The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is the umbrella organization for the American Jewish community. Comprising 50 national Jewish organizations,it was founded in 1956 to develop a consensus voice among Jewish organizations,especially to the U.S. government.
Hillel:The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life,alternatively Hillel International or simply Hillel,is the largest Jewish student organization in the world. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in the United States,it is represented at more than 850 higher education institutions and communities throughout Eurasia and the Americas,including 30 communities in the former Soviet Union,nine in Israel,and five in South America.
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is a civil rights group and Jewish advocacy group established on November 11,1906. It is one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organizations and,according to the New York Times,is "widely regarded as the dean of American Jewish organizations".
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is an American nonprofit pro-Israel organization. Founded in 1897,as the Federation of American Zionists,it was the first official Zionist organization in the United States. Early in the 20th century,it was the primary representative of American Jews to the World Zionist Organization,espousing primarily Political Zionism.
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA),formerly the United Jewish Communities (UJC),is an American Jewish umbrella organization for the Jewish Federations system,representing over 350 independent Jewish communities across North America that raise and distribute over $2 billion annually,including through planned giving and endowment programs,to support social welfare,social services and educational needs. Jewish Federations also provides fundraising,organization assistance,training,and overall leadership to the Jewish Federations and communities throughout the United States and Canada. The Federation movement protects and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam,tzedakah and Torah.
Christians United for Israel (CUFI) is an American Christian organization that supports Israel. Its statement of purpose is;"to provide a national association through which every pro-Israel church,parachurch organization,ministry or individual in America can speak and act with one voice in support of Israel in matters related to Biblical issues." As a Christian Zionist group with over 10 million members,it is the largest Zionist organization in the United States. It operates under the leadership of John Hagee as founder and chairman,along with Diana Hagee and Shari Dollinger as co-executive directors.
StandWithUs (SWU) is a nonprofit right-wing pro-Israel advocacy organization founded in Los Angeles in 2001 by Roz Rothstein,Jerry Rothstein,and Esther Renzer.
The anti-Nazi boycott was an international boycott of German products in response to violence and harassment by members of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party against Jews following his appointment as Chancellor of Germany on January 30,1933. Examples of Nazi violence and harassment included placing and throwing stink bombs,picketing,shopper intimidation,humiliation and assaults. The boycott was spearheaded by some Jewish organizations but opposed by others.
The Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism is an office of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security,Democracy,and Human Rights at the United States Department of State. The office "advances U.S. foreign policy on antisemitism" by developing and implementing policies and projects to support efforts to combat antisemitism.
The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,Accountability,and Divestment Act of 2010 is a law passed by the U.S. Congress that applies further sanctions on the government of Iran.
Wayne L. Firestone is an American playwright and veteran non-profit leader. He co-produces and hosts The America-Israel Friendship League’s (AIFL) live webinars created during the COVID Pandemic—over two hundred episodes since March 2020. He served as Executive Director of AIFL 2019-2021. In March 2022,he was named the Jewish Plays Project inaugural 21st Century Playwright Fellow. An alumnus of three Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive cohorts,his plays have appeared in festivals in New York,Washington,DC,Israel and the United Kingdom. A member of the Dramatists Guild of America,in 2018 he founded Plays2Gather to perform diverse stories in homes and non-traditional venues.
United States–Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 are almost identical bills introduced to the 113th United States Congress.
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Kenneth L. Marcus in 2012 with the stated purpose of advancing the civil and human rights of the Jewish people and promoting justice for all peoples. LDB is active on American campuses,where it says it combats antisemitism and anti-Zionism.
The AMCHA Initiative is a non-partisan organization aiming to combat antisemitism on campuses through investigation,documentation,and education in order to protect Jewish students from assault and fear. AMCHA was founded in 2012 by University of California Santa Cruz lecturer Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and University of California Los Angeles Professor Emeritus Leila Beckwith. The term Amcha is Hebrew for "your people" or "your nation."
The current campaign for an academic boycott of Israel was launched in April 2004 by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) as part of the Boycott,Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. The campaign calls for BDS activities against Israel to put international pressure on Israel,in this case against Israeli academic institutions,all of which are said by PACBI to be implicated in the perpetuation of Israeli occupation,in order to achieve BDS goals. Since then,proposals for academic boycotts of particular Israeli universities and academics have been made by academics and organisations in Palestine,the United States,the United Kingdom,and other countries. The goal of the proposed academic boycotts is to isolate Israel in order to force a change in Israel's policies towards the Palestinians,which proponents argue are discriminatory and oppressive,including oppressing the academic freedom of Palestinians.
Students for Justice in Palestine is a pro-Palestinian college student activism organization in the United States,Canada and New Zealand. Founded at the University of California in 2001,it has campaigned for boycott and divestment against corporations that deal with Israel and organized events about Israel's human rights violations. In 2011,The New York Times called it "the leading pro-Palestinian voice on campus". As of 2024,National SJP has over 350 chapters in North America.
Crossing the Line 2:The New Face of Anti-Semitism on Campus is a 2015 film which documents how a growing number of anti-Israel demonstrations on U.S. campuses also include anti-Semitic messaging. The filmmakers interviewed pro-Israel college students,both Jewish and non-Jewish,who say that they feel increasingly intimidated to express their support for Israel on campus.
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act (IABA) was a proposed anti-BDS law and amendment to the Export Administration Act of 1979 designed to allow U.S. states to enact laws requiring contractors to sign pledges promising not to boycott any goods from Israel,or their contracts would be terminated,and to make it a federal crime,punishable by a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment,for American citizens to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Evan R. Bernstein is an American public figure and community leader,known for his work with Jewish NGOs. He worked for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) from 2013 and became the inaugural CEO and National Director of Community Security Service (CSS) in May 2020. Since November 2023,Bernstein has been the vice president of community relations at the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA).
Open Hillel is an anti-Zionist version of Hillel International created on a small number of college campuses. The first Open Hillel was created at Swarthmore College from Jewish students who wanted pro-Boycott,Divestment,Sanctions speakers to come to their local chapter of Hillel. Due to Hillel International's officially Zionist stance,it has rejected these "Open Hillels" as not part of their organization. Hillel International has stated that while it encourages debate on issues relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Israeli settlements and the occupation of the West Bank,it has thoroughly dneounced anti-Zionism as rejecting the Jewish people's right of self-determination. The organization's stated goals is to change Hillel International's rules on legitimate speakers for Hillel campus events. Others have seen this as a crackdown on free speech. This movement has spread to a couple of other colleges and universities,most notably Wesleyan University and San Francisco State University,and has cooperated with other Jewish anti-Zionist organizations,such as Jewish Voice for Peace. Many have critiqued the Open Hillel movement as disrupting apolitical Jewish activities on campus,such as weekly Shabbat or celebration of Jewish holidays,arguably what most Jewish students go to Hillel for. In April 2019,Open Hillel merged into Judaism On Our Own Terms.
