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Miguel and Lexi, participants in the Caravan for Democracy Student Leadership Mission to Israel, join ILTV’s Eran Poris to talk about their first impressions of Israel, July 2021. Credit: JNF-USA.

‘Caravan for Democracy’ students share stories of experiences in Israel

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A growing number of college student leaders beyond the Jewish faith seek to better understand Israel’s people and culture in the face of ongoing misinformation spread by its detractors on campuses throughout the United...
Incoming Jewish Agency shlicha and former Knesset member Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh with chairman of the Jewish Agency and Israel’s President-elect Isaac Herzog. Credit: David Salem, Zug Productions.

Former Druze MK appointed emissary to Washington, North American campuses

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The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington will be bringing former Knesset member Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh—the first female Druze member of Israel’s legislature, to Washington, D.C.—as a senior shlicha (Israeli emissary). She will...
Education secretary Miguel Cardona. Source: Twitter.

Republicans urge education secretary to enforce civil rights protections for Jewish students

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A group of 19 Republican members of Congress on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona highlighting rampant anti-Semitism at American colleges and universities, and urging him to apply Title VI...
Birthright Israel group in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, June 2021. Credit: Sami Marshak.

‘Energized and inspired’: After a year away, Birthright returns to Israel at a critical...

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They’re baaaaack! If you’re in Israel this month, you can’t miss the clusters of them downing falafel on Jerusalem’s Ben-Yehuda Street, cooling off in the Dead Sea, climbing Masada at sunrise or slipping prayers between...
Teens are invited to #JumpOnTheBus as part of the Virtual College Road Trip. Credit: Courtesy.

Virtual College Road Trip offers tours, webinars for teens and parents

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High school students and their families can explore college and Jewish life on campus on a Virtual College Road Trip, the second annual month-long series. Each day in June, it offers student-led college tours, virtual information...
The Campus Recreation Center East of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Credit: Aries Liang via Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli flag gets pelted with eggs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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An Israeli flag draped over the apartment balcony of a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jewish student was pelted with 10 to 20 eggs on Monday. Jeremy Zelner told the local news station WCIA that he was at...
Maccabi Task Force staff and students participating in their 2020 virtual campus conference. Source: Screenshot.

Maccabee Task Force urges pro-Israel, Jewish students to forge ties with African-American community

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This year’s Maccabee Task Force conference for students and professionals across America and Canada highlighted the importance of forging ties between Jewish and Israel groups with black groups on campus. Because of the coronavirus...
The Israeli delegation leads attendees in singing Israel's national anthem “Hatikvah” at the BBYO International Convention in Dallas, February 2020. Photo by Jason Dixson Photography.

Hillel International and BBYO to offer virtual college visits for high school seniors

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Hillel International, the largest Jewish campus organization, and BBYO, the Jewish teen movement, are connecting graduating high school seniors with current college students for virtual campus visits and question-and-answer sessions so prospective...
Adam Lehman. Credit: Hillel International.

Hillel in a new decade: Meeting young Jews where they are in 2020 and...

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Hillel International announced Adam Lehman last week as its new president and CEO. Lehman, who has held the interim CEO position since July 2019, previously served as the organization’s chief operating officer for four years....
Adam Lehman. Credit: Hillel International.

Hillel International names Adam Lehman as new president and CEO

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Hillel International announced Adam Lehman as its new president and CEO on Tuesday. Lehman, who has held the interim CEO position since July 2019, previously served as the organization’s chief operating officer for four years. In...