Posts Tagged: StandWithUs
Civil Rights Groups Launch Legal Aid Initiative for Parents of Victimized Jewish Students
Three leading civil rights nonprofits announced on Thursday a partnership for providing free legal assistance to parents of children attending California K-12 schools where antisemitism...
South Dakota Passes Bill Adopting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
South Dakota's state Senate passed on Thursday a bill requiring law enforcement agencies to refer to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism...
Columbia University Sued for Allowing Antisemitic Violence and Discrimination
Columbia University allowed for antisemitism to explode on campus, endangering the welfare of Jewish students and faculty, StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ) and Students...
Middlebury College Response to Antisemitism Allegations Slammed by Watchdog Group
Middlebury College on Tuesday issued, as well as deleted, statements which indirectly responded to allegations of institutional antisemitism that a civil rights group lodged against...
Antisemitism Accusations Lodged Against Middlebury College
Accusations of institutional antisemitism against Middlebury College in Vermont have been lodged in a civil rights complaint filed by StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ),...
‘Deeply Troubling’: Civil Rights Nonprofit Calls for Protections for Jewish Students
Leading civil rights nonprofit StandWithUs has written to the US Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), calling on the agency to issue...
Georgia Governor Signs Bill Adopting Leading Definition of Antisemitism
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed on Wednesday a bill that will require law enforcement officials in the state to refer to the International Holocaust...
Strong Majority of American Jews Feel ‘Less Safe’ After Hamas’ Oct. 7 Massacre, New Survey Finds
An overwhelming majority of American Jews have reported feeling less safe after Hamas' massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, according to a new survey...
George Washington University Professor Accused of Antisemitism Leaves School, Heads to Qatar-Based Institute
George Washington University psychology professor Lara Sheehi, who was accused of verbally abusing and discriminating against her Jewish graduate students, has left the school and...
Anti-Zionist Yale Professor Who Legitimized Hamas Massacre Should Be Removed From Classroom, Nonprofit Says
A leading nonprofit that promotes education about Israel has implored Yale University President Peter Salovey to remove from the classroom and investigate a professor who...
‘We Stand Together’: US Jewish Groups to Hold Major Pro-Israel Rally in Washington, DC on Tuesday
Tens of thousands of people are expected to participate in a "March for Israel" in Washington, DC on Tuesday to demand the release of hostages...
Let’s Meet the Challenge of Rising Campus Antisemitism Through Legal Remedies
The surge in anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment in response to Hamas’s October 7 massacre, especially its blatant celebration by people around the world, is cause for...
Jewish Groups Demand Law Firms Withdraw Support for Event Honoring Anti-Israel UN Official
Leading Jewish and civil rights groups this week called on three law firms to withdraw their sponsorship of a conference that will honor UN human...
University of California Urged to Reject Ethnic Studies Admissions Requirement Over Antisemitism Concerns
Nearly 100 religious, civil rights, and educational organizations are calling on the University of California (UC) to reject a proposal that would require applicants to...
