Aaron Bandler

Los Angeles

Reporter at Jewish Journal (Los Angeles)

Investigative reporter for @jewishjournal. Views expressed are my own. Send tips to [email protected].

Articles

Black Jewish Woman Denied Service at Staples Calls Incident 'A Serious Ambush'

6 days ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

Elisheva Rishon, the woman who was denied service at a Staples store in Los Angeles’ Mid-Wilshire area, said in an interview with The Journal that she believes the Staples employees ambushed her.
Campus Watch April 16, 2025

1 week ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

The Trump administration froze more than $2 billion to Harvard University on April 14 after University President Alan Garber announced the university is officially rejecting the Trump administration’s demands to retain nearly $9 billion in federal funding.
LA Staples Employee Denies Service to Black Jewish Woman Over Her Zionist Postcards

2 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

An employee at a Los Angeles Staples on Wilshire Boulevard refused to print a Black Jewish woman’s postcards with phrases “Black Jewish Zionist Squad” and “Jewish Joy” on April 7, according to video posted to social media that has gone viral. The video shows an employee, wearing a name badge that says “Ryatt,” saying that “we are not able to print anything that has any racist messages,” specifying that he found the “Zionist” postcard to be racist.
Campus Watch April 9, 2025

2 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

Former Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong said in April 1 testimony to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that she doesn’t remember any specific antisemitic incidents that occurred on campus in the past year.
Complaint: Bay Area School District Failed to Handle Antisemitic Incidents

2 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

A complaint was filed to the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on April 3 alleging that the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) failed to properly address reported antisemitic incidents on their campuses.
Report: Antisemitic Incidents Increased 153% in 2023 in LA County

2 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

A new report from the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) found that antisemitic incidents in the county increased by 153% from 2022 to 2023The LACCHR’s released its first annual Hate Incident Report on April 4; the report defines hate incidents as “are noncriminal acts motivated by prejudice or bias against a person or group’s actual or perceived identity(ies).
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Campus Watch April 3, 2025

3 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

UCLA has issued a preliminary ban for the campus Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter and a preliminary four-year suspension for the Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine (GSJP) chapter on March 28.
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3 weeks ago | threadreaderapp.com | Aaron Bandler

The event was hosted by the university’s Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter and was part of SSI’s “Triggered, the Tour: From Combat to Campus” featuring IDF soldiers speaking at 25 campuses across the United States and Canada. The two soldiers who spoke at CSUSM had both served in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to a post on the SSI chapter’s Instagram page.
Event Featuring Two Former IDF Soldiers at CSU San Marcos Cut Off Early Due to Security Concerns

3 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Aaron Bandler

An event featuring two former Israel Defense Force (IDF) lone soldiers was cut off short due to security concerns posed by anti-Israel protesters at CSU San Marcos (CSUSM) in North San Diego County on March 25. The event was hosted by the university’s Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter and was part of SSI’s “Triggered, the Tour: From Combat to Campus” featuring IDF soldiers speaking at 25 campuses across the United States and Canada.