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 UK Responds to Escalating Terror Threat Against Jewish Community

StandWithUs UK expresses deep alarm following a series of terror-related incidents targeting Jewish individuals, institutions, and Israeli-linked sites across the country, culminating in the UK government raising the terror threat level to its second highest designation. We are now at a critical stage, a point of transition from rhetoric that has been intensifying on British […]

President of Israel sits down for exclusive interview with StandWithUs

https://youtu.be/7z9uivW2n0g (JERUSALEM  IL — March 25, 2026) — Taking on the questions of social media followers, the 11th President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog hosted Israel education organization StandWithUs for an exclusive interview at the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem on March 25, 2026. Executive Director of StandWithUs Israel, Michael Dickson put the questions to the […]

StandWithUs Strongly Condemns CA Bill Backed by Groups With Records of Hate

(March 2026 — Los Angeles, California) — StandWithUs strongly condemns Assembly Bill 2159 (AB 2159), introduced by CA Assemblymember Robert Garcia. This bill would gut key provisions from AB 715, California’s landmark law aimed at fighting antisemitism in K-12 schools. Assemblymember Garcia “worked closely” with the California Faculty Association (CFA), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) California, the Arab Resource & […]

StandWithUs Canada Denounces Antisemitic Attack on Toronto Synagogue During Purim

TORONTO, ON (March 3, 2026) – StandWithUs Canada is appalled by the overnight shooting of Temple Emanu-El, a synagogue in Toronto, in a brazen act of intimidation and hatred. The building sustained damage, although no injuries were reported as the building was empty.   “Such an act seeks to instill fear in the heart of the Jewish community, […]

StandWithUs Canada Calls for Termination of Dean of University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry for Lecture’s Antisemitic Materials

TORONTO, ON (February 27, 2026) – StandWithUs Canada is calling for the termination of Dr. Anil Kishen, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, following his inclusion of antisemitic imagery in a lecture. These images had no place in an academic setting, let alone a medical classroom. They reflect an alarming […]

StandWithUs Canada Condemns Antisemitic Assault at Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto, ON (February 25, 2026) – StandWithUs Canada is outraged by an antisemitic incident that occurred on February 23 during our WordSwap program at Toronto Metropolitan University. WordSwap is a central StandWithUs Canada program that brings Israeli voices to Canadian campuses, countering the reductive and often distorted portrayals of Israelis promoted by antizionist activism on […]

ETFO’s Decision to Enlist Independent Jewish Voices for Antisemitism Training Raises Serious Concerns

Toronto, ON (February 16, 2026) – StandWithUs Canada is deeply concerned that the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has chosen Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) to deliver antisemitism training to union leadership. This decision carries serious risks of legitimizing harmful narratives and perpetuating antisemitism rather than combatting it, as IJV does not reflect the core […]

A Plague in the Health-Care Profession

Antisemitism is afflicting medicine. By Deborah Gastfreund Schuss | National Review | August 2, 2025 Dr. Jeffrey Flier, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and its former dean, wrote that the university is being punished “for alleged flaws largely unrelated to HMS.” Others are asking what doctors and scientists have to do with the chaos in Harvard Yard. Turns […]

StandWithUs Statement on Mayor Mamdani’s Revocation of the IHRA Definition and Public Safety Measures That Protected Jewish Communities

StandWithUs condemns Mayor Mamdani’s decision to revoke Mayor Adams’ executive order adopting the IHRA working definition of antisemitism on his first day in office. The mayor also revoked NYPD directives designed to ensure safe perimeters around houses of worship during protests, compounding concerns that longstanding protections for Jewish institutions and communities are being systematically rolled […]

A Message to Vice President JD Vance from CEO of StandWithUs, Roz Rothstein

Mr. Vice President  @JDVance, I am an American whose parents came here after the Holocaust. They wanted their children to grow up free from the ethnic and religious hatreds that plagued our people in Europe. I am beyond grateful to them and to this country. Yet today, I see disturbing levels of extremism and hate […]

StandWithUs Statement on the Protest Outside Park East Synagogue & Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s Response

(New York, NY – November 21, 2025) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the antisemitic demonstration that took place on November 19, outside Park East Synagogue in New York City. The slogans heard – including “Globalize the intifada,” “Take another settler out,” and “Death to the IDF” – were not merely political protest: they amounted to blatant incitement, intimidation, and […]

Joint Statement from Hillel Ontario, StandWithUs Canada, Students Supporting Israel (SSI) Guelph, and Chabad of Guelph

GUELPH, ONT. (Thursday November 13) – We are outraged that the Central Student Association (CSA) advanced motions directly targeting Jewish and pro-Israel students at the University of Guelph. This is part of a long-standing campaign to target and marginalize, SSI, and Jewish, Israeli, and pro-Israel students at Guelph, in an attempt to silence and erase […]

StandWithUs UK Welcomes UCL’s Decision Following Antisemitic Incident

StandWithUs UK welcomes the decisive steps announced by UCL in response to the shocking antisemitic content exposed on its campus by a StandWithUs UK fellow yesterday. UCL’s leadership confirmed that the fixed term researcher responsible has been banned from campus, reported to the police, and is no longer affiliated with the university. UCL also suspended […]

Statement on TIFF Cancellation of The Road Between Us

MONTREAL, QC (Tuesday, October 7) – StandWithUs Canada is outraged by the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) decision to censor The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, a Canadian-made documentary capturing the true story of courage and survival during Hamas’ October 7 massacre, the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust and what sparked the […]

Stories of Resilience 2025: Honouring Courage and Unity Two Years After October 7th 

StandWithUs UK has once again brought Israeli voices of courage and hope to communities across the country through its Stories of Resilience speaking tour. From 4 to 15 October 2025, four remarkable speakers shared their powerful testimonies with audiences in London and Birmingham, marking two years since the tragic events of October 7th.  The delegation […]

Arrest of Oxford Student for Inciting Hate – StandWithUs UK Statement

StandWithUs UK welcomes the swift action taken by law enforcement and the University of Oxford following the arrest of a student who was filmed chanting inflammatory and hateful messages during a protest in London on 11 October 2025. The language used in these chants was not political expression but an incitement of hate that targets […]

StandWithUs UK is deeply horrified by the murder that took place in Manchester on Yom Kippur.

03 October 2025 StandWithUs UK is deeply horrified by the murder that took place in Manchester on Yom Kippur. In the past week, two terror attacks were carried out in an identical pattern. In both, an Islamist rammed Jews with a car and went on a stabbing spree – one attack happened in Gush Etzion […]