Jewish students

Sarah Lawrence student senate rejects J Street U chapter after fierce backlash

'Student senators compared recognizing the group to approving ‘a white supremacist organization.’

Members of the national board of J Street U, the liberal Zionist group's campus wing, speak at their 2026 convention in Washington, D.C.
Former hostage Omer Shem Tov speaks, as people celebrate at the "Hostages square", after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025.

Jewish students deserve more than conditional empathy - opinion

GEORGIA GOV. Brian Kemp speaks during a press conference last month.

Georgia sets the bar: New laws tackle antisemitism and foreign influence in education - opinion

Students place flags near the main lawn of Columbia University, to show support for the Jewish community on campus, for peaceful solutions, and commemorate all lives lost since October 7, 2023, across from a student protest encampment in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict

CAM and the African American Mayors Association launch new national fellowship


‘Never again’ is now: A wake-up call to every Jew - opinion

History is watching, and the future of the Jewish people depends on what we do now.

 ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks at the Capital Jewish Museum, near where two Israeli embassy staff members were murdered last week. The world we live in is more hostile than most Jews are willing to admit, the writer maintains.

Trump admin. argues Columbia University violated Jewish students' civil rights

Columbia violated Title VI by "acting with deliberate indifference towards student-on-student harassment of Jewish students from October 7, 2023, through the present," the White House argued.

 Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Legacy Jewish orgs. fight antisemitism, but only when politically expedient - opinion

Jewish organizations advocating for the community and combating antisemitism are more concerned with keeping their power.

 A counter protestor talks into a microphone as people gather outside of Columbia University to demand a ceasefire and the end of Israeli attacks on Gaza, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, during a protest in New York, US, April 20, 2024.

Harvard silent after court condemns assault on Israeli student - opinion

Court ruled assaulting a Jewish Israeli student at Harvard is criminal, not activism. Harvard remains silent, despite the verdict and its report on antisemitism.

 A graduate displays a Palestinian flag during the 373rd Commencement at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 23, 2024.

Parental interest in Jewish school enrollment surged since Oct. 7, study finds

The UnitEd study also found that Jewish schools around the world have experienced new and complex challenges since October 7 which many report feeling unprepared for. 

  A school bus is seen in Brooklyn in New York, United States of America, on July 4th, 2024.

Pro-Palestine protests at Columbia show a deep threat for Jewish students, US politics - opinion

Tuition-paying students should not be forced to jump through hoops to satiate pro-Palestine protesters.

 Students rally at the Columbia University campus in New York City, US, April 17, 2025

New York schools apologize for sharing Gaza protest toolkit

NYC Public Schools apologized for an antisemitic toolkit in a newsletter and promised to take steps to better protect Jewish students.

 Pro-Palestinian supporters march as they protest against City University of New York (CUNY) college allowing the filming of an FBI: Most Wanted episode fictionalising a Gaza Solidarity Encampment in New York City, US, July 22, 2024.

World Zionist Congress must do more to support students on college campuses - opinion

What we are witnessing on college campuses, in public protests, and even in the mainstream media is a dangerous trend: antisemitism cloaked in the guise of political discourse.

 A PALESTINIAN FLAG is displayed as graduating students at Commencement Exercises at Harvard University rise in support of 13 students not allowed to graduate because of their participation in pro-Palestinian protests last May.

Brown U leaders praise Jewish life on campus as Trump expected to slash $500 m.

Amid the rumors, Jewish leaders at Brown along with members of the board issued a statement praising Jewish life on campus.

 The seal of Brown University sits atop the Van Wickle Gates at the edge of the main campus in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Jewish Princeton student accused of assault at protest last year is found not guilty

A Jewish Princeton senior and US Army veteran was found not guilty of assaulting a campus security official during a pro-Palestinian protest last year.

 Blair Hall at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, 2006.