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 […]

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 […]

Major Lawsuit Filed Against California to Address Systemic Antisemitism in K-12 Schools

On February 26, the Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law and StandWithUs, in coordination with outside counsel, including veteran California plaintiffs’ attorney Michael A. Sherman, sued the State of California, the California State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and Superintendent Tony Thurmond on behalf of Jewish parents whose children have been, and continue to be, the subjects of cruel, persistent, and pervasive anti-Semitism in their California public schools.

Scott Wiener Shamefully Repeats a Big Lie About Israel in his Run for Congress

StandWithUs rejects Scott Wiener’s false accusation of “genocide,” in response to pressure from anti-Israel extremists during his run for Congress. Regardless of his role in California’s Legislative Jewish Caucus (LJC) or State Senate, Wiener’s statement does not represent California’s Jewish community or the truth. He should have stepped down as LJC co-chair long before taking such positions, and we urge […]

StandWithUs Calls for Resignation of Eduardo Martinez, Mayor of Richmond, California

StandWithUs Northern California joins JCRC Bay Area, elected officials, and people of conscience across Northern California in demanding the immediate resignation of Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez.  During his tenure, Martinez has consistently used his position to attack the Jewish community in Richmond by promulgating deeply antisemitic City Council resolutions and spreading conspiracy theories that echo discredited lies and […]

UC San Fran Champions Dangerous Anti-Palestinian Racism Study

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has threatened its institutional credibility by backing a dangerous study on anti-Palestinian racism that seems to flout the most basic tenets of academic research. This comes as the university is still under a hiring freeze as a result of federal and state budget cuts.  The study, “Systemic Anti-Palestinian Racism […]

StandWithUs Calls on UC Berkeley to Investigate and Address Antisemitism by Hatem Bazian

(Los Angeles, CA – September 2, 2025) – StandWithUs calls on UC Berkeley to investigate the lengthy record of antisemitic statements by tenured Professor Hatem Bazian to determine whether they have created a hostile and unsafe campus environment for Jewish students and, if so, to take immediate action to remedy such hostility and prevent its recurrence. Bazian […]

Stanford leaders show ‘apathy’ after ‘identity-based harassment’ of student, per complaint

A Jewish doctoral candidate who left the university said she experienced “ancient stereotypes with modern progressive language, repackaged through social-justice discourse.” Aaron Bandler | JNS | July 24, 2025 Zahava Feldstein dropped out of a doctoral program at Stanford University due to what she describes as the “apathy” of leaders at the private university in […]

StandWithUs Saidoff Files Supplement to Title VI Complaint at Stanford University. Jewish Doctoral Student Withdrew From the Program Due to Rampant Antisemitism

(July 23, 2025 – Palo Alto, CA) – On July 22, 2025, StandWithUs and Co-Complainant Zahava Feldstein, a Jewish graduate of Stanford University Graduate School of Education, submitted a filing to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The submission is a supplement to Co-Complainant’s federal Title VI civil rights complaint against Stanford University […]

Jewish groups, parents worry about San Francisco district’s new ethnic-studies program

Marci Miller, of the Brandeis Center, told JNS that the curriculum was “unvetted” and “rushed.” Aaron Bandler | The Jewish News Syndicate | July 8, 2025 Maria Su, the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, announced on June 30 that the district, which serves about 50,000 students in 122 schools, plans to introduce […]

Understand the FACE act – Free Webinar

EVENT: REGISTER HERE If your synagogue, Jewish school, or community center is being threatened, blocked, vandalized, or attacked, then here’s what you need to know about the FACE Act: The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act is a federal law that protects people’s ability to safely access places of worship and other protected […]

Jewish California 2026 Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate Forum

EVENT: REGISTER HERE Who Will Lead California’s Schools – And Will They Stand Up for Jewish Students? The next California Superintendent of Public Instruction will oversee the largest public school system in the nation – serving nearly six million students. For the Jewish community, this election couldn’t matter more. Antisemitism in California schools has surged […]

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San Francisco Community Reception 2025

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY RECEPTION 5PM Reception | 6:30PM Program Location given upon registration Hosted by StandWithUs Northern California Register Now Keynote Speaker LUAI AHMED Luai Ahmed is a 31-year old Yemeni  journalist and content creator. He was born and raised in the capital of Sanaa, and moved to Sweden when he was 20 years old […]

Letter to UC Berkeley Police Department – November 20, 2023

StandWithUs sent a legal demand letter to UC Berkeley urging a serious and immediate internal investigation into a recent antisemitic incident on the UC Berkeley campus and the negligent response to this incident by campus police , enabling the harassment of Jewish and Israeli students to fester unhindered.

Nation’s Top Law Firms Fund Anti-Semitic Campus Groups at Berkeley

Pro-Israel groups want to know why these firms are driving Jew hatred by Adam Kredo | The Washington Free Beacon | October 14, 2022 A host of the nation’s premier law firms are financially supporting organizations at Berkeley Law School that are accused of fostering anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel, according to a campus watchdog […]