Jewish college students find care and connection through Hillel at nearly 1,000 campuses around the world thanks to the generosity and dedication of supporters like you. We’re so thankful to the incredible and inspiring community of supporters who make our work possible — and we hope their stories inspire you too.
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The recognition that Jewish joy and resilience are critical needs for Jewish college students inspired donor Bob Pollack and his wife Marion to give a matching donation from their donor-advised fund (DAF) to Hillel International. Their generous gift is supporting the Ruach Fellowship, a new cohort program training and empowering 60+ student ritual and songleaders to […]
Growing up, Toby Myers always knew how deeply her mother valued education — for her own children and for her community.
Did you know that Hillel International supports Jewish college students before they even step foot on campus by helping them access a college education?
When Ellen Fuhr attended Hunter College as a first-generation college student in the 1960s, the institution was still over a decade away from charging tuition. “It was a city college, and it was free,” Fuhr recalled. “And if it wasn’t free, I wouldn’t be going to college. There was no way my parents could afford […]
Cindy Golub’s investment in Hillel began with the Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Hillel), where she and, subsequently, her three children studied. “I’ve supported Hillel for a long time. My feeling has always been [that] if my family benefits from anything, I should pay them back ten times.”
Randall Kaplan’s Hillel story began when he was a college student at Tufts University. After growing up in Greensboro, North Carolina, where there was a very small but active Jewish community, Randall jumped into Jewish life at Tufts in the 1970s.
It’s no surprise that Hillel has changed and evolved over the past 100 years. But one thing has always remained the same: Hillel’s dedication to supporting and enriching the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.
Access to a warm, welcoming, supportive Jewish community on a college campus has never been more important than it is today. Yet, the price tag of a degree has skyrocketed. According to recent data, the average annual cost for tuition and fees is $36,400. That’s roughly $146,000 over the course of four years. And that […]
Young people aren’t just the future of the Jewish community — they’re future supporters of Hillel International, making the work we do on college campuses possible for years to come. So what makes young people decide to give back and invest in Hillel? For Jason Kuperberg, an entrepreneur and co-founder of OthersideAI, the experiences he […]
Chance connections at a campus Hillel event have the remarkable ability to change the course of someone’s life — and no one knows that better than Chuck and Nanci Cooper, who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. Chuck and Nanci met in 1972 during their freshman year at UC Davis at Hillel. In the spring […]
