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      Cornell University student Aliza Saunders shows off the supplies she got from Cornell Hillel to celebrate Shabbat on her own. (Photo/Courtesy Cornell Hillel)

      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
      (JTA/ALMA/EMILY BURACK)

      U.S.

      Forced to leave school, college students unite in Zoom University Hillel

      This story originally appeared on Alma and was distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. At Zoom University Hillel, there are no comfy places to study…
      By Deanna Schwartz Mar 25, 2020
      Adam Lehman will succeed Eric Fingerhut as the CEO of Hillel International. (Courtesy Hillel International)

      U.S.

      Hillel International chooses 'data-driven' insider as new CEO

      After a six-month search, the Jewish campus group Hillel International is sticking to the path hewn by its previous CEO in choosing a close associate as…
      By Ron Kampeas, JTA Jan 7, 2020
      Birgit Sacher, member of Santa Rosa's Congregation Shomrei Torah, comforts Nicholas and Zoe Miller who lost their home to wildfires, Oct. 11, 2017. (Photo/Norm Levin)

      Local Voice

      How I spent my three-day weekend: in the fire zone

      On Oct. 14, 2017, I was registered to run in a 5k. I had been training for a few weeks and I was excited to run it with my partner. As the date…
      By Ocean Noah Feb 9, 2018
      (Photo/JTA-Flickr-Joanna Hammond CC)

      Opinion

      I spoke up when a major donor sexually harassed me

      As a 27-year-old female Hillel executive director, I spend my days focused on enriching the lives of Jewish students in my community. Working for an…
      By Rhonda Abrams Dec 27, 2017
      Founding members of the Jewish Student Press Service (now New Voices Magazine), an organization founded in 1971 by college students in the heyday of Jewish campus activism (Photo/Courtesy New Voices)

      Opinion

      Too many mega-donors, not enough campus activism

      On college campuses, Jewish groups are present but not generating needed activism. Throughout the 20th century, American Jews — particularly young Jews —…
      By Misha Vilenchuk Aug 15, 2017
      signs says the name of the university with students passing by

      Bay Area

      Investigation: SF Hillel 'improperly excluded' [UPDATED]

      Updated 10 a.m. August 8 to include comments from SF Hillel director Ollie Benn After five months of investigation, San Francisco State University…
      By Dan Pine Aug 4, 2017
      a bright space with "go bears" written in hebrew on one wall; students relax on couches and at tables

      Bay Area

      New details on Berkeley Hillel's $9m remodel

      When Berkeley Hillel was remodeled in the late 1980s, it was designed to evoke flowing images of a tallit. The concept may have been artistic, but it made…
      By Rob Gloster May 23, 2017
      a big, warm, inviting building seen from the street at dusk

      Bay Area

      Berkeley Hillel set for $9m makeover

      Berkeley Hillel, where the university’s Jewish students eat meals, attend High Holy Day services and participate in social and educational activities,…
      By Rob Gloster May 19, 2017
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