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A new survey conducted for Hillel International and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) found that antisemitism is a looming and present threat for Jewish college students, with one in three students personally experiencing antisemitic hate directed at them in the last academic year.
The Hillel International Student Cabinet came together in Washington D.C. earlier this month for the first time in two years as part of their annual summit. Here are 5 takeaways we’d like to share from this exciting and meaningful experience.
Meet Bianca, a queer non-binary person who was born in Puerto Rico and converted to Judaism. As a Latinx Jew, they share their difficulty navigating between their two identities and why they converted to Judaism twice.
Adam Lehman, President and CEO of Hillel International, and Mimi Kravetz, Chief Experience Officer, explain how the Marcus Foundation’s support of Hillel’s talent work and development has created a ripple effect leading to higher engagement of Jewish students on campus.
Hillel International’s #OwnYourStar campaign to support Jewish students against antisemitism launched last week, on Tuesday, October 12 across all social media platforms, showing that antisemitism has no place to hide when our stars shine bright.
Hillel International, the Anti-Defamation League and the Secure Community Network are launching ReportCampusHate.org, an online portal that allows Jewish students and their allies to report antisemitic incidents on college campuses and receive immediate support.
Hillel International this week announced the five students chosen to participate in the 2021-22 cohort of the Hillel International Writers Program, a yearlong opportunity for Jewish undergraduate students interested in journalism.
Hillel International and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) have sent a statement to the University of California president and the chancellors of all 11 UC institutions, calling for “firm and decisive action” against academic departments using their platforms to make one-sided political statements about the Middle East conflict
Jewish students on campus increasingly are finding themselves unwelcome and unseen. To respond to this troubling trend, Hillel International is deploying a unique model of partnership with university administrators to address antisemitism on campus, through its Campus Climate Initiative (CCI).
Anti-Semitic incidents in the United States have increased more than 75 percent since early May, according to the Anti-Defamation League, ranging from hate-filled threats to physical beatings of Jews in Times Square and Los Angeles. What has received far less attention is the insidious rise in attacks on Jewish college students.
