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Fast Forward Jewish Camp Trend-Spotting: 10 Ways a Summer Ritual Is Changing
(JTA) — Nostalgia about summer traditions notwithstanding, Jewish camps have changed dramatically from a generation ago. Camp’s value for Jewish education and identity-building is now a major focus of communal attention. Major Jewish foundations, federations and organizations are investing heavily in the sector. Many camps have become more intentional about incorporating Jewish learning, Shabbat and Israel…
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Fast Forward Michael Bloomberg Tells Harvard Grads To Beware of Intolerance of Liberals
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg used his commencement address at Harvard University on Thursday to bash a U.S. academic culture that he described as increasingly intolerant of ideas from outside a narrow liberal spectrum. Citing the campus protests that caused luminaries including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and International Monetary Fund head Christine…
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Opinion Pomp and Controversy on Campus
I’ve given three commencement speeches in my life: at a state university so large there were two ceremonies on the same day to accommodate all the students; at a community college where the sense of triumph by first-generation graduates was inspiring and at one of the storied “Seven Sisters,” where I felt humbled to walk…
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News Israel Divestment Growing Issue on Campus — But BDS Victories Are Few
(JTA) — On Twitter, pro-Palestinian activists dubbed it “DivestApalooza.” Student governments at three Southern California public universities all voted on divestment resolutions targeting Israel in a single day. The April 23 votes were part of a surge in student governments at American universities voting on divestment resolutions. In the past two years, at least 16…
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News Disabled Needs Grow Even as Jewish Groups Focus on Issue
(JTA) — In the coming months, six young Jews with disabilities will start paid internships at major Jewish federations through a pilot program. If successful, the program will expand to communities throughout North America. In the fall, Manhattan’s first Jewish day school for children with special needs will open. Meanwhile, the Foundation for Jewish Camp…
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News Feud Over Hillel Pro-Israel Rule Sparks New Controversy at California College
It all started innocently enough: The Israel Committee of Santa Barbara, Calif., which works with the local chapter of Hillel, American Jewry’s on campus program for students, invited author David Harris-Gershon to keynote its annual Israel educational event in April. Harris-Gershon expected to talk about his recent book, which tells the tale of his reconciliation…
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News Eric Fingerhut, New Hillel Chief, Finds Himself in Firing Line on Israel
“We welcome every student. We love them. We embrace them.” So said Eric Fingerhut, who just four months into his job as president and CEO of Hillel International is embroiled in a debate about how far Jewish students can push the limits of Israel discussion from within the Hillel tent. “Any student that doesn’t feel…
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Opinion College Campuses Will Become Climate Change Battleground in 2014
The Forward asked a number of writers to offer their hopes and predictions for the new year. What ideas and trends will shape our world in 2014? Human sources will spew billions more tons of carbon dioxide and other heat-retaining gases into the atmosphere. The industrial fervor that raised standards of living in many parts…
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