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Columbia’s Hillel director: What do we do about antisemitism on campus?

A Jewish student’s experience on campus should not be defined by antisemitism, but rather by the support they receive when such incidents occur.

One demonstrator fixes another head scarf outside the pro-Palestine encampment on the Columbia University campus on April 29, 2024 in New York City.
Homepage of Stanford University website on the display of PC.

FBI probes ‘Holocaust 2.0’ threats against Stanford Jewish students ahead of Purim events

STUDENTS PARTICIPATING in the National Days of Jewish Service campus cleanup.

Activating Jewish service through partnerships, collaboration - opinion

 A man has been arrested for arson on suspicion of starting a dumpster fire outside San Francisco Hillel on December 5 while the members were inside.

Man arrested for setting fire to SF Hillel while students inside preparing for Shabbat


Nevergreen: A satirical novel about campus culture with a Jewish subtext

We see that Muslim students are a protected and treasured minority on campus, which is perhaps as it should be, but then this quickly slides into protecting global Islamist causes as well.

 NEVERGREEN by Andrew Pessin.

Did a pro-Palestinian campus group call for the ‘defunding’ of Hillel?

A statement by the Hillel chapter at Rutgers likewise doesn’t mention “defunding,” though it does lament that “campuses have become increasingly hostile to Jewish life.”

Rutgers University College Avenue campus July 2016 Hedge spells out Rutgers

ADL, Hillel work together to document antisemitism on university campuses

Hillel and the ADL will together create a college-level curriculum on antisemitism and jointly document antisemitic incidents on campuses in the United States.

The University of Iowa.

Princeton Hillel and an Israeli flag - opinion

Inclusivity is a two-way street. I, along with many other students, feel excluded by a Hillel that refuses to prominently display the Israeli flag.

STUDENTS WALK along a path on the Princeton University campus.

New book explores Hillel's rebuilding Jewish life in former Soviet Union

Sprinkled throughout the book are many vignettes that illustrate Hillel’s approaches.

EX-SOVIET dissident and then-minister Natan Sharansky (left) meets in Moscow with mayor Yuri Luzhkov, 1997. The book covers Hillel’s efforts to build Jewish activism among Sharansky’s successors in the former USSR in the 1990s, subsequent to his making aliyah.

Swastika, Hitler photo found during weapons arrest at Cal State Monterey Bay

Authorities said they found chemicals and wires in the home prompting them to call in the bomb squad, but no bomb-making materials were found.

The Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library at Cal State University, Monterey Bay.

Hillel Int'l launches educational winter initiative amid coronavirus

More than 1,200 students worldwide have already signed up for the free classes.

Abigail Adams, sitting in chair on the right with white mask, got to attend one in-person Hillel event at UNC-Chapel Hill before the school shut down.

‘It’s not the same and everybody knows it’: Jewish campus life online

Being involved with Hillel and other Jewish student organizations forms a significant part of the social lives of many Jewish students.

Abigail Adams, sitting in chair on the right with white mask, got to attend one in-person Hillel event at UNC-Chapel Hill before the school shut down.

Philanthropic groups join forces to create a community for Jewish students

By moving to Hillel International, IACT will build on an already successful program, currently on campuses serving nearly 20% of all North American Jewish college undergraduates.

Students on campus at Tel Aviv University

Hillel Int'l lays off, furloughs 20% of staff amid coronavirus uncertainty

The organization did not disclose which staff positions were eliminated and which were furloughed, but the nearly 100-year-old group operates some activities that are not possible during the pandemic

University of Michigan Hillel, 1429 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan