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 […]
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 […]
Israel welcomes Senate antisemitism report, but groups point out gaps | Toronto Sun
Bryan Passifiume | Toronto Sun | April 24, 2026 OTTAWA — Israel’s ambassador to Canada says his country welcomes this week’s release of a Senate report on Canada’s antisemitism crisis, but some groups say the report doesn’t go deep enough. Ambassador Iddo Moed said Israel praised the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights’ report, Heightened Antisemitism in […]
OP-ED: Gen Z Canceled Critical Thinking | The Algemeiner
Zara Nybo | The Algemeiner | April 17, 2026 As a society, we haven’t reckoned with the impact that cancel culture has had on Gen Z, and we need to. Starting in 2020, cancel culture was implemented through social ostracization, major media campaigns, online bullying, and toxic one-sided debates used to demean individuals for their […]
Zionism wins big in Vegas | The Jewish Independent
Pat Johnson | The Jewish Independent | April 10, 2026 What happens in Las Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas. That was the defiant message from Roz Rothstein, the chief executive officer and co-founder of StandWithUs, as she welcomed about 1,000 Jewish and pro-Israel high school and college students, alumni, activists and assorted allies to the […]
In near unanimous vote, San Diego City Council passes IHRA resolution
Sara Brown, of the AJC, told JNS that “today we saw the very best of the democratic process.” Aaron Bandler | JNS | March 18, 2026 The San Diego City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday evening in favor of a resolution adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of Jew-hatred. The vote came after […]
Antisemitism Task Force Helps Drive IHRA Adoption in San Diego
After nearly a year of sustained advocacy, the San Diego Antisemitism Task Force at StandWithUs played a leading role in advancing the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism by the San Diego City Council. Through months of meetings with council members, strategic coordination, and community mobilization, the Task Force […]
OP-ED: Wrong decision to host Piker | The Jewish Independent
Avigail Feldman | The Jewish Independent | February 27, 2026 As a political science student at the University of British Columbia, I believe fiercely in free expression, open debate and intellectual diversity. I have defended the idea that universities should be places where ideas are rigorously challenged, interrogated and tested against competing visions of the […]
OP-ED: Patterns of Erasure – Genocide in Nazi Europe and Canada | Jewish Post and News
Liron Fyne | Jewish Post and News | January 22, 2026 When we think of the word genocide, our minds often jump to the Holocaust, the mass-scale, systemic government-led murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, whose unprecedented scale and methods led to the very term ‘genocide’ being coined. […]
OP-ED: Advocating for girls’ rights | The Jewish Independent
Hannah Presman Chikiar | The Jewish Independent | December 5, 2025 At the start of this year, I was doing what any average 15-year-old would be doing: studying, playing sports, hanging out with friends, counting down the days until summer and, yes, waiting to turn 16 to get my driver’s licence! I never imagined I […]
Jewish students report intimidation and closures as Oct. 7 anniversary sparks campus unrest | The Canadian Jewish News
Concordia University closed due to ‘the threat of extreme disruption.’ Mitchell Consky | The Canadian Jewish News | October 9, 2025 The second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel was marked by vigils, protests and heated confrontations that Jewish students say left them feeling unprotected on their own campuses, while administrators […]
How the law — and goodwill — are helping to end antisemitism
By: DeeDee Bitran | NY Post | June 23, 2025 Recent antisemitic attacks in Boulder, Colorado and Washington, D.C. are a chilling reminder that violent hatred toward Jews is not a relic of the past. These alarming incidents underscore the urgency of confronting antisemitism in the courts to hold wrongdoers accountable. The murders of Yaron […]
Putting allyship into action | The Jewish Independent
Pat Johnson | The Jewish Independent | June 27, 2025 When Zara Nybo transferred to the University of British Columbia from Camosun College on Vancouver Island, she wasn’t sure if Hillel was a place where she belonged, since she is not Jewish. Her partner encouraged her to check it out anyway – and it set her on […]
McGill University classes dramatically disrupted by strike urging divestment from Israel | The Canadian Jewish News
Student society organizers ask administrators to respect the ‘will of the student body’. Mitchell Consky | The Canadian Jewish News | April 6, 2025 A three-day anti-Israel strike at McGill University has led to campus unrest, cancelled classes, and growing fears among some students, particularly within the Jewish community. The strike, held from April 2 […]
Non-Jewish Iranian-American activist Elica Le Bon feels ‘responsibility’ to defend Israel | Jewish News Syndicate
The lawyer, who is based in Los Angeles, told JNS about the Iranian regime, which funds Hamas, jailing her mother and executing her mother’s cousin. Dave Gordon | Jewish News Syndicate | March 19, 2025 ( Mar. 19, 2025 / JNS ) Elica Le Bon has lost friends and associates and seen family members’ lives put […]
BDS on Canadian campuses: What has been achieved in the months since 2024’s summer of unrest? | The Canadian Jewish News
Mitchell Consky | The Canadian Jewish News | February 10, 2025 In the summer of 2024, a cluster of tents sprang up on the University of Windsor’s central campus, transforming a patch of grass near the main quad into what organizers called ‘The Liberation Zone’. Colourful banners and hand-painted signs bearing slogans like ‘Free Palestine’ […]
McGill cancels talk with Hamas insider turned Israel advocate, citing fears of violence | The Canadian Jewish News
Campus event bookings have also been halted for the remainder of 2024. Mitchell Consky | The Canadian Jewish News | November 26, 2024 McGill University has cancelled an on-campus event planned by Jewish students—and temporarily halted bookings for all extracurricular activities—following threats of violence along with a death threat, as outlined in a message from […]
Ex-Israeli government official says antisemitism in Canada ‘out of control’ | Toronto Sun
Canada’s insistence on funding UNRWA emboldens anti-Israel activists, former government spokesperson says Bryan Passifiume | Toronto Sun | November 4, 2024 OTTAWA — As he attempted to speak with students at the University of Calgary last week, masked anti-Israel activists pounded on the doors shouting “Allahu akbar!” That was the scene that greeted former Israeli […]
