Hillel

Albert Axelrad, Brandeis Hillel rabbi who championed pluralism and social justice, dies at 87

Although dedicated to egalitarian prayer that offers equal roles for men and women, Axelrad often attended Orthodox and other non-egalitarian services.

Rabbi Albert Axelrad, shown above in 1982, was chaplain and Hillel rabbi at Brandeis University for 34 years, starting in 1965.
A sign at Harvard Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, on December 12, 2023.

Hillel files, then withdraws, brief supporting Harvard's campus antisemitism fight against Trump

 Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 2019.

Reed College agrees to sweeping reforms to settle antisemitism investigations

Students protest in support of Palestine during the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024; file photo.

Michigan University professor praises anti-Israel student activists in commencement speech


Hunter College Hillel claims ‘hateful slogans’ after protesters demand Jews on campus ‘pick a side'

“These protests reached a new level of aggression by targeting Hillel as a Jewish on campus organization,”

 ANTISEMITISM ON display at the UK’s Free Palestine rally.

U of British Columbia student union rejects vote to boot Hillel from campus

Known as Referendum 2, the measure would have pushed the university’s Alma Mater Society to “demand where feasible, that the University end Hillel BC’s lease."

 The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre of the University of British Columbia.

UN wants Hamas to stay in power, Palestinians used as pawns - Hillel Neuer alleges

Neuer contends that it would be nearly impossible to get appointed to a high ranking position at the UN if one is pro-Israel, considering many that vote are states that do not recognize Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

Jewish teens are looking at a new factor in their college search: antisemitism

A new survey of nearly 2,000 BBYO participants across North America found that 64% said antisemitism on campus was an important factor in their decision regarding where to attend college.

 Anti-Israel demonstration at Harvard University. Time for the local Jewish community and Jewish Harvard alumni to show our strength

Two Jewish students verbally abused at University of Leeds

The two were on their way to the Leeds University Hillel House on Saturday when a van stopped abruptly near them and its driver asked the two whether they were Jewish. 

 University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, photo taken on August 22, 2023.

Leeds University says will take action on antisemitism after numerous incidences - report

The report comes after the Hillel House was defaced and recent news that a professor at the university leaked the address of the Jewish center.

 University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, photo taken on August 22, 2023.

'Free Palestine' graffiti scrawled on University of Leeds campus Hillel

The West Yorkshire Police are treating the incident as a hate crime. 

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 28, 2023.

Times have changed for Harvard Hillel - opinion

Harvard Hillel consistently enables students to grapple with Israel’s challenges as an imperative of Jewish life and maturation.

 Anti-Israel demonstration at Harvard University. Time for the local Jewish community and Jewish Harvard alumni to show our strength

Former Harvard Hillel head: Antisemitism is being 'weaponized' to silence criticism of Israel

"I have monitored, with vigilance, the kinds of speech that Israel-aligned parties are calling ‘antisemitic,’” Steinberg wrote, “and it simply does not pass the sniff test.” 

A sign hangs on a gate of a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 6, 2023.

US Jewish students hiding their identity amid safety fears reaches 37%

One in three Jewish students reported witnessing or experiencing acts of hate or violence against Jews on campus, with a majority dissatisfied with their university’s response to these incidents.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018