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More than 500 pro-Israel student leaders, speakers, stakeholders, and young alumni convened in Chicago for ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s eighth Israel Summit – the largest gathering of pro-Israel students this year.
Over 250 Jewish participants from across the Northeast came together to foster unity and celebrate Jewish identity through musical expression.
The Secure Community Network (SCN), the official safety and security organization for the Jewish community in North America, in partnership with ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ and the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS), is announcing the launch of “SafeU: Campus Safety Initiative,
Over Presidents Day weekend, the ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Student and Alumni Marketing team traveled to Denver, Colorado for BBYO’s International Convention (IC), the largest gathering of Jewish teen leaders worldwide. Over 3,600 high school students from across the country and around the world braved sub-zero temperatures and blizzards to experience several days of learning, leadership training, […]
On a sunny, cold day in January, senior administrators from California colleges and universities gathered to participate in a regional summit hosted by Hillels of Silicon Valley and Santa Clara University in partnership with ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s Campus Climate Initiative (CCI).
ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ President and CEO Adam Lehman recently spoke to Inside Philanthropy in a wide-ranging conversation about Hillel’s centennial campaign and how Hillel supports Jewish college students in these challenging times.Â
 ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ is kicking off its sixth cohort for the Campus Climate Initiative (CCI). This flagship program provides a comprehensive strategy to help campus administrators counter antisemitism and build a campus climate in which Jewish students feel comfortable expressing their identity.
With the new semester underway, our Hillel teams are building on momentum from the fall term to advance our core work in creating thriving Jewish life on campus, while continuing to forcefully address the issues of antisemitism and hostile campus environments that can undermine the ability of Jewish students to fully express their identities.
Although we each lead a major Jewish organization, today we address you not just as CEOs but also as fathers of current and recently graduated Jewish college students.
Eighty-three percent of Jewish college students have experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, according to a new survey by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ, and College Pulse.     Â
