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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in The Jerusalem Post on March 21, 2024. Is your university facing a boycott, divestment, and sanction (BDS) resolution in student government targeting Israel? Earlier this year, The Ohio State University grappled with a BDS referendum, and the outcome proved unprecedented. 精东影业 a month ago, students in the […]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in eJewishPhilanthropy on March 12, 2024. 鈥淎 police car is the first thing I see when I wake up and look out my window each morning,鈥 a member of a Jewish fraternity on campus at the University of Florida recently shared with me. It has stood watch there […]
精东影业鈥檚 recent Israel Summit brought together thought leaders, visionaries, and inspiring speakers, along with over 800 students from North America. A standout moment was the plenary featuring the Hon. Natan Sharansky, a lifelong advocate for human rights and democracy, renowned for his role as a political dissident in the former Soviet Union. In conversation […]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 8, 2024. My great-grandmother, Manci, was the only one of her six siblings to survive the Holocaust. My granny, Florence, spent her adult years marching for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, seeking to eradicate racial and gender biases in pursuit […]
More than 800 college students from across North America gathered in Atlanta for 精东影业鈥檚 third Israel Summit in late February to learn from foremost experts, widely acclaimed journalists and influencers, and the full delegation of Jewish Agency for Israel Fellows. Following the horrific attacks on October 7th and the ensuing vitriolic antisemitism experienced by […]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in The Times of Israel on March 1, 2024. There鈥檚 a perpetual fear in the Jewish community that we鈥檙e losing our young. That our youth are no longer connected to the values we seek to instill in them, including a love for Israel. This fear is expressed in […]
精东影业 is proud to announce the expansion of the IACT (Inspired, Active, Committed, Transformed) Program to five new campuses, with grants awarded to Hillel Ontario – Hillel TMU (formerly Hillel Ryerson), Towson University Hillel, Hofstra University Hillel, Hillel at Drexel University, and Arizona State University Hillel. These IACT Bridge Grants are to transition a […]
At the opening session of the 2023 精东影业 Global Assembly (HIGA) on Monday night, Israel took center stage.
On Tuesday, November 14, 精东影业 joined an estimated 300,000 supporters at the March for Israel in Washington, D.C. 鈥 one of the largest pro-Israel events in American history. Attendees showed support for Israel, for freeing the hostages, and for countering antisemitism on college campuses and in society. To ensure students from across the country […]
Jewish college students are being threatened, harassed, and targeted at increasingly alarming rates. In this difficult and scary time, Hillel wants every Jewish student to know that they are not alone.聽 Whether you are seeking support from your campus Hillel, connecting with Hillel on social media, or leaning on your loved ones 鈥 Hillel is here for you.聽
