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At UCSB, organizations like Hillel and Students Supporting Israel were critical in galvanizing support from the Jewish community. The support is increasingly necessary given the number of times BDS legislation has been brought to the Senate. The proposal of May 2021 was UCSB’s 7th attempt at passing discriminatory legislation directed at Jews, with the last effort occurring in 2019.
I didn’t know where Hillel fit into my life. My parents fell in love ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ, but that wasn’t my focus. As I embarked on my college years, I wanted to spend time on campus taking advantage of new, exciting experiences. Perfect love stories and Judaism could wait.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ and American Jewish Committee (AJC), in collaboration with the American Council on Education (ACE), will bring together college and university leaders from across the United States for a two-day summit in February on the unprecedented increase in antisemitic activity and the marginalization of Jewish students on campus.
The ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ LGBTQIA2S+ Student Cohort invites queer Jewish students to come together once a month for social and educational programming, to build relationships across campuses, and form a sense of community, with the intent of creating a safe and supportive environment in the Hillel community.
Despite challenges created by the pandemic, both Hillel staff and students have successfully created engaging environments for cooking and baking.
Jewish students across the country share what being Jewish means to them on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
A new survey conducted for ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) found that antisemitism is a looming and present threat for Jewish college students, with one in three students personally experiencing antisemitic hate directed at them in the last academic year.
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ's #OwnYourStar campaign to support Jewish students against antisemitism launched last week, on Tuesday, October 12 across all social media platforms, showing that antisemitism has no place to hide when our stars shine bright.
Adam Lehman, President and CEO of ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ, and Mimi Kravetz, Chief Experience Officer, explain how the Marcus Foundation's support of Hillel's talent work and development has created a ripple effect leading to higher engagement of Jewish students on campus.
Meet Bianca, a queer non-binary person who was born in Puerto Rico and converted to Judaism. As a Latinx Jew, they share their difficulty navigating between their two identities and why they converted to Judaism twice.
