A guest lecturer appearing in an anthropology course at the University of California, Los Angeles called Zionists white supremacists and brought a Jewish student to tears, the Jewish Journal reported Tuesday. Rabab Abdulhadi, a professor of Arab and Muslim ethnicities and diasporas at San Francisco State University, spoke to around 100 students during a mandatory…
Students for Justice in Palestine, the biggest pro-Palestinian student movement in the country, is holding its annual conference this weekend. It will convene from November 16-18 on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles — which has one of the largest Jewish student populations in the country. Predictably, controversy has ensued. National Jewish…
(JTA) — An event celebrating 50 years of study in Israel through the University of California Education Abroad Program was cancelled after alumni questioned holding the event as violence raged on the Gaza border. A new event celebrating 50 years of educational partnership with Hebrew University was scheduled in its place on the same date,…
A video of a crowd heckling Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the University of California, Los Angeles last month has been released after being withheld at Mnuchin’s request. Mnuchin was subjected to near-constant hissing from the start of the speech, but tried to make light of the situation. “I normally go speak to people who…
UCLA’s Jewish Football Superstar, Josh Rosen, Is Not Afraid To Speak His Mind Josh Rosen is one of the most talented college football players in the country. But in addition to making a statement on the football field, Josh Rosen might be just as noteworthy for his outspokenness off the field. The 6 foot 4…
The Jewish studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles will honor Rabbi Elliot Dorff later this month. Dorff, the rector and distinguished service professor at American Jewish University, will be the first-ever recipient of the Leve Award, given by the school’s Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies. Dorff is also the chair…
There is a vibrant debate going on about how the Jewish community should treat interfaith couples and the children of intermarried families. I understand why the debate is a difficult one, and why major Jewish institutions wrestle with it. On campus, however, the debate is largely over. At UCLA Hillel, we regularly serve students who…
(JTA) — Josh Rosen, UCLA’s starting quarterback and a highly touted NFL prospect, has taken flak before for being outspoken about his views. Last year, he said that college football should be considered a professional sport and wore a hat that said “F— Trump” while golfing on one of Trump’s golf courses. In an interview…
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