Hillel

Hillel rabbi in Georgia's Emory fired over fiance's Israel criticism, pro-Palestinian posts

According to Golomb, she began working at Emory Hillel on July 1, and was fired by the nonprofit that operates Hillels in Georgia on August 3.

Candler Library, Emory University
Rabbi Albert Axelrad, shown above in 1982, was chaplain and Hillel rabbi at Brandeis University for 34 years, starting in 1965.

Albert Axelrad, Brandeis Hillel rabbi who championed pluralism and social justice, dies at 87

A sign at Harvard Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, on December 12, 2023.

Hillel files, then withdraws, brief supporting Harvard's campus antisemitism fight against Trump

 Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 2019.

Reed College agrees to sweeping reforms to settle antisemitism investigations


UNC chants of 'no more Hillel' met with cheers on campus - opinion

UNC rally sparks backlash as Students for Justice in Palestine chant “no more Hillel,” criticizing Jewish campus presence, drawing accusations of antisemitism and campus division.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.

'Same as the KKK': New SJP-affiliated group works to remove Hillel from US campuses

Drop Hillel claims to be campaigning for non-affiliated Jewish spaces without Zionist connections.

 Pro-Israel protestors confront Pro-Palestine protestors during a rally against the Baruch College Hillel campus organization at Baruch College on in New York City. June 05, 2024.

Columbia Hillel mourns Yakov Shapiro, 30, an Israeli emissary of ‘joy and warmth’

After his military service, Shapiro staffed a Jewish Agency camp for children in Ukraine — a decision that confused his mother.

 following the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, Yakov Shapiro traveled with the Jewish Agency to the Polish border to support refugees arriving from Ukraine.

Academia’s ‘no comment’ capitulates to terrorism  - opinion

Universities adopting neutrality on Israel's war with Hamas are capitulating to terror and radicals, failing to stand against antisemitism and crimes against humanity.

 PROTESTERS MARCH out of Kings College Circle after leaving an anti-Israel student encampment at the University of Toronto, following an Ontario judge order for the protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment, in July.

Massive increase in anti-Israel activity on campuses, ADL report highlights

ADL report shows a 477% increase in anti-Israel incidents on campus as it suggests a wide rage of policies for universities, states, and countries to follow to combat the issue.

 PROTESTERS GATHER behind barricades to protect an encampment in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at the University of Washington in Seattle, this week, as a pro-Israel rally march took place nearby.

Jewish students brace for anti-Israel protests as academic year begins

Jewish students worldwide are preparing for more campus anti-Israel protests as the Israel-Hamas war continues into the new school year.

 PROTESTERS MARCH out of Kings College Circle after leaving an anti-Israel student encampment at the University of Toronto, following an Ontario judge order for the protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment, in July.

Illinois U expands nondiscrimination policies to protect Jewish students' Zionist identity

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has agreed to extend its nondiscrimination policies to protect Jewish students from harassment based on Zionist aspects of their identity.

 Protesters flash an inverted triangle, a Hamas symbol, at Baruch College in New York City, June 6, 2024.

Jewish City Council members call on CUNY to act after protesters rally to ‘bring the war home’

New York City Council members demanded action from CUNY after recent protests against Hillel events have escalated tensions on campus.

 Protesters flash an inverted triangle, a Hamas symbol, at Baruch College in New York City, June 6, 2024.

University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7

University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at a campus hall.

 SIGNS, FLAGS and photos are on display at a vigil in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of hostages kidnapped on October 7. Only 10% of Palestinians polled believed Hamas committed war crimes.

Hillel in the crosshairs as students return to campus

Protests targeting or mentioning Hillel have recently been held at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Temple University, Hunter College, and Baruch College.

 Pro-Israel protestors confront Pro-Palestine protestors during a rally against the Baruch College Hillel campus organization at Baruch College on in New York City. June 05, 2024.