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Peeling Back the Mythology of the Australian Jewish Left
While mainstream Jewish Australian institutions remain right-wing, Jewish communist, anti-fascist, and anti-colonial movements – and memories of them – are bubbling back into awareness for many young Australian Jews.
In These Times: A Letter to the New Voices Community
A statement from the New Voices Editor on the current moment in Israel and Palestine.
Student Organizers Form The Workers Circle College Network
The 120-year Workers Circle has a fresh branch: a student hub for advocacy, ideas and culture.
The New Jewish Educator-Activists of Instagram
A new type of Jewish education is going beyond the halls of Hebrew School and straight to the hearts of young diaspora Jews.
The Spaces We Zoom From
More people are curating their surroundings, framed within a Zoom window. Yet, what lies beyond the edges of the composed picture tells deeper stories of the day-to-day.
In Pursuit of a Kosher Campus
How Jewish students across America are struggling to keep kosher at COVID colleges.
Meet the Young, Progressive Voter Constituency Budding in Los Angeles’ Persian Jewish Community
“I used to feel so ostracized, so stigmatized and isolated because of my leftist beliefs…but I don’t feel like a pariah anymore. The network of support I’ve found with other young Persian Jews is small, but it’s really made an immediate difference in our lives. It feels like there’s been a shift in the ground I’m standing on.”
Jewish Students Buckle Down for Lingering Election
Though litigation, demonstrations, and civil unrest seem likely, many Jewish students are focused on the pursuit of democracy. “The most important thing to remember is that everything we do is political.”
How Jewish Students Prepare for the 2020 Election
Part one of New Voices Magazine’s 2020 Election coverage, reporting on Jewish student responses to this historic event.
Beyond Continuity: Speaking Out Against Toxic Hookup Culture in Jewish Youth Groups
“Four years after my entry into youth groups, I’ve finally been able to process the harmful culture I was subjected to. Now, I’m more than ready to join a discussion about consent and power in Jewish spaces; there is still much work to be done, and we need participation from the community as a whole in order to create a healthier culture for every Jewish teen.”
A Strike Against Despair
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, a University of Michigan undergraduate reflects on the sense of possibility unleashed by the grad student strike.
Here We Are: A High Holidays Podcast
Listen to a new two-part High Holidays podcast “Here We Are,” fresh out of Providence, Rhode Island. In a time of unprecedented turmoil, this group of Jewish students has gathered stories and reflections on how they’re entering the new year in the face of a pandemic, climate change, political upheaval, and personal struggle.
College Relationships in the Time of Quarantine
While states apart isn’t the preferred distance for many couples, for the time being, it seems like it will have to be the norm.
At Columbia, Jewish Students Like Me are Caught in a Culture War
With the release of the Trump peace plan, it’s been made even clearer that the two-state solution is no more than a platitude — and international activism for Palestinian human and civil rights is more important than ever. However, as a prelude to this politically expedient deal, President Trump announced an executive order which risks…