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黑料传送门 two years ago, I found one of my grandmother’s diaries in a corner of my family’s basement. It was very old, the pages were torn, and inside, I found glimpses of her life, including grocery lists and a family secret: my grandmother was Jewish, and so am I.
Editor鈥檚 note: An aspect of the Thanksgiving story that strongly resonates with many people in the Jewish community is the experience of immigrants trying to create a home in a new place. This Thanksgiving, we spoke to a student whose story shows the lasting impact of seeking a new home and a new future. I […]
New beginnings can be scary. Whether you’re a wide-eyed first-year or a seasoned senior, stepping into the new school year can be filled with excitement鈥nd a touch of uncertainty.聽I remember my first Shabbat of my first welcome week vividly鈥攖he mix of emotions, the anticipation of what was to come, and the warm feeling of being welcomed into a new community. Don鈥檛 worry, we鈥檝e got your back (to school)!
鈥淒id you see they started an encampment this morning?鈥 I did not know who 鈥渢hey鈥 were as I read my friend鈥檚 text on the final day of classes for the spring semester, but I made sure to visit the Emory University quad to see it with my own eyes. There were a couple dozen mostly […]
I grew up feeling disconnected from my Judaism. I was raised in a household with one Jewish parent, and after my maternal grandfather鈥檚 death while I was in elementary school, my family鈥檚 engagement with Judaism fizzled away. It wasn鈥檛 until I was in my senior year of high school, on the cusp of graduation and […]
As the first member of my family to be born in the United States, I think a lot about my family鈥檚 legacy and my connection to the generations that came before me. This shows up in a lot of ways, but most prominently when I think about my education, and the way I connect with […]
I am a fourth year student at Brooklyn College and have been an active member of the school鈥檚 Jewish community, serving as the president of my fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and planning many events with Tanger Hillel at Brooklyn College.聽 Following Hamas鈥 terrorist attack in Israel on October 7th, I was motivated to assume a […]
My commitment to my Jewish identity was always strong, but took shape when I decided to leave my home in Uruguay to attend university in the United States. If I was going to go so far away from home, my mother strongly urged me to pick a school聽with a big Jewish community that could support […]
My story begins with other people鈥檚 stories; namely, my grandmother鈥檚. I was born in Rishon L鈥橳zion a few years after my family emigrated from Belarus to Israel, and I spent the first eight years of my life listening to my grandmother share her memories. Her stories from life in the Soviet Union were poignant and became part of my identity and sense of self.聽
It was the first day of move-in for my first year at University of Maryland, College Park. My dad helped me move into my dorm and then, to my complete shock, dropped me off at Maryland Hillel with the firm suggestion, 鈥淕o make friends.鈥 I was terrified until I walked in and started meeting the […]
