Full Jewish Student Journalism Conference schedule — space and subsidies still available!

By David A.M. Wilensky May 14, 2012

Space is still available for the 41st annual National Jewish Student Journalism Conference at the NYU Bronfman Center, May 20-22. Check it out on Facebook or register here. If you’re a Masa Israel alum, you’re eligible for a limited number of subsidies for the conference. (And the whole thing only costs $40 anyway!) Apply here…

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Alpha Epsilon Pi and the real meaning of ‘Greek life’ [Fraternity]

By Gabe Weinstein May 14, 2012

I feel bad for the caretaker of Charles C. Moskowitz’s grave. The founding father of Alpha Epsilon Pi has probably made a racket rolling around the past month, as his progeny at Boston University and the University of Pennsylvania have smeared the reputation of his fraternity. These hazing episodes give critics prime material to decry…

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Jews See Far-Right Rise in Hungary, Again

By Gabriel T. Erbs May 14, 2012

The decimated, post-Holocaust Jewish population of Eastern Europe is the main concern for a number of Jewish activists in the region, but for András (the S is pronounced like “sh”) Ligeti a representative of Hungarian Union of Jewish Students, it isn’t the number of Jews in Hungary that’s the issue. The more pressing concern, Ligeti…

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Sci-Fi & the Jews; Mother’s Day; the Internet; and more. [Required Reading]

By John Propper May 14, 2012

Haredim and the Internet… part whatever [Haaretz] Hmm… so it’s tough to know what to make of it, but whatever you think, it’s an intriguing report. Maya Epstein writes: “To put things into proportion, both the Arab and Haredi communities are relatively impoverished, and their proportion of households with Internet is lower. But among those who…

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