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.’

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
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

A UCLA student leader reflects on the backlash that followed hosting former hostage Omer Shem Tov, and what it reveals about the conditional acceptance of Jewish trauma on campus.

|ByTALIA DAVOOD
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

Georgia has passed landmark laws to combat antisemitism in education and increase transparency on foreign funding. These moves set a new standard for state-level action on these issues.

|ByDAVID ZALIK
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

This new national fellowship will rejuvenate the historic alliance between Black and Jewish communities in the United States

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT

Shabbos Kestenbaum: Jewish students are today's leaders in fight against antisemitism

"Jews are not asking for special treatment under the law -- we are asking for equal treatment under the law," said Kestenbaum.

MARCH 27, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Shabbos Kestenbaum testifies in court against Harvard University.

When education fails: The silent abandonment of Sweden's Jewish students - opinion

Classrooms in Sweden are failing Jewish students, who feel they must hide their identities.

MARCH 27, 2025ByDAVID LEGA
A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.

Israel launches $1m. plan to protect Jewish students on European campuses amid antisemitism surge

Jewish students worldwide faced an unprecedented rise in antisemitism on campuses since the October 7th attacks, which prompted Israel’s $1m. Initiative.

MARCH 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A protester attend the annual al-Quds Day, in London, Britain, March 23, 2025

'Hasbarah has failed us': A call for better Jewish advocacy education

Our Jewish heritage needs to be defended by a generation of American Jews who know and understand it.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByMASHA MERKULOVA
Freshman Columbia and Barnard students Lila and Shoshana, who are Jewish, hold up signs as they counter-protest pro-Palestinian supporters outside Columbia University on the first day of the new semester in New York City, U.S., September 03, 2024.

Campus intifada shaped a generation of thoughtful, passionate, and proud Jewish students - opinion

CENTER FIELD: Canada’s weakening national identity and many Canadians’ polite passivity tolerates the intolerable, even as their Jewish neighbors suffer.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByGIL TROY
As antisemitism soars, The Jerusalem Post rallies behind Canada’s Jews

How pro-Israel students were affected by antisemitism in fall and spring 2024 - survey

The survey results highlight the impact of antisemitism on students’ ability to participate fully in campus life.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByALEXANDRA CHANA FISHMAN
DEMONSTRATORS rally in support of Palestinians at the University of Washington in Seattle, earlier this month.

Aish creates online community to support Jewish college students against antisemitism

UAA is an online community for Jewish students and young professionals that provides a dedicated safe space for support and community-building

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
New Online Community “Safe Space” to Aid North American College Students in Uniting Against Antisemitism.

Grapevine January 15, 2025: In their own words

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
EYAL BEN SIMON (left) and Benny Gabbay.

Royal College of Art accused of allowing intimidation of Jewish, Israeli students

RCA students said that an Israeli flag was removed from a studio and thrown to the floor, despite that Palestinian flags and symbols were displayed nearby.

DECEMBER 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A person steps on a placard depicting an Israeli flag as demonstrators protest against Israel and in support of Palestinians, during a demonstration to mark 100 days since the start of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in front of the Egypt Journalists Syn

Swastika sent to Jewish students, labelled non-hate crime by UK police

The Cambridgeshire police deemed the act not offensive enough to be a crime and labeled it a non-crime hate incident (NCHI).

NOVEMBER 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Swastika on a wall (illustrative)