October 23, 2017 North Shore task force holding forum to address anti-Semitism on college campuses Rabbi Michael Ragozin was particularly fired up during his 2016 Kol Nidre sermon at Congregation Shirat Hayam. The topic was anti-Semitism on college campuses, an issue he said “Gets me in the kishkes. Media Coverage Press Room
October 6, 2017 Another swastika drawn at Stoughton High For at least the fourth time, a student at Stoughton High School has used a hate-related symbol in school. Media Coverage Press Room
October 2, 2017 In latest exchange, Jewish rights group pushes Stoughton schools on anti-Semitic incidents The Louis D. Brandeis Center, a Jewish rights nonprofit organization, is continuing its push for Stoughton school administrators to rescind the punishment of three teachers who discussed an anti-Semitic incident at the high school with their students and colleagues last fall. Media Coverage Press Room
September 29, 2017 After Protest by Superintendent, Jewish Human Rights Group Doubles Down on Criticism of Massachusetts School District That Disciplined Teacher Over Antisemitism Discussion A prominent Jewish human rights group doubled down on its criticism of a Massachusetts school district that disciplined a teacher for discussing antisemitism, following objections from the district’s superintendent. Media Coverage Press Room
September 26, 2017 Stoughton Schools Called On To Support Teacher Suspended For Talking About Swastika Incident A group that advocates for the civil and human rights for Jewish issues and members of the faith is calling on the Stoughton Public Schools to not issue further punishment to a teacher disciplined or talking about an incident involving a swastika. Media Coverage Press Room
September 20, 2017 Turning Over a New Leaf at UW The new Chair of the Associated Students of Madison (ASM), the student government body at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (UW), formally apologized to the UW Jewish community for her actions last April. Media Coverage Press Room
September 6, 2017 SJP Sanctioned at UC Irvine Following years of disruptive behavior by the University of California at Irvine (UCI)’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), UCI announced last week that it has sanctioned SJP “with disciplinary probation for two academic years.” T Media Coverage Press Room
September 3, 2017 California University Puts Students For Justice in Palestine on Probation The University of California, Irvine, has sanctioned its local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine with disciplinary probation for two academic years for disrupting an event held by a pro-Israel student group on campus the evening of May 10, 2017. Media Coverage Press Room
August 21, 2017 Indiana University Reports on Social Media Anti-Semitism “With the advent of the Internet, antisemitic messages are disseminated more quickly and widely than ever before, and often go unchallenged,” opens a new report from the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISCA) based out of Indiana University. Media Coverage Press Room
August 10, 2017 Zioness Movement Roars Into Progressive Politics The 1972 Helen Reddy song that became the anthem of feminism’s second wave could very well be the slogan of Zioness Movement — the brand-spanking-new progressive group, which makes its official launch on Saturday at Slutwalk Chicago. Media Coverage Press Room