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Hasan Piker speaks at a campaign rally for Abdul El-Sayed, a far left candidate in the Democratic primary for US Senate, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 22, 2026, 5:19 am
Jewish caucus demands apology for US College Democrats’ hosting of Hasan Piker
Jews in campus group call far-left commentator’s appearance a ‘direct threat to Jewish safety and inclusion,’ say organizers blocked protest walkout by citing ‘security concerns’
By Luke Tress
Students gather around tents at an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protest camp at Kings College at Cambridge University in Cambridge, eastern England on May 7, 2024 (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
March 16, 2026, 2:59 pm
1 in 5 UK university students ‘reluctant’ to share house with Jewish student — poll
In poll covering 170 institutions, about half of students report seeing glorification of proscribed terror groups; large majority (82%) say ‘globalize the intifada’ is antisemitic
By ToI Staff
The winners of the search for America's "best Jewish college athlete" will be announced in March 2026. (Photo at center courtesy Manischewitz; JTA illustration via JTA)
December 3, 2025, 6:45 pm
Manischewitz launches search for its next matzah box cover student athletes
Iconic US Jewish food company invites public to nominate student athletes who have ‘strong Jewish identity’ and who give back to their communities for ‘L’Cheisman’ trophy
By Joseph Strauss
Palestinians struggle to get food and humanitarian aid from the back of a truck as it moves along the Morag corridor near Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025. (AP Photo/ Mariam Dagga)
August 11, 2025, 10:11 pm
Former students at Israeli institute raise some $60,000 for Gazan ex-colleagues
Group has helped 2 alumni of Arava institute for Environmental Studies leave enclave for universities overseas, supports a third still in the Strip and the families of all three
By Sue Surkes
Anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian students and others gather outside of Cooper Union in Manhattan to protest the school's stance on Israel on May 9, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
February 6, 2025, 12:56 am
Private NYC college told it must face antisemitism lawsuit from Jewish students
Jewish students have accused Cooper Union of failing to come to their aid when they locked themselves in a library out of fear during an anti-Israel protest in Oct. 2023
By Reuters
Hillel Kornwasser in his room in Teaneck, New Jersey, filming an opening scene for his documentary, 'Forces of Resilience.' (Courtesy)
December 19, 2024, 9:29 pm
A 14-year-old flew to Israel to film a documentary about Oct. 7. It premieres on Sunday
Teaneck, NJ, teen Hillel Kornwasser found magnitude of Hamas atrocities so incomprehensible that he created the film ‘Forces of Resilience’ to process them
By Cathryn J. Prince
Jewish Rutgers University's students and members of the community gather holding placards and flags to hold solidarity and vigil for Israel on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in New Brunswick, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
September 4, 2024, 7:24 pm
Study finds Jewish life on US campuses boosted but battered by October 7 fallout
Landmark survey from Tufts shows Jewish students became more involved with community in wake of war, along with surprising correlation between wealth and support for Israel
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters march outside Columbia University, in New York City on May 23, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
August 13, 2024, 1:04 pm
As fall semester nears, Columbia restricts access to campus to prevent ‘disruptions’
University’s chief operating officer says measures intended to ‘keep our community safe,’ especially from non-affiliates, as anti-Israel activists vow to restart protests
By Luke Tress
(Clockwise from top left) High school yearbooks in East Brunswick, New Jersey; Bellaire, Texas; St. Louis Park, Minnesota; and Glenview, Illinois went to press during the 2023-24 school year with material that Jews said was antisemitic or insensitive, ranging from the swapping out of a Jewish student group photo with a Muslim group, to descriptions of the Israel-Hamas war that avoided the October 7 Hamas atrocities. (Collage by JTA)
June 13, 2024, 3:29 am
Most likely to antagonize US Jewish students this spring: High school yearbooks
With some pupils already experiencing antisemitism due to the Israel-Hamas war, the student-produced journals can add fuel to the fire as political activism goes unchecked
By Andrew Lapin
Police patrol as workers clean up anti-Israel graffiti at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after police evicted pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters, May 2, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
May 14, 2024, 4:45 pm
Poll: Anti-Israel campus encampments made many Jewish students feel unsafe
Hillel survey shows that at colleges where protests were held over war in Gaza, most Jewish students said rallies featured antisemitic rhetoric, impacted their campus experience
By JTA and ToI Staff
A Jewish student watches a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protest at Columbia University campus on November 14, 2023. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via AFP)
May 9, 2024, 1:02 pm
In viral letter, 540 Jewish Columbia students say Zionism is core to their identity
Authors decry those trying to ‘speak in our name,’ from anti-Zionist Jewish students leading protests to Israel supporters from outside the campus
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Police outside Columbia University, April 30, 2024. (Luke Tress via JTA)
May 3, 2024, 5:02 am
Jewish groups demand Columbia do more to combat antisemitism: ‘The problem is deep’
Founder of legal advocacy group blames campus unrest that culminated in protesters’ storming of building, mass arrests on ‘school’s failure to address antisemitism after October 7’
By Luke Tress
A Columbia student wraps tefillin, while in the background, a pro-Palestinian protest encampment against Israel enters its third day, April 19, 2024. (Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA)
April 20, 2024, 3:31 am
‘I’m ready to leave this campus’: Jewish students at Columbia on discomfort, isolation
Students say they feel unheard amid pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests that have rocked school since Oct. 7, which escalated Thursday with tumult that included mass arrests
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Rabbi Micah Greenland speaks to a Jewish Student Union club in a history classroom in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in early 2024. (Reuven Lebovitz)
March 24, 2024, 4:09 am
ADL partners with NCSY to help US Jewish teens deal with post-Oct. 7 antisemitism
Advocacy group and Orthodox youth movement aim to provide tools to push back against Jew hatred and be a safe space for high schoolers across the country to celebrate their Judaism
By Cathryn J. Prince
Composite image showing One2One participants on an undated video call, over a map connecting the US and Israel. (courtesy)
February 2, 2024, 5:48 pm
‘Digital pen pals’ program connects North American and Israeli teens during wartime
Now in its fourth year, the One2One initiative facilitates English conversations and cultural exchange between thousands of Jewish high schoolers on opposite sides of the world
By Gavriel Fiske
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