Browns pick Schwartz in NFL draft
Jewish Journal
May 2, 2012
The second round of the NFL draft was not 30 minutes old when the phone rang in the Schwartz home on the afternoon of April 27.
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Univ. of California president defends Farrakhan appearance on campus
Jewish Journal
March 12, 2012
University of California President Mark Yudof defended Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan\’s right to speak at the university\’s Berkeley campus.
Anti-Semitic harassment suit at UC Berkeley is dismissed
Jewish Journal
December 26, 2011
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Jewish students against the University of California, Berkeley, alleging that the school did not protect them from anti-Semitic attacks.
Berkeley Hillel leaders urge students to reconsider J Street rejection
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2011
Hillel leaders at the University of California, Berkeley, are urging the Jewish Student Union on campus to reconsider its rejection of J Street’s campus affiliate.
Berkeley’s Jewish student union says ‘no’ to J Street U
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2011
U.C. Berkeley’s Jewish Student Union includes groups such as Challah for Hunger, Bears for Israel and the Jewish Business Association.
Colleges reminded of legal duty to prevent harassment
Jewish Journal
September 8, 2011
An Israeli civil rights group has sent letters to 150 U.S. college presidents reminding them of their legal obligations to prevent the harassment of Jewish students on their campuses.
At Berkeley campus, Jewish students on far left and far right on Israel talk about their motivations
Jewish Journal
March 7, 2011
It’s March, which means the days get longer and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict heats up on campuses across North America with the annual staging of Israel Apartheid Week. Last year, pro-Israel activists countered Apartheid Week events ranging from anti-Israel speeches to the staging of mock Israeli army checkpoints with pro-Israel events on 28 campuses highlighting Israel’s diversity and progressive character. This year, more campuses are expected to join in.
UC Berkeley Gets Institute for Jewish Law and Israel
Jonah Lowenfeld
February 24, 2011
Less than a year after the student government at the University of California, Berkeley fell one vote short of pushing through a bill to divest from American companies providing materials to the Israeli military, UC Berkeley’s School of Law on Thursday, Feb. 24, announced the launch of a new institute to advance the study of Jewish Law and of Israel on campus.
Divestment bill vetoed at Berkeley
Jewish Journal
March 25, 2010
The student government president at the University of California vetoed a bill calling for divestment from two companies doing business with Israel.\n\nWill Smelko, the president of the Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley, shot down the bill Wednesday, the Daily Californian reported. The association\’s Senate had passed the bill last week by a 16-4 margin.
University of California reportedly endorses divestment
Jewish Journal
March 18, 2010
The student government at the University of California, Berkeley reportedly endorsed a divestment bill.\n\nThe Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley passed the bill by a wide margin early Thursday morning, it was reported.\n
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