Posts Tagged: Jewish students
To the Jewish College Freshmen — and the Mothers Watching the News
As another class of Jewish students arrives on campus this fall, I will not pretend nothing has changed, but I will not tell you everything...
What a Redeemed Hostage and Grieving Parents Taught Me About Going Back to Campus
This month marks two years since Hersh Goldberg-Polin was murdered in a tunnel beneath Rafah. Shortly before his yahrzeit, the Hebrew anniversary of his death, I...
The New Normal for Jewish Students: Security Checks and Police Presence
In February 2026, a university screening at King’s College London required an astonishing level of security: 30 police officers and 15 professional security personnel for...
Shabbos Kestenbaum: The New Encampments
The encampments have returned. At Smith and Occidental Colleges, the ugliest form of campus bigotry since the 2024 Tentifada is back. The 2023-2024 academic year saw an...
Top US Lawmaker Accuses Illinois Mayor of Not Protecting Jewish Students at Northwestern From Pro-Hamas Encampment
The chairman of the US House Committee on Education and the Workforce is demanding answers from the mayor of Evanston, Illinois, accusing him of failing...
New York’s Cooper Union Settles Campus Antisemitism Case, Pledges Reforms
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art will take steps to reduce antisemitism and other harassment on campus, to settle a lawsuit claiming it failed to help Jewish...
When Jewish Students Are Afraid, Leaders Must Be Visible, Says US Rep. Randy Fine
At a moment when many Jewish students are hiding Stars of David and removing mezuzahs from dorm-room doors, US Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) has chosen...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Urge Gov. Josh Shapiro to Tackle Antisemitism in Public Schools
A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania state lawmakers has called on Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) to intervene in what they described as a deepening crisis of...
We Must Give Our Jewish Youth Hope, Not Despair
Walk into any Chabad on campus, scroll through Instagram, or attend a panel on “Jewish identity in 2025,” and you’ll feel it: exhaustion. The faces are...
I’m a Jewish High School Student; Here’s How the Deaths of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Affected Me
The bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two little boys, Ariel and Kfir, have been returned to Israel. Not their smiling faces, not their freed...
I Graduated UCLA in May; But My Fight for Israel On and Off Campus Has Just Begun
It has been six months since I graduated from UCLA, and my life looks a lot different now than it did as a Bruin. The shift...
A Student’s Perspective on the One-Year Anniversary of October 7
October 7, 2023, marked a pivotal moment for the Jewish community. On that day, Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, unleashing unspeakable brutality on Israeli children,...
Why Defending Jewish Students on Campus Is Everyone’s Responsibility
In today’s world, the question of Jewish identity is no longer confined to synagogues or family gatherings -- it’s now a question that echoes across...
‘I’ll F—k You Up’: A List of Attacks, Threats, Explicit Calls for Violence at Pro-Hamas University Encampments
Videos from recent pro-Hamas protests and encampments on university campuses show demonstrators attacking and threatening Jewish and pro-Israel individuals, as well as making explicit calls...
