Hillel

Columbia’s Hillel director: What do we do about antisemitism on campus?

A Jewish student’s experience on campus should not be defined by antisemitism, but rather by the support they receive when such incidents occur.

One demonstrator fixes another head scarf outside the pro-Palestine encampment on the Columbia University campus on April 29, 2024 in New York City.
Homepage of Stanford University website on the display of PC.

FBI probes ‘Holocaust 2.0’ threats against Stanford Jewish students ahead of Purim events

STUDENTS PARTICIPATING in the National Days of Jewish Service campus cleanup.

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 A man has been arrested for arson on suspicion of starting a dumpster fire outside San Francisco Hillel on December 5 while the members were inside.

Man arrested for setting fire to SF Hillel while students inside preparing for Shabbat


Jewish City Council members call on CUNY to act after protesters rally to ‘bring the war home’

New York City Council members demanded action from CUNY after recent protests against Hillel events have escalated tensions on campus.

 Protesters flash an inverted triangle, a Hamas symbol, at Baruch College in New York City, June 6, 2024.

University of Maryland reverses decision to allow anti-Israel protest on October 7

University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace had been set to hold their October 7 vigil for Gazans killed in the Israel-Hamas War at a campus hall.

 SIGNS, FLAGS and photos are on display at a vigil in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of hostages kidnapped on October 7. Only 10% of Palestinians polled believed Hamas committed war crimes.

Hillel in the crosshairs as students return to campus

Protests targeting or mentioning Hillel have recently been held at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Temple University, Hunter College, and Baruch College.

 Pro-Israel protestors confront Pro-Palestine protestors during a rally against the Baruch College Hillel campus organization at Baruch College on in New York City. June 05, 2024.

Jewish 'privilege' and '$$$': Texts from Columbia University admins. leaked

The exchanges show the university officials downplaying students’ concerns about antisemitism and bashing the head of the school’s Hillel.

 Pro-Palestinian student protesters who had been arrested for occupying and barricading a building at Columbia University react following a hearing, where criminal charges against them had been dropped, at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City, U.S., June 20, 2024.

Close call: Ukrainian Jewish students narrowly miss being hit by Russian missile barrage on Shabbat

No one was hurt during the attack, although the Hillel Dnipro building sustained severe damage.

A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine June 28, 2024.

Student groups at Baruch College stage protest against Hillel

The demonstration — in which protesters scuffled with pro-Israel counterprotesters and were arrested, appeared to be the first across the City University of New York that directly targeted Hillel.

The CUNY Graduate Center facade and main entrance on 5th Avenue.

USC Chabad glass door smashed by two vandals

Two vandals smashed the glass doors at the USC Chabad. USC Chabad said it would continue to build Jewish life on campus by finishing the refurbishment of its center with new facilities.

 Prospective students take a tour of the University of Southern California.

Some pro-Palestinian encampments want their schools to cut ties with Hillel, Chabad

On two campuses, activists are asking their schools to split from organizations closer to home that they say are complicit in Israeli crimes. 

 A crowd watches rapper Kosha Dillz perform during the "We Will Dance Again" event presented by MIT Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 16, 2024. Hillels have come under fire from some campus encampments, which have demanded schools cut ties with them.

Northwestern dean of students a 'smear campaign' victim, falsely labeled as anti-Israel

Incorrect reports about the dean of students sparked a "flurry of hate mail" against her.

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USC cancels graduation amid Israel protests, some Jewish students question their place on campus

The student said the increased attention on USC has made it difficult to focus on school, even as final exams are around the corner.

 LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 24, 2024.