AMCHA Initiative
@amchainitiative.bsky.social
Data-driven organization uniting voices to confront antisemitism in Higher Education. Learn more: http://amchainitiative.org and https://linktr.ee/Amchainitiative
It’s time for higher-ed institutions to examine not just student activism, but the role faculty play in shaping campus climate.
Link to article of quotes:
www.aol.com/news/nyc-stu...
Link to AMCHA's recent op-ed on faculty-led anti-Zionism at UCLA:
jewishjournal.com/commentary/o...
Link to article of quotes:
www.aol.com/news/nyc-stu...
Link to AMCHA's recent op-ed on faculty-led anti-Zionism at UCLA:
jewishjournal.com/commentary/o...
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It’s time for higher-ed institutions to examine not just student activism, but the role faculty play in shaping campus climate.
Link to article of quotes:
www.aol.com/news/nyc-stu...
Link to AMCHA's recent op-ed on faculty-led anti-Zionism at UCLA:
jewishjournal.com/commentary/o...
Link to article of quotes:
www.aol.com/news/nyc-stu...
Link to AMCHA's recent op-ed on faculty-led anti-Zionism at UCLA:
jewishjournal.com/commentary/o...
"This week, I had about 45 stories to choose from."
Check out Professor Pessin's helpful campus #antisemitism round-up for the week ending 10/3/25 and tune-in weekly:
andrewpessin.substack.com/p/the-week-t...
Check out Professor Pessin's helpful campus #antisemitism round-up for the week ending 10/3/25 and tune-in weekly:
andrewpessin.substack.com/p/the-week-t...
The Week That Was (But We Mostly Wish It Wasn't)
For the Week Ending October 3, 2025
andrewpessin.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"This week, I had about 45 stories to choose from."
Check out Professor Pessin's helpful campus #antisemitism round-up for the week ending 10/3/25 and tune-in weekly:
andrewpessin.substack.com/p/the-week-t...
Check out Professor Pessin's helpful campus #antisemitism round-up for the week ending 10/3/25 and tune-in weekly:
andrewpessin.substack.com/p/the-week-t...
September 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Listen/Watch/Tune-In:
Recap of last week's campus #antisemitism from Professor Pessin before the start of Rosh Hashana...
andrewpessin.substack.com/p/the-week-t...
Recap of last week's campus #antisemitism from Professor Pessin before the start of Rosh Hashana...
andrewpessin.substack.com/p/the-week-t...
The Week That Was (But We Mostly Wish It Wasn't)
For the Week Ending Sept 19, 2025
andrewpessin.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Listen/Watch/Tune-In:
Recap of last week's campus #antisemitism from Professor Pessin before the start of Rosh Hashana...
andrewpessin.substack.com/p/the-week-t...
Recap of last week's campus #antisemitism from Professor Pessin before the start of Rosh Hashana...
andrewpessin.substack.com/p/the-week-t...
"If adopted, the AAG's resolution will only intensify a climate of fear and discrimination...Academic boycotts of Israel...directly harm American Jewish students and faculty by severing research ties, canceling programs and restricting academic freedom."
Read more: www.jns.org/american-ass...
Read more: www.jns.org/american-ass...
August 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"If adopted, the AAG's resolution will only intensify a climate of fear and discrimination...Academic boycotts of Israel...directly harm American Jewish students and faculty by severing research ties, canceling programs and restricting academic freedom."
Read more: www.jns.org/american-ass...
Read more: www.jns.org/american-ass...
Federal Judge Says Attacks on the Star of David Are Form of Racial Harassment
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Federal Judge Says Attacks on the Star of David Are Form of Racial Harassment
The judge wrote that the Star of David "symbolizes the Jewish race," marking a potential watershed moment for civil rights protections for Jewish Americans
jewishonliner.org
August 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Federal Judge Says Attacks on the Star of David Are Form of Racial Harassment
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jewishonliner.org/p/federal-ju...
“AB 101 is beyond repair. The state cannot enforce what it cannot define, nor oversee what it does not control. Repeal is the only responsible course.” 🏛️ #RepealAB101
Article: www.dailynews.com/2025/05/29/c...
Article: www.dailynews.com/2025/05/29/c...
May 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“AB 101 is beyond repair. The state cannot enforce what it cannot define, nor oversee what it does not control. Repeal is the only responsible course.” 🏛️ #RepealAB101
Article: www.dailynews.com/2025/05/29/c...
Article: www.dailynews.com/2025/05/29/c...
"[Alvin Rosenfeld, director of Indiana University’s Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism] mentioned a number of smaller organizations that he felt were doing particularly good work on US college campuses, including the AMCHA Initiative..."
May 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"[Alvin Rosenfeld, director of Indiana University’s Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism] mentioned a number of smaller organizations that he felt were doing particularly good work on US college campuses, including the AMCHA Initiative..."
“An even better option is to shelve the whole thing... Elected officials, including the governor, who supported AB 101 should be doing some soul-searching at this point. They unleashed a mess and left school districts high and dry.”
Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego
#RepealAB101
Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego
#RepealAB101
May 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“An even better option is to shelve the whole thing... Elected officials, including the governor, who supported AB 101 should be doing some soul-searching at this point. They unleashed a mess and left school districts high and dry.”
Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego
#RepealAB101
Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego
#RepealAB101
“Esteemed Jewish scholar Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, founder and executive director of antisemitism watchdog AMCHA Initiative, noted that in the days leading up to the shooting, pro-Hamas campus groups called on their supporters to ‘escalate’ their conduct.” www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/26/h...
May 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Esteemed Jewish scholar Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, founder and executive director of antisemitism watchdog AMCHA Initiative, noted that in the days leading up to the shooting, pro-Hamas campus groups called on their supporters to ‘escalate’ their conduct.” www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/26/h...
The concept of "escalating" is found over 100 times in AMCHA's campus antisemitism tracker.
May the memories of Yaron Lischinky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim be a blessing.
May the memories of Yaron Lischinky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim be a blessing.
May 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The concept of "escalating" is found over 100 times in AMCHA's campus antisemitism tracker.
May the memories of Yaron Lischinky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim be a blessing.
May the memories of Yaron Lischinky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim be a blessing.
“Using data analysis, AMCHA Initiative said it discovered a correlation between a school’s hosting an FJP chapter and anti-Zionist and antisemitic activity..."
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/a...
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/a...
May 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Using data analysis, AMCHA Initiative said it discovered a correlation between a school’s hosting an FJP chapter and anti-Zionist and antisemitic activity..."
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/a...
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/a...
“Hostility to Zionism is not incidental — it is central to the ethnic studies project. By its own definition, ethnic studies is not about cultural understanding..."
By Nicole Bernstein
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/t...
By Nicole Bernstein
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/t...
May 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“Hostility to Zionism is not incidental — it is central to the ethnic studies project. By its own definition, ethnic studies is not about cultural understanding..."
By Nicole Bernstein
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/t...
By Nicole Bernstein
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/t...
“Hostility to Zionism is not incidental — it is central to the ethnic studies project. By its own definition, ethnic studies is not about cultural understanding..."
By Nicole Bernstein
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/t...
By Nicole Bernstein
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/t...
May 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“Hostility to Zionism is not incidental — it is central to the ethnic studies project. By its own definition, ethnic studies is not about cultural understanding..."
By Nicole Bernstein
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/t...
By Nicole Bernstein
www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/20/t...
May 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The University of California (UC) Ethnic Studies Council and UCLA Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) sponsored a protest held by SJP calling for academic and economic divestment from Israel.
#NoFacultyHarm #NoAcademicBDS
#NoFacultyHarm #NoAcademicBDS
May 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The University of California (UC) Ethnic Studies Council and UCLA Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) sponsored a protest held by SJP calling for academic and economic divestment from Israel.
#NoFacultyHarm #NoAcademicBDS
#NoFacultyHarm #NoAcademicBDS
“According to the study, ‘The primary mission of FJP chapters is to use their members’ academic positions and departmental resources to actively promote the academic boycott of Israel (academic BDS) by engaging in actions to purge their campuses of Zionism and Zionists.’”
@jewishjournal.bsky.social
@jewishjournal.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“According to the study, ‘The primary mission of FJP chapters is to use their members’ academic positions and departmental resources to actively promote the academic boycott of Israel (academic BDS) by engaging in actions to purge their campuses of Zionism and Zionists.’”
@jewishjournal.bsky.social
@jewishjournal.bsky.social
Repealing AB 101 isn’t just prudent policy — it’s a necessary course correction. #RepealAB101
May 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Repealing AB 101 isn’t just prudent policy — it’s a necessary course correction. #RepealAB101
ASSAULT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO:
During a protest held by SJP on April 29, protesters occupied a library and called for divestment from Israel. One protester struck a Jewish student displaying an Israeli flag at a counter-protest on the face with a closed fist.
During a protest held by SJP on April 29, protesters occupied a library and called for divestment from Israel. One protester struck a Jewish student displaying an Israeli flag at a counter-protest on the face with a closed fist.
May 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ASSAULT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO:
During a protest held by SJP on April 29, protesters occupied a library and called for divestment from Israel. One protester struck a Jewish student displaying an Israeli flag at a counter-protest on the face with a closed fist.
During a protest held by SJP on April 29, protesters occupied a library and called for divestment from Israel. One protester struck a Jewish student displaying an Israeli flag at a counter-protest on the face with a closed fist.
How can AMCHA’s Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer be used? 👨🏻🎓📖
May 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How can AMCHA’s Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer be used? 👨🏻🎓📖
California’s ethnic studies mandate remains unfunded and therefore inoperable. That's really good news. Antisemitism has been sneaking into CA classrooms via ethnic studies. Here's the update. #RepealAB101
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
May 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
California’s ethnic studies mandate remains unfunded and therefore inoperable. That's really good news. Antisemitism has been sneaking into CA classrooms via ethnic studies. Here's the update. #RepealAB101
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
How does AMCHA’s Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer rank schools? 🏫
May 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How does AMCHA’s Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer rank schools? 🏫
Have you heard about AMCHA’s
Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer? 🔍👤
The Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer ranks U.S. campuses by the presence and activity of anti-Zionist faculty, empowering stakeholders to advocate for stronger protections against the normalization of academic antisemitism.
Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer? 🔍👤
The Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer ranks U.S. campuses by the presence and activity of anti-Zionist faculty, empowering stakeholders to advocate for stronger protections against the normalization of academic antisemitism.
May 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Have you heard about AMCHA’s
Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer? 🔍👤
The Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer ranks U.S. campuses by the presence and activity of anti-Zionist faculty, empowering stakeholders to advocate for stronger protections against the normalization of academic antisemitism.
Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer? 🔍👤
The Anti-Zionist Faculty (AZF) Barometer ranks U.S. campuses by the presence and activity of anti-Zionist faculty, empowering stakeholders to advocate for stronger protections against the normalization of academic antisemitism.
Legislators now face a clear choice: double down on a mandate that divides communities, burdens schools, and fails students, or take this opportunity to end it before it does further harm. Repealing AB 101 isn’t just prudent policy — it’s a necessary course correction.📚✏️
edsource.org/2025/ethnic-...
edsource.org/2025/ethnic-...
May 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Legislators now face a clear choice: double down on a mandate that divides communities, burdens schools, and fails students, or take this opportunity to end it before it does further harm. Repealing AB 101 isn’t just prudent policy — it’s a necessary course correction.📚✏️
edsource.org/2025/ethnic-...
edsource.org/2025/ethnic-...