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AOC Inspired A New Generation of Strong Women, I Met a Lesser Known AOC at USC
Dan Schnur
August 5, 2020
Ocasio-Cortez did not simply put a bully in his place; she demonstrated to a generation of young women that they don’t need to accept such abuse either.
Holocaust lessons brought live to classrooms
Avishay Artsy
May 27, 2015
“When you see injustice, stand up.”
1950s ‘Cool,’ with a side of loss
Jonathan Kirsch
February 21, 2014
Leo Braudy is a distinguished scholar at USC whose work focuses on the entertainment industry and other artifacts of popular culture.
Jewish Disability Awareness Month: Jews without Harvard
Rob Eshman
February 12, 2014
This is the time of year when the Golden Children of our tribe are being anointed by the nation’s finest colleges and universities. These kids have traveled a long road to glory — GPA, SAT, AP, interviews, essays, common apps.
Food trucks: Have kosher, will travel
Jared Sichel
November 20, 2013
Finding space to move inside the tiny kitchen of The Kosher Palate food truck is tough, but that hasn’t stopped owner Michele Grant from using it to cook up plenty of creative meals for her menu.
Sharing the next gen: How Chabad is changing Hillel — and reshaping campus life
Jared Sichel
October 24, 2013
Shabbat dinner tells one part of the story. When Alon Kashanian, a UCLA senior, wants a “very big social atmosphere” on erev Shabbat, he goes to Hillel’s grand, Jerusalem-stone-adorned, 25,000-square-foot Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life on Hilgard Avenue in Westwood. He socializes with friends and mingles with some of the 100 to 200 students — the number can vary widely — who come for services and Friday night dinner.
USC-Shoah head named to genocide education chair
Ryan Torok
October 16, 2013
As the executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation-The Institute for Visual History and Education, Stephen Smith is known for his work preserving the memory of the Holocaust.
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