Posts Tagged: Hillel Israel
The War on Hillel
Student groups across the nation have waged war on Hillel in the name of justice and equality, even though Hillel acts as the largest Jewish...
From the ADL and Hillel: We All Must Play a Role in Addressing Campus Antisemitism
A mezuzah ripped from a doorpost of the Hillel at Northeastern University. An advertisement for a Jewish event at Emerson College defaced with antisemitic graffiti....
Facts vs. Hysteria: The Truth About Campus Antisemitism
Earlier this year, the AMCHA Initiative produced a study about campus antisemitism that provoked hysterical headlines and articles about skyrocketing antisemitism at US universities. A closer look...
Once Again, J Street and NIF Give a Platform to Israel’s Enemies
There is no ambiguity when a group asks Senator Bernie Sanders to speak; it expects to hear the denunciation of capitalism, support for socialism and an...
In First Half of 2016, Antisemitism Skyrockets on College Campuses
Antisemitic activity on college campuses with the largest Jewish undergraduate enrollment drastically increased during the first half of 2016 compared to the same time last...
‘Israel Fellows’ Work to Counter Threats By Demystifying the Jewish State on Campus
JNS.org - In today’s climate on college campuses, Jewish students often face a fight-or-flight choice in the face of increasing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric, discrimination, and...
How I Was Harassed by UCLA’s Jewish Community for Being an IDF Veteran
In 2007, I was severely wounded and nearly killed by a Hamas rocket while serving in the IDF. I eventually recovered (from near fatal brain damage), and...
An Open Letter to Open Hillel
[In the days just before the Messiah] a man’s enemies will be the members of his household …. —Talmud Tractate Sotah 49b (quoting Micah 7.6) At...
Being Jewish and Pro-Israel in College: 2010 vs. 2015
JNS.org - This week, I was able to talk to many Jewish students from around the world (including a friend from my alma mater who is...
Brandeis University’s Latest Moment of Shame
JNS.org - The dramatic event often rips away the thin gossamer of protection that keeps a corrupt institution from exposure to the antiseptic of...
A New Year for Jewish College Students on Campus
Standing to the sound of the final blow of the shofar; I hold my prayer book wide open and shut my eyes. Feeling the vibrations of a...
Can Hillel and ‘Open Hillel’ Smooth Out Their Differences on Israel Guidelines? (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - When Harvard Hillel refused to host a planned 2012 event titled "Jewish Voices Against the Israeli Occupation," organized by the Harvard College...
Open Hillel Isn’t Actually Open”Ž
The concept of "Open Hillel" is an abstract, and sometimes intellectually dishonest, slogan that legitimizes bigotry and hatred under the guise of civil discourse. Every organization...
The ‘Big Tent’ Illusion on College Campuses
More and more, we hear from faculty and students about the need to have an "open tent" or a "big tent," of ideas and opinions...
