Shoah And Tell
by Sandee Brawarsky Jewish Week Book Critic "Write and record,” historian Simon Dubnow urged his fellow Jews, as he was taken to his death in Riga.read more
View ArticleStudying Hate
Eric Herschthal Staff Writer Indiana U. launches contemporary anti-Semitism center, the second major academic institution of its kind. Will politics compromise its mission?In recent years, Jewish...
View Article‘Do I Have To Belong Somewhere?’
by George Robinson Special To The Jewish Week Billy Wilder used to joke about his former compatriots in Austria. He would say, “The Austrians are a marvelous people: they have convinced the whole...
View ArticleWhat’s Jewish At The MLA?
by Daniel Belasco Staff Writer Washington, D.C. — Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe had just begun hitting the shores in 1883 when a small group of American professors founded the Modern Language...
View ArticleOren Offers To Return To Irvine
(JTA) — Israel’s U.S. ambassador has offered to return to the California university where students interrupted his speech last month.Michael Oren in an open letter Monday said he would meet with...
View ArticleOrganizing on Iran, the Snowmageddon and More
David Meyer Special to the Jewish Week As the snow melts away and the trees state to blossom, Jewish students nationwide are defining themselves through action. They’re doing Jewish things -- great...
View ArticleDivestment Bill Vetoed at Berkeley
JTA Student government measure condemned by Jewish groups on campusNEW YORK (JTA) -- The student government president at the University of California vetoed a bill calling for divestment from two...
View ArticlePassover, March Madness and More
David Meyer Special to the Jewish Week “March Madness” is much, much more than a basketball tournament. As Jewish students on campuses across the country were exhilarated – or disappointed -- by one...
View ArticleSelection of Israeli Envoy Sparks Debate at Brandeis
Ari Bildner JTA NEW YORK (JTA) -- Brandeis has sparked a controversy in the university community with its selection of Israel’s ambassador to Washington as its commencement speaker.Last week's...
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