Jewish students

Coalition of US Jewish orgs. releases ‘Jewish Students Bill of Rights’ to combat K-12 antisemitism

Five major Jewish groups launched a six-point plan calling on schools to combat antisemitism and protect Jewish students.

Unused desks are seen in an empty elementary school classroom during a period of Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) at Hazelwood Elementary School on January 11, 2022 ; illustrative
Participants in the 9th SSI National Conference at Florida Atlantic University

Building Israel’s campus ambassadors

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.

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

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


Mosaic United to donate $23m. for Jewish campus programs

Jerusalem-based initiative Mosaic United and its partners committed to providing USD $23 million to 400 schools to fund Jewish student programming for the sixth year in a row.

Students celebrate Hanukkah at the University of Florida Hillel, a partner of Mosaic United.

Jewish schools in London shaken by allegations of sexual abuse

These allegations, which include rape, assault and harassment, make grim reading for Britain’s two most prestigious and largest Jewish schools: JFS and the Jewish Community Secondary School.

A view inside the Jewish Community Secondary School in North London. The school was allegedly the site of 14 incidents of sexual misconduct.

Antisemitic incidents in US third highest on record despite lockdowns

The total number of incidents decreased by 4% in 2020, likely due to the closure of educational institutions and synagogues, as well as a decrease in commuting.

(From right to left) Congressman Gregory Meeks; Governor Andrew Cuomo, UJA CEO Eric Goldstein; Senator Chuck Schumer; Mayor Bill DeBlasio; US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; JCRC CEO Michael Miller; and New York State Attorney General Letitia James march against antisemitism across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Jewish schools focus on anti-racist education with new initiative

Many of the school’s 900 or so students, including a few who are Black, were asking questions about police brutality and systemic racism in American society.

Jewish day schools have increasingly diverse student bodies, including at the Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, California.

Jewish studies just as important as secular studies - opinion

If yeshiva students are “functionally illiterate” in secular studies, many secular students in public schools have little knowledge of Judaism and are “functionally illiterate” in Jewish studies.

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New Jewish studies program launches at large Frankfurt university

The new program is named for Buber and his colleague Franz Rosenzweig, who together established the Free Jewish Teaching House in Frankfurt.

Worshipers in Frankfurt synagogue

Hebrew University Offers The Best of Both Worlds

Many American university students cherishing a passion for Israel lament the fact that it’s their last chance to spend extended time there before “real life” starts.

Avigail Winokur, Jacob Korman and Mali Mendlovic

Federal investigation opened following complaint of antisemitism at UIUC

The good news comes as a relief to many on campus, who claim to have experienced antisemitic and anti-Zionist harassment in alarming increasing rates over the past five years.

Hallene Gateway at the University of Illinois

SWC exhorts USC to 'take action' after student resigned over anti-Zionism

“When students are hounded out of elected positions in student government, in whole or part, because they identify as Zionists, that constitutes pernicious and ugly acts of hatred."

USC Bovard Auditorium