Pro-Israel faculty at UCLA have launched a petition drive opposing a campaign to get the University of California system to divest itself of investments in corporations doing business in the Jewish state.
World leaders can\’t seem to arrive at a solution to violence in the Middle East, but just maybe because they didn\’t use a larger-than-life-sized corn on the cob. Kernel Corn, mascot for the vegetarian organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has set off on his Middle East tour, marking the launch of PETA\’s campaign, "Give Peas a Chance."
On the wall of philanthropist and humanitarian Richard Gunther\’s office hangs a photo of a man triumphantly standing atop a Western Nepal mountain peak.
Shopinisrael.com is one of several sites — including shop4israel.com and israelshop1.com, among others — that allows people to purchase Israeli products with the click of a button.
Ever since she received her acceptance from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion\’s (HUC-JIR) rabbinical seminary, Stanton\’s life has become a whirlwind of television appearances and telephone interviews — everything from the CBS \”Early Show\” to Black Entertainment Television have taken an interest in her story.
\”Israel Independence Day, 2002 and Counting…\” read the sea of royal blue T-shirts adorning members of the UCLA Jewish Student Union (JSU) — a positive statement at a time when Jewish students are receiving a great deal of negative publicity on college campuses across the country.
More than 120 Jewish students, including JSU members, gathered at UCLA\’s Meyerhoff Park on April 11 to oppose an anti-Zionist rally organized by the Peace and Justice Coalition. The coalition, a new group on the UCLA campus, is an alliance of student organizations, including the Muslim Student Association, the African Student Union, Samahang Filipino, the Asian Pacific Coalition, the Vietnamese Student Union, Concerned Asian Pacific-Islander Students for Action, the United Arab Society, the Iranian Student Group and the Pakistani Student Association.
Cars slow and heads turn as curious UCLA students drive past 574 Hilgard Ave. The construction site will be the new home of the UCLA Hillel building, scheduled to open this fall.
Although Salt Lake City hosted several Jewish Olympians this year, including figure skater Sasha Cohen, the Olympic games haven\’t always been so welcoming to Jewish athletes.
Action Israel offered intensive strategy and communications training in order to equip students with the tools necessary to counteract anti-Israeli sentiment.
Birthright is an umbrella organization which is the result of a partnership between the Israeli people and government, local Jewish communities, and leading Jewish philanthropists. It provides funding for the trip and sets up the basic guidelines, such as standards and security policies.
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