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Birthright Israel works: Alumni are more Jewishly active than their peers, study finds - exclusive

The study assessed that due to Birthright participants having an increased chance of having a Jewish spouse, there were consequent indirect increases in Jewish engagement.

Birthright Israel participants
 A PRO-PALESTINIAN rally takes place outside MIT’s Stata Center, calling for the school’s divestment from Israel, among other demands, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in May.

The eroding support for Israel in US academia risks vital business and strategic ties - comment

A demonstrator holds a sign across from the Columbia University campus with a student protest encampment in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2024.

American Jews should take a look at Catholic universities - opinion

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Brandeis extends transfer deadline for Jewish students distressed by anti-Israel protests


Grapevine, March 17, 2024: It's in the book!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BOXING LEGEND Floyd Mayweather sits astride a medicycle.

Jewish students more concerned about left-wing antisemitism in top US colleges

Besides the political dimension, the study also found that hostility towards Israel mainly came from fellow students rather than faculty or university administrators.

 UC Berkeley Campus - view from Sather Tower of Memorial Glade

Brandeis U bans Students for Justice in Palestine, says group ‘openly supports Hamas’

“This decision was not made lightly, as Brandeis is dedicated to upholding free speech principles,” the university wrote in its letter, which the Jewish Telegraphic Agency obtained.

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Brandeis University bans Students for Justice in Palestine

Brandeis told the student group that open support for Hamas was a violation of the school's principles. SJP called the decision "purely racist."

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'The Wisdom of Morrie': Last words from a beloved Brandeis professor

Beloved Brandeis sociology professor Morrie Schwartz died in 1995 after being diagnosed with ALS. But he has been immortalized in the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie.

 MORRIE during his illness in 1995, with his son Rob.

Brandeis U. president apologizes for ad calling school 'anything but Orthodox'

The two-page spread, which appeared in The New York Times Magazine last week, drew the ire of Orthodox Jews and others on social media, who called it offensive. 

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