To defeat BDS, enlist Israeli Americans
Jewish Journal
July 15, 2015
American Jewry has witnessed a tsunami of hate on college campuses and across our communities.
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Should the UC define anti-Semitism? Yes, adopt the State Dept. version
Jewish Journal
June 24, 2015
We are 32 organizations representing hundreds of thousands of supporters who are deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of Jewish students at the University of California.
A Father’s Day gift of justice
David Suissa
June 18, 2015
If you ever visit the Vienna campus of Wirtschafts University Wien (WU), one of Europe’s most prestigious universities, you will see a translucent metal sculpture in the shape of a globe, which prominently features the names of 150 Jews.
Letters to the Editor: Dennis Prager, UCLA and Shavuot
Jewish Journal
June 3, 2015
We read with concern Dennis Prager’s attack on the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies and its director, professor Todd Presner (“The UCLA Center for Jewish Studies,” May 22).
L.A. Times lets UCLA professor incriminate self again
Jewish Journal
June 3, 2015
The Los Angeles Times has done it again, handing UCLA professor Saree Makdisi space on its commentary pages for another virtually fact-free, anti-Israel column.
Why I support SCR 35: An open letter to state Sen. Jeff Stone
Jewish Journal
June 3, 2015
Much of the campus climate at UCLA revolves around identities and identity politics.
The L.A. Times lets Saree Makdisi incriminate himself, again
Jewish Journal
June 1, 2015
The Los Angeles Times has done it again, handing UCLA Prof. Saree Makdisi space on its commentary pages for another virtually fact-free, anti-Israel column.
In a war against wage theft
Jewish Journal
May 27, 2015
Last week, Los Angeles’ City Council voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020. The decision was greeted with tremendous fanfare.
Car accident puts inventor on his life’s path
Ayala Or-El
May 21, 2015
Josh (Yehoshua) Shachar’s resume is impressive: more than 160 patents on innovations he has helped develop, founder of more than 10 high-tech companies and author of countless research papers.
Tribute outshines controversy at UCLA Heschel conference
Jared Sichel
May 5, 2015
During the two weeks leading up to a major conference at UCLA to honor the late rabbi and civil rights leader Abraham Joshua Heschel, controversy swirled around one of the event’s two keynote speakers — Cornel West — an outspoken academic who severely criticized Israel during its war last summer with Hamas.
At the May 3-4 conference titled “Moral Grandeur & Spiritual Audacity” however, celebration of Heschel took precedence over the dispute of the preceding weeks.
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