Posts Tagged: StandWithUs
Jewish American Health-Care Professionals Report Widespread Antisemitism, New Study Finds
Nearly 40 percent of Jewish American health-care professionals have encountered antisemitism in the workplace, either as witnesses or victims, according to a new study conducted...
Pittsburgh Organizers Stopped an Effort to Boycott Israel; But It Was Far Too Close
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is known for many things: bridges, steel, sports teams, and sadly, the Tree of Life Synagogue building shooting, where the...
Northwestern University Announces Programs on Antisemitism, Islamophobia After Backlash Over Encampment Response
Northwestern University in Illinois has announced the creation of new educational programs on antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the Middle East, initiatives it hopes will cool a...
Students for Justice in Palestine Threatens ‘Revolutionary Violence’ at UNC Chapel Hill
The campus group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) announced late last month the beginning...
US Jewish Groups Condemn Anti-Zionist Resolutions Considered by American Federation of Teachers
A coalition of US Jewish groups on Monday denounced the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the largest educators' unions in the country, for...
Law Firm Implores Northwestern University to ‘Nullify’ Deal With Pro-Hamas Group
A Jewish civil rights organization has issued a blistering legal letter to Northwestern University, demanding the "nullification" of a series of concessions school president Michael...
North Carolina Legislature Approves Bill Adopting Leading Definition of Antisemitism
North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation which would adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, taking a step toward joining dozens...
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...
