Social Media Group Shares the Stories of Being a Jew on a College Campus
Jewish on Campus amplifies young adults’ voices to anonymously share their experiences facing anti-Semitism
Jewish on Campus amplifies young adults’ voices to anonymously share their experiences facing anti-Semitism
The Open Hillel student group has established a council of 55 academics who support its mission to open up dialogue about Israel at campus Hillels.
There has been an incredible growth of anti-Semitism on college campuses in North America.
Over the past decade, as anti-Israel demonstrations have become a regular occurrence on many U.S. college campuses, Jewish nonprofits and individuals have turned to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) for relief, and with some success. They convinced the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for one, to investigate anti-Israel speech and actions at three University of California campuses, arguing that such speech is tantamount to anti-Semitism and violates the civil rights of Jewish students.
University of California President Mark Yudof defended Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan\’s right to speak at the university\’s Berkeley campus.
A group of students received their task during a recent workshop at New Community Jewish High School: Craft a response to college students who liken the Israeli occupation to Nazi Germany.
A Milken Community High School official reported the discovery of anti-Semitic renderings of the Israel flag in front of and near its middle school campus on March 1.