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UC Merced Prof Won’t Teach Next Semester Following Anti-Semitic Tweets
Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler January 18, 2021 UC Merced Engineering Professor Abbas Ghassemi will not be teaching at the university...
Jan 19, 20212 min read


What apartheid?
Jewish News Syndicate/ JNS Yoseph Haddad January 17, 2021 Last week, I woke up one morning in my Nazareth home and was astonished to...
Jan 18, 20212 min read


Students get a lesson on Zionism and antisemitism
Jewish Rhode Island January 7, 2021 High school and college students explored the truth of the oft-repeated phrase, “I’m not...
Jan 18, 20211 min read


Jewish Groups React to Passing of Sheldon Adelson
Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler January 12, 2021 Several Jewish groups issued statements mourning the death of GOP megadonor and Jewish...
Jan 15, 20214 min read


New “StandWithUs Connect” Online Menu Makes Israel Education More Accessible Than Ever
Menu of options for educational sessions aimed at reaching out to groups around the world Los Angeles – January 14, 2021 When the...
Jan 14, 20213 min read


UCR Professor: “Zionism Politically Toxified Our Schools”
Jewish Journal By Aaron Bandler January 12, 2021 Photo: Amerique at Creative Commons A UC Riverside professor tweeted on January 12 that...
Jan 13, 20213 min read


Students are key to fighting antisemitism in high schools. I should know.
J. The Jewish News of Northern California BY MICHAELA PELTA | JANUARY 11, 2021 As a leader in my school and a Jewish Student Union...
Jan 13, 20213 min read


StandWithUs Mourns the Loss of Philanthropist, Sheldon G. Adelson
(Los Angeles, January 12, 2021) – The Board and leadership of StandWithUs were extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Sheldon G....
Jan 12, 20211 min read


Johns Hopkins teaching assistant suspected of lowering Jewish students’ grades
The Forward Stewart Ain January 7, 2021 Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has launched a probe into allegations against a university...
Jan 8, 20213 min read


Meet the 'Abraham Accords Youth Forum', peacemakers of the future
Jerusalem Post January 7, 2021 Tevel, StandWithUs's Israeli high school leadership program, held the first meeting of the "Abraham...
Jan 8, 20212 min read


Teaching assistant at Johns Hopkins threatened to fail pro-Israel students
Jewish News Syndicate January 6, 2021 Credit: Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock.com While the university has not issued a formal statement on...
Jan 7, 20212 min read


A New Generation of Peacemakers: The “Abraham Accords Youth Forum” is Launched
The new Abraham Accords Youth Forum, launched by 'Tevel' - the Israeli high school leadership program of StandWithUs and partners -...
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Third letter to Johns Hopkins University regarding Teaching Assistant with antisemitic tweets
January 6, 2021 Via Email: (provost@jhu.edu) Sunil Kumar, Ph.D. Provos and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs The Johns Hopkins...
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Report Reveals More Anti-Semitic Tweets from UC Merced Professor
Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler January 5, 2021 A new report has revealed more anti-Semitic tweets from UC Merced Professor Abbas Ghassemi....
Jan 6, 20213 min read


StandWithUs Follow Up Letter to UC Merced Administration with Additional Tweets from Professor
January 5, 2021 VIA EMAIL: (chancellormunoz@ucmerced.edu; twpeterson@ucmerced.edu) Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Ph.D. Chancellor University of...
Jan 6, 20212 min read


Follow Up Letter to Johns Hopkins University Regarding Antisemitic Twitter Posts by TA
December 16, 2020 Via Email: (rdaniels@jhu.edu; yarkony@jhu.edu) Ronald J. Daniels President The Johns Hopkins University 3400 N. Charles...
Jan 6, 20212 min read


Letter to Johns Hopkins University Regarding Antisemitic Posts from Graduate Researcher and TA
December 3, 2020 Via Email: (rdaniels@jhu.edu; yarkony@jhu.edu) Ronald J. Daniels President The Johns Hopkins University 3400 N....
Jan 6, 20214 min read


It’s Time to Be Unapologetically Jewish
The Algemeiner by Karen Shalev January 3, 2021 A playing field at Worcester State University. Photo: Wiki Commons. 2020 has seen even...
Jan 4, 20213 min read


Congress Passes Bill to Raise Status of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
San Diego Jewish World Donald Harrison December 31, 2020 Jewish organizations hailed congressional passage of a bill that would elevate...
Jan 1, 20211 min read


SWU Salutes the US Congress for Elevating the Antisemitism Special Envoy Position to Ambassador
On December 31, 2020, at the very last legislative session of the 116th Congress, the House of Representatives passed legislation (HB...
Jan 1, 20211 min read
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