JSS Rabbi Leading Hero Contest

Hi. I don’t want to be a nudnik.Thanks to your support, our initial nominee, Rabbi Yonah, has been in the top 10 pretty much since he was nominated. Rabbi Yonah as you all know, writes for Jewlicious, is the Director of the Jewlicious Festivals and is probably one of the main reasons many of you are [...]

Holocaust Memorial at CSULB

Boycott resolution fails at CSULB. . . for now

Thanks to an outstanding showing by Jewish students at CSULB organized by Rachel Bookstein, Beach Hillel’s Director, community support, letters, and lobbying, we have successfully defeated the boycott Israel resolution submitted by Zo Farooqui.
Zero votes in favor, 4 against, and 8 abstentions. This was a huge change from the last vote on the issue that [...]

Inside Higher Ed on Jewish Students in College

Inside Higher Ed on Jewish Students in College. Wow have the times changed.

Why More Colleges Want Jewish Students
At Chicagoland Jewish High School, “What I’m seeing is, new names are popping up all the time,” says Bruce Scher, the academic dean and director of college counseling.
“Outside of the stereotypical or the standard colleges that already have [...]

Unrest at Cal after vandalism

Campus Groups React…
Following incidents of offensive vandalism on and around campus, members of student groups and the campus community say they are upset and hurt.
Last Wednesday evening, a poster promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace on a bus stop outside Eshleman Hall was vandalized with anti-Semitic marks and symbols. The words “Jew” and “Israel” were crossed out on [...]

Task Force in Orange County will continue to monitor campus

Huntington Beach, CA – September 19, 2008 – The Orange County Independent Task Force on anti-Semitism will continue to monitor fresh allegations of ongoing anti-Semitic activity at The University of California, Irvine (UCI).  The Task Force consists of Jewish and non-Jewish members of the community, and includes current and former faculty members, religious and lay [...]

La Jolla says NO to new Hillel

Who needs enemies when we can find Jews who reject a new Hillel facility? Happy New Year!?
Planning group rejects Hillel plan
12:16 PM
By Dave Schwab – La Jolla Light
La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) members last week voted unanimously against a slightly retooled version of the Hillel project, the Jewish student center planned for a small [...]

SPLC: Anti-Semitism still a problem at UCI and other campuses

Anti-Semitism Goes to School
Hate on California, Oregon Campuses
By Sonia Scherr
Intelligence Report
Fall 2008
Malik Ali
Amir Abdel Malik Ali, who spoke at the University of California, Irvine, this spring at the invitation of the Muslim Student Union, trotted out a series of anti-Semitic canards. (Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism)
Half a century ago, American institutions of [...]

Kevin MacDonald topic of Community Meeting in Long Beach

Organized by the ADL and Professors from Jewish Studies – the issue of Kevin MacDonald is bigger than ever. No one in Long Beach wants a raving anti-Semite on campus who is loved by the neo-Nazi movement and White Power advocates. He should be terminated for good cause – conduct unbecoming a university professor off [...]

“Holocaust in Palestine” MSU at UCI again create a week targeting Jews and Israel

The first of a few posts on this year’s anti-Israel activities at the University of California – Irvine. Jewish students put up these signs to warn passersby. They were only up one day because of the strong winds. The winds also knocked down some of the MSU displays.