Jewish watchdog urges University of Chicago to denounce SJP’s boycott of ‘Zionist classes’
JNS/Jewish News Service February 9, 2022 StandWithUs has called on the University of Chicago to condemn Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for telling its supporters to boycott “sh**ty Zionist classes.” In an email sent last week to university president Robert J. Zimmer and dean of students Michele Rasmussen, StandWithUs highlighted an Instagram post that […]
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,” […]
StandWithUs Calls on UChicago to Condemn SJP Post Calling for Boycotting “Sh*tty Zionist Classes”
SJP at UChicago posted on Instagram on January 26 a statement with a headline in all capital letters that read “DON’T TAKE SH*TTY ZIONIST CLASSES,” specifically citing three classes: “Multiculturalism in Israel,” “Narrating Israel and Palestine Through Literature and Film,” and “Gender Relations in Israel. Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler February 7, 2022 Photo: EQRoy / […]
StandWithUs Thanks Congressman Ted Lieu For Spearheading Letter to DOE about Title VI
February 9th, 2022 Photo: Evgenia Parajanian / Shutterstock.com StandWithUs would like to express sincere gratitude to Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33) for spearheading a bipartisan letter to the United States Department of Education (DOE), asking the DOE to provide much needed technical assistance to the higher educations community about antisemitism, its various manifestations, and the protections […]
Pro-Israel group urges UChicago to condemn group calling for boycott of ‘sh–ty Zionist classes
Fox News By Adam Sabes February 5th, 2022 Photo: EQRoy / Shutterstock.com A pro-Israel organization is urging the University of Chicago to condemn a pro-Palestinian student group who is calling on students to boycott “sh–ty Zionist classes.” StandWithUs, an education organization that combats antisemitism and supports Israel, sent a letter to the University of Chicago […]
StandWithUs Urges University of Chicago Administration to Condemn Discriminatory SJP Campaign
February 4, 2022 Robert J. Zimmer, Ph.D. Chancellor and President Emeritus The University of Chicago Michele Rasmussen, Ph.D. Dean of Students The University of Chicago VIA EMAIL: chancellor @uchicago.edu ; mrasmussen@uchicago.edu RE: Urging Your Administration to Condemn Students for Justice in Palestine’s Campaign Targeting Faculty and Students for Discrimination Dear Chancellor Zimmer and Dean Rasmussen, […]
New Jersey Waste Management employee loses job after allegedly blasting orthodox Jews with snow
Waste Management said in a statement that the individual associated with the post is ‘no longer employed with WM’ Fox News By Adam Sabes February 1st Photo: StopAntisemitism.org A New Jersey Waste Management employee no longer has a job after allegedly posting a video where he appears to use a snowplow truck to blast snow […]
Whoopi Goldberg apologizes after saying the Holocaust ‘isn’t about race’ on ‘The View’
USA Today Charles Trepany January 31, 2022 Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing for comments she made about the Holocaust on “The View.” And she says now the backlash helped her understand why she “upset so many people.” During Monday’s episode of the ABC daytime talk show, the EGOT winner, 66, received pushback from her co-hosts — […]
StandWithUs Sharply Condemns Amnesty International Latest Report Demonizing Israel
Los Angeles, CA January 30, 2022 StandWithUs strongly condemns a report issued by Amnesty International (AI) falsely accusing Israel of “apartheid.” As StandWithUs has documented , Israel is a diverse democracy. Roz Rothstein, CEO of StandWithUs, said, “with this report, Amnesty International has lowered its mask, no longer putting up any pretense of being unbiased. […]
StandWithUs Thanks Tufts University Commitment to Action Against Antisemitism
January 25, 2022 VIA EMAIL: ( Anthony.Monaco@tufts.edu ) Dr. Anthony P. Monaco, M.D., Ph.D. President, Tufts University Office of the President Ballou Hall, 2nd Floor Medford, Massachusetts 02155 Dear President Monaco, We write on behalf of StandWithUs, an international, non-profit education organization, to thank you for your statement addressing the climate of antisemitism at Tufts […]
DC police arrest suspect accused of spraying swastikas on Union Station
The individual allegedly spray-painted swastikas on the pillars at Union Station Fox News By Adam Sabes January 30th Washington, D.C. police have arrested a suspect after swastikas were found spray-painted at Union Station. The Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release that Geraldo Pando, 34, was arrested and is being charged with defacing private/public […]
The UN’s Unprecedented Witch Hunt Against Israel
American Thinker By Jordan Cope January 23, 2022 While largely established to forge “friendly relations among nations,” the U.N. has been anything but friendly toward the Jewish state: Israel. In fact, the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) has long afforded a platform and impunity for those promoting Israel’s destruction and the ethnic cleansing of Jews from […]
‘We cannot hope to defeat it if we cannot define it,’ assert those at conference on anti-Semitism
The FBI’s initial position on the Colleyville hostage crisis “brings up the need for education and information—that every single one of us draws these red lines and has these conversations” surrounding anti-Semitism, says StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein. Jewish News Syndicate BY JACOB KAMARAS (January 25, 2022 / JNS) After a high-profile debate surrounding the role […]
Time to Fight Back: A New Avenue of Recourse for Victims of Antisemitism
The Algemeiner by Brad Gerstman and Yael Lerman JANUARY 26, 2022 From spitting on children in Brooklyn to taking hostages in Texas synagogues, antisemitic perpetrators are finding a myriad of ways to victimize their American Jewish targets with rising frequency. And yet, the criminal justice system has grossly failed in its efforts to hold perpetrators […]
On eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, ‘Students 4 IHRA’ campaign launched
The Jerusalem Post JANUARY 26, 2022 Photo: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com On the brink of International Holocaust Remembrance Day this Thursday, StandWithUs and the International Legal Forum (ILF) announced the collaborative launch of a new multimedia-based campaign, “Students 4 IHRA: United to Define it.” The organizations said the novel drive will magnify the voices of […]
The International Legal Forum (ILF) and StandWithUs Launch ‘Students 4 IHRA’ Campaign
On Eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, The International Legal Forum (ILF) and StandWithUs Launch ‘Students 4 IHRA’ Campaign FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Los Angeles, CA — January 25, 2022) – – On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, StandWithUs and the International Legal Forum (ILF) are proud to announce the launch of a new […]
The UN’s Unprecedented Witch Hunt Against Israel
American Thinker By Jordan Cope January 23, 2022 While largely established to forge “friendly relations among nations,” the U.N. has been anything but friendly toward the Jewish state: Israel. In fact, the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) has long afforded a platform and impunity for those promoting Israel’s destruction and the ethnic cleansing of Jews from […]
The Edwin Black Show Season 3 Episode 1: Watkins Holocaust Outrage
January 20, 2022 Yael Lerman from StandWithUs speaks on the Edwin Black show Third-grade students at Watkins Elementary School were allegedly instructed by a staff member to reenact scenes from the Holocaust, including gassing, digging ditches for bodies, and shootings. Famed civil rights attorney Nathan Lewin , JCRC associate director Guila Siegel , and StandWithUs […]
