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Fast Forward Event With Israeli Soldiers At University Of Virginia Disrupted By Protesters
(JTA) — An event featuring Israel Defense Forces reservists at the University of Virginia was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters who chanted anti-Israel slogans and handed out literature. University Police Department officers also showed up at the event on Thursday night after noting the gathering of protesters. An assault report also reportedly was received by campus…
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Community How To Help Jewish Teen Leaders Transition From High School To College
When I arrived at the University of Virginia for my freshman year, I had absolutely no doubt about what my Jewish involvement would look like in college. I brought with me four years of complete and total dedication to my youth movement, BBYO, as an active member of my chapter and serving on the Virginia…
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Fast Forward When Charlottesville Jewish Brothers Fought In The Civil War — On Opposing Sides
The Jews of Charlottesville, Virginia have sometimes found themselves divided — including when two brothers from a prominent local family found themselves on opposite lines of fire during the Civil War. Scions of a German immigrant family, Simon and Isaac Leterman were deeply involved in civic and commercial life in the Virginia town, which mirrored…
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Breaking News Otto Warmbier, American Student Released From North Korea, Was Active In Hillel
(JTA) — Otto Warmbier, the University of Virginia student imprisoned by North Korea who remains in a coma since his release this week, was active at the campus Hillel and cared deeply about the Jewish community, its rabbi recalls. Warmbier, 22, a Cincinnati native, was traveling on a student tour of North Korea last year…
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Breaking News Eric Cantor’s Son Belongs to University of Virginia Fraternity in Rape Scandal
A son of the former congressman Eric Cantor is a member of the University of Virginia fraternity at the center of a high-profile rape scandal. Michael “Mikey” Cantor, whose father until recently was the sole Jewish Republican in Congress, belongs to Phi Kappa Psi at the Charlottesville school, according to The Daily Caller website. The…
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Life ‘Taking Back The Party’ at the University of Virginia
Protestors outside Phi Kappa Psi. Photograph by Bob Mical/Creative Commons On Saturday night, I stood on Rugby Road — University of Virginia’s now-infamous fraternity row — shoulder to shoulder with fellow English graduate students and faculty in full regalia. Some of us repainted the side of Beta Bridge — a frequently-used canvass for everything from…
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Culture Meet Maccabi Tel Aviv Star Sylven Landesberg
It is an exciting time to be part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team. In May, the team shocked the basketball world by winning the 2014 Euroleague Championship. Then in June, coach David Blatt was hired to be the new coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, where superstar LeBron James will play this upcoming season….
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