When Kahane Came to Campus
The ultranationalist rabbi whose successors are now at the helm of Israel’s government had an intimate history with Maryland’s Jewish community — one which has been long-since forgotten.
Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
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A Yiddish Camp Saga
The weeklong trip to Camp Kinder Ring has been around, formally, for 14 years. But, for the first time, yunge mentshn (“young people”) would fill the bunks, and meet the generations that came before.
A “Die-In” at Bard College
“As the war continues, students search for an outlet for their grief, and ways to do something that feels meaningful. But constraints like social anxiety, institutional pressure, and blacklisting have made activism difficult.”
Opinion: Demonizing Each Other Hurts Us All
“I am choosing to allow for my discomfort because dialogue is important to me, and I believe that peace will always begin with a commitment towards understanding.”
Past Informs Present as Brown University Arrests 20 Students
Sharing the voices of Jewish organizers behind the November sit-in.
Students share how the Israel-Gaza war is affecting life on campus
“To ignore my emotions would be to ignore the empathy I have for Israelis and Palestinians who are being driven from their homes and who are being killed as collateral damage.”
“Israelism” Review: The Dangers of Pro-Israel Indoctrination
“In declaring that the only way for Jews to be safe is for Israel to be safe, the safety of Jews everywhere else has effectively been compromised.”
A Day in the Life of Gedenkdiener
“My grandpa was in the Hitler Youth—now I’m doing a very different thing.”
New Year, New Tactics
New Voices chats with a student organizer for today’s best tips on campus activism and agitation as part of our Disorientation Guide.
The Past, Present, and Future of Independent Jewish Student Organizing
An unearthed history of the North American Jewish Students Appeal and its legacy of independent, alternative Jewish student life is more colorful than Hillel wants you to know.
YU’s Basketball Stardom Can’t Dazzle Away Assault Allegations
Yeshiva University’s win-streak is overshadowing the team’s assault allegations. Jewish Press coverage is complicit.
A Closer Look at WashJew
A conspicuous Jewish presence at an elite university has some side effects
Shabbat Magic
“To my surprise, Shabbat dinners became a predictable and grounding occurrence every week. My mom cooked, I set the table, and my dad and brother cleaned up after the meal. Sometimes it was twenty minutes of near silence then everyone scurried off to their bedrooms again. Sometimes it ended in explosive arguments and someone finishing their plate an hour or two later in the kitchen. But sometimes it worked.”
Illuminating the Diaspora in “The Full Severity of Our Connection”
Capturing the tension between a wide-ranging diaspora and conflict-ridden Jewish state in her new book, “The Full Severity of Our Connection,” author Kayla Cohen navigates questions of peoplehood in a contemporary, global context as a Jewish college student.