Recognizing Antisemitism When We See It

July 17, 2020 Campus Activism

Cindy Chamides

July 17,2020

I am no stranger to being discriminated against for being Jewish. Growing up, other students would draw swastikas on my papers at school, taunt me with Holocaust jokes, and ask me to pick up the spare change from the ground. I know antisemitism when I see it. Just as I denounce bigotry More »

SJP and Anti-Semitism at George Washington University

December 28, 2016 Campus Activism, Incitement & Terrorism

Noa Levin - George Washington University

Passing by Kogan Plaza during the anti-Trump rally held November 15th, I was struck for the first time with the feeling that I may not be safe at GW. At a rally supposedly about love for one another, I was shocked to hear anti-Semitic rhetoric, hate, and demonization coming from my peers. The list of More »

Balancing Judaism & Studies in a Public College

November 03, 2016 Campus Activism, Zionism

Natan Benchimol - Santa Monica College

Judaism is an age-old religion that has many different sects, each with similar, yet different interpretations of laws, customs, and traditions. Sometimes, individuals like myself, struggle to connect with different denominations and end up connecting to Judaism in other ways. For example, one of the most important tenets to me is to be More »

We Will Defeat Anti-Zionism

September 19, 2016 Campus Activism, Incitement & Terrorism, Zionism

Kevin Brum - UC Irvine

Summer break is nearing its end and the academic year is about to begin. The previous academic year has been a tough one for Zionists as well as conservatives at UC Irvine between being harassed, banned, and censured by administration and other students. Throughout the year, I’ve focused mainly on the negative aspects of our More »

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September 13, 2016 Campus Activism, Zionism

Carin Altshuler - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

I was born in Haifa, Israel. Israel became the country I called home first, the country that saw me take my first steps as well as where I made my first friends. Israel, though not currently my home, will always be home to me. Living in America, away from my family that has stayed in More »