The Mend
“God willing—בְּעֵזְרַת הַשֵׁם—ان شاءالله—they all have homes to return to, and dolls to dig out of the mud.”
Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
Article Archive
10 Articles on Campus Protests, by & for Students
Student journalists have worked tirelessly to report on campus protests and related events. As the school year comes to a close, we’ve combed through student papers to bring you 10 articles that tell stories from the ground – through student testimonies, digital archives, live reports, and photography.
Snapshots from Campus
Documenting this critical moment in history, students took snapshots of their experiences. We’re sharing them with you here.
Snapshots of Campus: Submit Yours
Document history through your lens. Submit your snapshots of campus.
Defying Orthodoxies on Israel/Palestine: A YU Student’s Journey
“Quickly, I learned that it was not only possible – but necessary – to hold multiple truths and consider the traumas of multiple peoples.”
“Her memories will become monuments”: On Poland, Irena Klepfisz, and the Search for Home
“It was on the plane to Warsaw that Irena Klepfisz’s writing began to feel less like poetry and more like prophecy.”
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.”
Jew or Journalist? A Student Photographer Reflects on Documenting Impacts of War
“My professors teach that we can either pick up a sign and flag and join the protest, or we can pick up a camera and pen to cover the event as a journalist, but never both.”
A Golem’s Thoughts on War
“When a rabbi takes it upon themselves to forge a Golem, there is an emergency. The being represents an attempt to rebuild, to protect, and most literally, to physicalize the truth.”
“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.”
The Moss Maidens, a play about teen girls seducing and killing Nazis, is making history
“There’s this catharsis in getting to kill Nazis on stage, knowing they would have wanted to kill you.”
A Day in the Life of Gedenkdiener
“My grandpa was in the Hitler Youth—now I’m doing a very different thing.”
Is Ye the New Wagner?
“He just has so many bangers!” said another Jewish friend begrudgingly the same week, dismayed that we weren’t putting Ye West on the playlist for the rager that night.
Antisemitic Tropes Haunt ‘Wendell & Wild’
Despite a thoughtfully diverse cast, the movie falls short when it comes to its only Jewish character.
Everything Is The Holocaust
In a world ruled by Godwin’s Law, how can we reclaim the memory of the Holocaust to fight against today’s real atrocities?