The United States Postal Service issued a new stamp honoring Elie Wiesel, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Holocaust survivor and humanitarian. Wiesel, who died in 2016 at age 87, is the 18th individual to be recognized in the USPS Distinguished Americans series. The stamp features a portrait of Wiesel and reflects his enduring legacy in promoting human rights and combating hate and antisemitism.
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce initiated investigations into the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of Illinois. The committee is examining allegations of antisemitic incidents and the institutions’ responses to them.
Jewish college students are increasingly choosing universities in the South and Southwest, citing concerns about antisemitism and campus climate, among other reasons. In an article for The Atlantic, reporter Rose Horowitch writes that data gathered by Hillel International indicates a 3–5% decline in Jewish undergraduate enrollment at schools like Harvard, Columbia, and Penn from 2023 to 2025. In contrast, universities such as Vanderbilt, Emory, and Tulane have seen significant growth in Jewish student populations, with some institutions doubling their Jewish enrollment during the same period.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed deep regret over an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis in Southern Gaza, which killed 20 people. The Israeli military stated that the strike was an accident, and was intended to target a Hamas camera, but further investigations are underway to assess the approval process and munitions used.
George Washington University (GW) has suspended its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, citing violations of university policies during campus protests that followed the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. Additionally, six other student organizations have been placed on probation. Suspended groups will not receive official recognition, funding, or institutional support this semester, and those on probation must seek permission for on-campus events in the spring.
A kosher meal served aboard a JetBlue flight was allegedly defaced with the term “Zionazi.” JetBlue responded, stating it has a zero tolerance for hate and bias and launched an immediate investigation.
The U.S. government is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California (UC), alleging the system failed to prevent antisemitic incidents during anti-Israel protests at UCLA in the 2023-2024 academic year. The figure is five times the sum Columbia University agreed to pay to settle similar claims of antisemitism — and could be the largest settlement yet between the government and a higher education institution. UC officials say the payment would “completely devastate” California’s public universities.
A former youth organizer for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Iman Abdul, was arrested after allegedly posting a Google Maps screenshot of a Jewish high school in New York City and encouraging her 25,000 Instagram followers to “attack” it because “…Zionists all attend here.” Abdul is being charged with harassment and making a terrorism-related threat.
Adelphi University, a private university in New York, placed its campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on a one-year disciplinary probation after an investigation found that the group’s social media posts created a hostile environment for Jewish students. During probation, the chapter must meet with university officials to discuss appropriate social media use and adhere to university policy.
Keith and Aviva Siegel, who were abducted from Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack and later released, walked their daughter Shir down the aisle at her wedding. During the ceremony, Shir prayed for the release of remaining hostages and for peace in Israel.
A letter to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce accuses the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) union of promoting antisemitism at MIT, Stanford, and Cornell. The letter alleges the union created a hostile environment for Jewish graduate students by forcing them to pay dues that fund the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Additionally, it claims the union denied religious accommodations to students who requested not to pay these dues.