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UCLA infectious disease epidemiologist Adva Gadoth answered questions about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a March 19 Zoom call, hosted by NuRoots, an initiative...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin accepted the UCLA Israel Studies Award on the evening of Feb. 18, presented by the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian...

The following is a speech given by Judea Pearl at the Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF) conference on Feb. 10 in Los Angeles: This title...

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) sent a letter to the Zachor Legal Institute on Jan. 3 that it will be...

Everyone wanted now 63-year-old Leon Massoth to be a doctor when he grew up, but his green thumb was too strong. So instead of...

The Jewish Bluegrass of Nefesh Mountain, Syrian Jewish music from Asher Shasho Levy, a selection of show tunes that reflects the influence Jewish composers...

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Jan. 3 that it is investigating a StandWithUs complaint that UCLA improperly handled...

Victoria Mann Simms is dedicated to helping young children grow and thrive.  The Los Angeles-based nationally recognized child development specialist and philanthropist is focused on creating...

It all started with a phone call in 2015. “Hey Rick, happy Thanksgiving.” It was Larry Greenfield, a longtime friend whom I’d met through...

Recently, a group of scholars from Hebrew Union College, American Jewish University (AJU), UCLA and USC gathered to honor Steven Lowenstein on the forthcoming...

National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) announced on Sept. 16 that they will be holding their annual conference at the University of Minnesota...

For Nancy Lee Aspaturian, being a social justice warrior was not just a job, it was a calling. Aspaturian, who died Sept. 5 after...

Throughout the United States, people are engaging in intense and passionate conversations and debates regarding the political world’s current state. These exchanges have resulted...

Eileen Greene, 90 It’s never too late to take on something new. Just ask Brentwood resident Eileen Greene, who became a TEDx speaker at the...

Hillel International announced the hiring of two Reform rabbis to work as Senior Jewish Educators at UCLA and Brandeis University to strengthen Jewish life...

A Call for Jewish Unity As a people, we Jews are not unified. Politically, we’re divided into two camps, with roughly 70% liberal and 30%...

Kyle Newman, 17 High School: Milken Community Schools College: UC Berkeley Kyle Newman’s interest in the sciences emerged early on. “I always loved science, engineering and...

StandWithUs called on UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang to take action against the “disturbing trend...

The UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) passed a resolution May 21 condemning those calling Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) anti-Semitic. The resolution denounced...

During a May 19 lecture at UCLA, four journalism experts examined the importance of media in a world where the term “fake news” is...

During a guest lecture to a UCLA anthropology class on May 14, San Francisco State University Arab and Muslim Ethnicities Professor Rabab Abdulhadi called...

The recipients of the American Israel Gap Year Association’s (AIGYA) inaugural Rosina Korda Gap Year Scholarship were revealed in surprise ceremonies for each of...

Good stories begin with the words, “Once upon a time.” They take place in a single point in history, a moment that is remembered...

Something amazing has happened on the third floor of Chabad House at UCLA in Westwood. It’s been magically transformed into the five different sets...

As I was working with the team creating the Dallas Holocaust Museum and Human Rights Center, we decided to tell the story of the...

Judea Pearl, chancellor professor of computer science at UCLA, National Academy of Sciences member and Daniel Pearl Foundation president, called on UCLA to take on...

FRI MARCH 15 YJP Shabbat Dinner Shabbat dinner with Young Jewish Professionals (YJP) draws career-minded women and men who are committed to Judaism. Network with...

Growing up in Beverlywood, Mahyar Asher Eghbali often witnessed grand gestures of monetary tzedakah, (charity) in his community, particularly in the synagogue.  “I’ve always believed...

Students Supporting Israel (SSI) released a video on Feb. 17 documenting various man-on-the-street style debates with students on West Coast college campuses. SSI President Ilan...

In the winter of 1984, artist Pat Berger learned that the American Red Cross planned to erect two enormous tents near Los Angeles City...