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A piece of Jewish history has been uprooted from Amsterdam and planted in Iowa City. One sapling grown from an old chestnut tree 鈥嬧嬧 which stood outside of the secret annex where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary 鈥 was planted at University of Iowa.
蜜桃工作室 is so excited to welcome our Summer 2022 interns! While these students cannot physically be at 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 headquarters in Washington, D.C., this talented and diverse group of interns is rolling up their sleeves and working virtually with several different teams across the organization.
It only seems appropriate that in its third year, Hillel Global Giving Week 2022 raised an incredible three million-plus dollars to support Jewish life on campus. Hillel Global Giving Week (HGGW) was launched in May of 2020 to help campus Hillels raise critical funds at the outset the pandemic.
蜜桃工作室, the largest and most inclusive Jewish campus organization in the world, announced today the 17 members of the 2022-2023 蜜桃工作室 Student Cabinet. The cabinet serves as a vehicle to connect the global Jewish student community, and also serves as an advisory council to 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 leadership in its efforts to engage Jewish college students worldwide.
As I鈥檝e continued on my journey, I鈥檝e discovered the importance of creating a space where students of all backgrounds and practices can be Jewish together. Judaism was made accessible to me throughout my first few semesters of college, allowing me to learn and grow Jewishly, and it has been such a rewarding experience to create a space for others to do the same.
Hillel seniors are preparing to cross the graduation stage this summer. Meet the soon-to-be college graduates who say the Hillel effect lasts long after they leave campus.
A pop-up art exhibit at Brown/RISD Hillel fostered connectivity between Jewish art lovers, and inspired more students to envision their work on the gallery walls. Motivated by the success, the Hillel has since organized two other art exhibits featuring depictions of Jewish spiritual objects created by more than 30 students.
Penn Hillel students are comforting people in need of healing 鈥 one teddy bear at a time. Audrey Singer, 21, and Aden Horowitz, 21, founded Mishe Bear, a startup that sells plush teddy bears to provide comfort to those who are ill. Each bear holds a customizable note and a heart-shaped card containing the 鈥淢i Sheberach,鈥 a Jewish prayer of healing.
Florida Hillels have found an incredibly successful 鈥 and delicious 鈥 way to counter antisemitism on college campuses. 鈥淪pread Cream Cheese, Not Hate,鈥 which originated at University of Florida Hillel in 2020, spreads awareness about antisemitism. The event is simple: Sign a petition against antisemitism and receive a fresh bagel and T-shirt.
Jewish students at more than 80 Hillels around the world came together to celebrate Good Deeds Day, an international day of volunteering on April 3.
