JFRG | Jewish Faculty Resilience Group

Formerly JFRG at UCLA. Defending Zionist and Jewish faculty, staff & postdocs across North American campuses. ✡️ 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇨🇦☮️

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We're proud to introduce Mary Goodstein, Director and Secretary of the JFRG National Board of Directors.

A founding member of JFRG's first UCLA chapter and Senior Creative Director at UCLA Health Sciences Development, Mary brings decades of leadership in philanthropy, communications, and coalition-building.

#JFRG #HigherEd #JewishFaculty #Leadership

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We're honored to introduce Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Director of the JFRG National Board of Directors.

A globally recognized human rights advocate and leader at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Rabbi Cooper brings nearly 50 years of experience combating antisemitism, extremism, and religious persecution.

#JFRG #AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #HumanRights

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We're proud to introduce Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Director of the Jewish Faculty Resilience Group and National Board of Directors.

An internationally recognized Holocaust scholar, educator, author, and rabbi, Dr. Berenbaum brings decades of leadership and scholarship to JFRG as we strengthen support for Jewish faculty across North America.

#JFRG #AcademicFreedom #HigherEd

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@JFRGofficial stands with our University of Illinois colleagues at @UIUC_FAFAA in calling attention to the crisis of anti-Jewish hate and discrimination facing Jewish faculty there.

This situation reflects a broader pattern of systemic anti-Jewish (primarily in the form of antizionist) discrimination occurring on campuses across North America.

Universities cannot address this crisis while refusing to name it. They must unapologetically and unequivocally confront antzionist hate and discrimination when it targets the core of Jewish identity, peoplehood, history, and existence.

Jewish and Zionist faculty deserve the same protection, dignity, and equal standing as every other campus community. @ADL @JGreenblattADL @simonwiesenthal @brandeiscenter @AJCGlobal @yudapearl @IacFor @ShabbosK

[Faculty 4 Academic Freedom & Against Antisemitism @UIUC_FAFAA]

Unchecked Jew-hatred at University of Illinois. We don't want special treatment and we don't call for our hateful colleagues to be punished. We just want the University administration to speak out for us like it does for other American minorities.

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@greenispoor Correct. Appeasement does not work.

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First, UCLA must recognize how anti-Zionism can fuel anti-Jewish discrimination and violate Jewish civil rights.
Then what must come next?
All four matter.
Which should UCLA prioritize first?

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We’re growing. So is our mission.

Formerly JFRG at UCLA, JFRG is expanding into a North American network connecting and supporting Jewish faculty, staff, and postdocs.

We’re building resilient campus communities, advancing academic freedom, and combating antisemitism.

Truth. Safety. Resilience.

https://t.co/UoeCMCvVXg

Support our mission: https://t.co/fKXzTk0CiO

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Reports and promises are not enough. UCLA must turn its antisemitism roadmap into enforceable standards, independent oversight, and measurable results.

Read JFRG’s new op-ed in the Jewish Journal:
https://t.co/NX4jI7tcFi

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https://t.co/17Tm8X1azW

[The AMCHA Initiative @AMCHAInitiative]

“CA is home to one of largest Jewish communities in world...
[Antisemitism] cannot become just statistics. They must serve as a call to action.” - Rick Chavez Zbur

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As Shabbat meets July 4, JFRG honors the freedoms that make Jewish life in America possible, and the responsibility to defend them with courage and clarity.

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Independence Day. 🇺🇸

#ShabbatShalom #IndependenceDay #JFRG

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🚨 URGENT: SIGN THIS MORNING‼️
Calif AB 2551 is an 11th-hour attempt to derail campus safety civil rights protections.
The vote is TODAY.
Sign this morning: https://t.co/3HW4GspKJK
Jewish students, faculty, and staff cannot afford silence.
@Jewish_Cal @ADLCalifornia @JFedLA @yudapearl @StandWithUs @RozRothstein @ICANAction @jewsinschool @ADLCalifornia @ADL @simonwiesenthal
#JFRG #JewishCalifornia

[columbiafsi @columbiafsi]

Anti-Zionist Columbia faculty are seeking a share of the $21M settlement meant for Jewish, Zionist & Israeli @Columbia employees harassed after Oct. 7.

Former faculty member Amy Werman, who retired from @ColumbiaSSW because of antisemitism, shared her perspective: “My focus is on the members of the Columbia community who were harmed for supporting Israel and standing up to antisemitism on campus. I trust that the @USEEOC will be able to distinguish the merits of those deserving of compensation amongst all claimants.”

Thank you to @TheAENetwork and @_FAAM for your ongoing advocacy.

https://t.co/QNJ8h5etNk

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The people closest to the crisis are already standing up. Now they need reinforcements.

Jewish faculty and staff are on the front lines inside higher education, defending academic integrity and confronting anti-Jewish hate and antizionist discrimination.

JFRG gives them the professional representation, training, advocacy, and support they need to keep going.

Help us build nationally. Donate today:
https://t.co/WqqXxt96MC

#UCLA
#UCSB #UCDavis #UCSD #Jewish #Faculty

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Court Grants UCLA Jewish Faculty’s Motion to Join DOJ Title VII Case Against the University of California. Read the allegations of anti-Jewish discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation at UCLA. See page 29, Exhibit 1. https://t.co/bt2TbYypTL

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@AndrewPessin https://t.co/Hgpud7HCrc

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UCLA’s May 14 report is a first step, but it falls short.

UCLA cannot combat antisemitism while sidestepping the role of antizionism in driving hostility on campus.

#UCLA #AntizionismISaHATEmovement #IHRA #JFRG

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@UCLAchancellor @UCLA https://t.co/Hgpud7HCrc

[JFRG | Jewish Faculty Resilience Group @JFRGofficial]

UCLA’s May 14 report is a first step, but it falls short.

UCLA cannot combat antisemitism while sidestepping the role of antizionism in driving hostility on campus.

#UCLA #AntizionismISaHATEmovement #IHRA #JFRG

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Thank you @arielJalali for covering this. For 2+ years, Jewish faculty @JFrgatUCLA have documentated & fought anti-Jewish hate affecting the UCLA Jewish community. For broader context from UCLA Jewish faculty and staff: https://t.co/WRfsJrtFmu

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@MaxAbrahms This was not just a student conflict. It was an institutional failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students, faculty, and staff. For 2+ years, @JFrgatUCLA has documented the UCLA campus reality: https://t.co/qdQMSiySgG