with both the beauty and fragility of Jewish life in exile. We arrived in Morocco feeling a bit anxious. With everything happening with Iran and throughout the region, many of us wondered: […]

Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month | The Antisemitism Task Force at StandWithUs

Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month in San Diego Every May, communities across the country come together to observe Jewish American Heritage Month. This is a dedicated time to recognize, honor, and celebrate the rich history, vibrant culture, and important contributions of Jewish Americans who have helped shape our country. At the Antisemitism Task Force at […]

StandWithUs Demands Accountability from the NYT

UK ANTISEMITISM AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH – SUPPORT StandWithUs UK TODAY!

We were horrified by the recent stabbing attacks against Jews in Golders Green, London. Not a day goes by without news about antisemitism across Britain. Last week StandWithUs UK made headlines, releasing its “Voice of Students” report. Those voices are telling us that Jewish and pro-Israel students are being shut down, shut out and intimidated. […]

StandWithUs Stands With Hillel in Rejecting Political Litmus Tests on Jewish Identity

(Los Angeles, CA — May 12, 2026) — StandWithUs stands with Hillel International against the hateful “Drop Hillel” campaign. We stand against this transparent attempt to isolate, discriminate against, and pressure Jewish students to deny part of their own identity.   We commend the administration at The New School in New York, which promptly rejected the student senate’s disgraceful vote to suspend funding and collaboration with Hillel. We call on all university administrations to do the same. Hillel chapters across the country […]

StandWithUs Canada Expands with New Legal Department Led by Anita Bromberg 

TORONTO, ON (May 12, 2026) – StandWithUs Canada is excited to announce the launch of its new Legal Department, led by Director Anita Bromberg. Bromberg will serve as the organization’s Legal Director, providing in-house expertise on student-related issues while helping to assess, respond to, and address incidents of antisemitism and discrimination in educational settings.  In this role, she will lead the development of a dedicated legal department […]

StandWithUs Urges Administration to Take Action re University-Sponsored Keffiyehs at Commencement

StandWithUs sent a letter to University of California Law San Francisco leadership expressing concern over the student government’s use of university resources to promote the distribution of keffiyehs at the school’s commencement ceremony. The letter raises concerns about campus neutrality, the use of mandatory student funds for divisive political advocacy, and the potential impact on […]

Celebrating 25 Years of StandWithUs

It’s hard to believe that StandWithUs is celebrating 25 years this month! StandWithUs began in Los Angeles on May 21, 2001, a quarter of a century ago during the Second Intifada, a horrific terrorist war against the people of Israel. While suicide bombers massacred Israeli civilians on buses and in cafes and nightclubs, global antisemitism also […]

OP-ED: UBC needs a wake-up call | The Jewish Independent

Avigail Feldman | The Jewish Independent | May 8, 2026 I am graduating and, somehow, my school, the University of British Columbia, feels more isolating than ever. This campus prides itself on the ideas of critical thinking and open dialogue. But, right now, it feels like neither is being practised. Instead, I see a culture […]

Before Resilience Comes Pride

Michael Gencher | Ejewishphilanthropy | May 1, 2026 We hear a great deal today about resilience. Jewish resilience. Student resilience. Communal resilience. It is one of those words that turns up in speeches, panels, strategy papers and school conversations because the pressure on Jewish young people is real and growing. But I think we are […]

StandWithUs Applauds Defeat of AB 2159, Continues the Fight Against K-12 Antisemitism

(May 4, 2026 — Los Angeles, California) — StandWithUs celebrates the defeat of California Assembly Bill 2159 (AB 2159). The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Robert Garcia, “working closely” with multiple groups that have promoted or enabled extremism and hate. AB 2159 is officially dead after missing a key legislative deadline. It would have gutted key provisions […]

StandWithUs Statement on Attack of a Nun in Jerusalem

StandWithUs is deeply disturbed by the shocking, shameful assault on a Catholic nun by a man in Jerusalem. This kind of behavior should never be tolerated under any circumstances. It stands in complete contradiction to the values of the State of Israel and to the character of Jerusalem as a city sacred to multiple faiths. […]

Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Southwest Marks the State of Israel’s 78th Anniversary of Independence

Los Angeles — April 30, 2026 — Tonight, the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Southwest hosted its annual celebration of the State of Israel’s anniversary of independence. This year, “Israel at 78th” brought together elected officials, diplomats, dignitaries, and community leaders, organizations and members to highlight the State’s 78 years of achievement and […]