Nigeria, Kyiv, Berlin: The long journey of two students fleeing Ukraine By Joe Baur, JTA May 2, 2022 Nigerian students Funke Oluwatosin and Deborah Ologbenla, both 16, received a crash course in German Jewish life — as the result of a very unexpected journey. The friends were studying at Kyiv Medical University when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. They left fleeing the violence immediately and headed to Warsaw, where… Read More
World Serafim Sabaranskiy, Jew who defended Ukraine, dies in airstrike Serafim Sabaranskiy was a proud Jew and son of Ukraine. The 29-year-old, an active member of the Hillel chapter in his hometown of Kharkiv, saw the war… By Asaf Shalev, JTA Mar 16, 2022
World Hillel in Kharkiv bombed, none injured Before Russian troops invaded Ukraine, the Hillel chapter in Kharkiv was preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary this spring. In fact, just one week… By Gabe Friedman, JTA Mar 3, 2022
U.S. ADL and Hillel announce plan to combat campus antisemitism Whether it’s documenting antisemitism at colleges or getting into scraps on social media, young Jewish students have been feeling the need to fight… By JTA, Ben Sales Aug 2, 2021
California UCLA anti-Israel resolution reveals rift among Jewish students The undergraduate student government organization at University of California, Los Angeles has unanimously passed a resolution calling on the UC system to… By Ryan Torok, Forward Mar 16, 2021
Local Voice Building a college pro-Israel community in challenging times Five years ago, the Northern California campus where I now serve as an Israeli emissary experienced arguably its most infamous antisemitic moment. On Nov.… By Elior Amar Nov 30, 2020
Politics How Jewish groups are protecting voting access in 2020 If you’re in Arizona or Florida and a 585 area code pops up on your phone, you might want to answer: It could be a Jewish volunteer in Rochester, New… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Oct 14, 2020
Bay Area Keeping college students connected during a pandemic When Covid-19 forced UC Berkeley to cancel in-person classes this semester, Rabbi Gil Leeds knew it meant that he, too, would not be able to hold… By Dan Pine Sep 24, 2020
U.S. ‘It’s not the same and everybody knows it’: Jewish campus life goes virtual When Abigail Adams decided to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she thought she would spend the Friday nights of her first year… By Josefin Dolsten, JTA Aug 27, 2020