Is Anti-Zionism on Campus a Passing Nuisance, or a Fundamental Threat?

Suzanne Garment for Mosaic

The answer might come down to how well America can resist the influence of European-style anti-Semitism.

“The subject is gloomy, but the food will be good—and the music spectacular.”

Thus, in late January, spoke Alvin Rosenfeld, a professor at Indiana University and director of its Institute for the Study of Contemporary Anti-Semitism. He was describing a four-day international scholars’ conference scheduled for late spring on the university’s Bloomington campus. In the event, the conference did not disappoint in its food, its music—or its gloom, which rose like a miasma from the days-long rehearsals of the varied and abundant forms of anti-Semitism, particularly in the form of anti-Zionism, in today’s world.

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25 Most Expensive Schools Worth Every Penny

Natalie Sportelli for Forbes Magazine
Students in the class of 2020 will weigh a number of factors when choosing their colleges this spring. They’ll consider location, size, academic reputation, presence of Greek life, athletics and more before sending their deposit to their new home for the next four years. Ever present, however, as they make their final decisions, will be the total cost of attending.

Students may find that their dream school is simply more expensive than they can afford and choose an alternative option. This is a harsh reality for young people nationwide who may not fully understand what a six-figure financial commitment will look like in student loan bills.

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Israel Experience

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Israel Experience Links

What is an Israel Experience program? Israel Experiences are identity-building, peer group programs run by non-profit organizations that allow participants to learn in-depth about the land, culture and people of Israel. The list of approved Israel Experience programs is constantly changing as new programs are developed. For your convenience we have included links to various suggested organizations, below, to help you find the best possible Israel Experience for you. Since there are many other programs not every one is approved, please contact us ( israelexperience@juf.org) if you have a question about a specific Israel Experience program.

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UC Irvine chancellor: Anti-Israel protesters ‘crossed the line of civility’

(JTA) — Anti-Israel student protesters disrupted the screening of a film about the Israel Defense Forces at the University of California, Irvine.

Jewish students attending the screening of the Israeli documentary “Beneath the Helmet” Wednesday night, under the auspices of the campus Hillel, had to be escorted away from the scene by campus police, the Orange County Register reported.

Anti-Israel protesters have disrupted numerous pro-Israel events and Israeli speakers at campuses and other venues around the world in the past year. For example, protesters at London’s Kings College in January smashed a window during a speech by former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon; protesters at San Francisco State University shouted down Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat during a speech there in April, and protesters at the University of Minnesota in November shouted down Hebrew University Professor Moshe Halbertal during a speech there.

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Anti-Semitism: The only hate allowed in campus ‘safe spaces’

By Lawrence Summers, Opinion for the New York Post

It has seemed to me that a vast double standard regarding what constitutes prejudice exists on American college campuses. There is hypersensitivity to prejudice against most minority groups but what might be called hyper-insensitivity to anti-Semitism.

At Bowdoin College, holding parties with sombreros and tequila is deemed to be an act of prejudice against Mexicans. At Emory, the chalking of an endorsement of the likely Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, on a sidewalk is deemed to require a review of security tapes.

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Why is “Sisterhood” Still Relevant on Today’s College Campuses?

by Liat Greenwald for Jeducation World

This past weekend, I was involved in an incredibly exhilarating and spiritually uplifting event: Nashir, the intercollegiate Jewish women’s arts festival. Each year, Nashir consists of a Shabbat experience, followed by a visual arts gallery and performance on Saturday night; this year Nashir took place at the University of Pennsylvania.

When my friends first discovered that I was involved in Nashir, I fielded a lot of questions (from both men and women) about two themes in particular: Why are women-only spaces important? And, in an age of burgeoning egalitarianism, is the idea of sisterhood still relevant?

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The AMCHA Initiative

The AMCHA Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating, documenting, educating about, and combating antisemitism at institutions of higher education in America.

Recent Antisemitic Activity

April 26, 2016 – WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
SJP publishes an article in the student newspaper that falsely accuses Israel of colonization and ethnic cleansing.
(ANTISEMITIC EXPRESSION: DELEGITIMIZATION; DEMONIZATION)

 April 25, 2016 – UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON
Flyers advertising a Tuesday night event titled “Leftist Diversity: Excluding all Ideas except their own” were defaced. One flyer was vandalized with the Wolfsangel, a symbol connected to the Nazi party.
(TARGETING JEWISH STUDENTS & STAFF: GENOCIDAL EXPRESSION; HISTORICAL)

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