
SJP Chapter Overturns BDS Resolution Veto at University of Michigan
The veto was upheld, and it did not advance to a campus-wide referendum.
Kylie Ora Lobell is a writer for the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, The Forward, Tablet Magazine, Aish, and Chabad.org and the author of the first children’s book for the children of Jewish converts, “Jewish Just Like You.”

The veto was upheld, and it did not advance to a campus-wide referendum.

I encourage you to document the stories of your parents, grandparents, and older loved ones. I wish I’d had the opportunity to sit down with my grandparents and do this.

The highlight of the event, which is taking place in New Jersey, is a Shabbaton filled with connection, inspiration, and personal growth.

“[My book] is an attempt to unravel the disturbing contradiction of art and the Holocaust that has defined the ongoing history of popular music.” – Daniel Rachel

SJP is urging UMD and the University System of Maryland Foundation to divest from and commit to not investing in arms-producing companies.

Though widespread anti-Israel encampments have not popped up in the news lately like they did in May of 2024, BDS resolutions and votes continue to occur at universities nationwide.

The passed resolution has caused controversy and upset Jewish students and groups on campus.

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