Tag: Jewish High School students
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The Jewish National Fund’s Mishpachah (Family)
I just got back from my second time at the Jewish National Fund’s Annual Conference, this time in Washington D.C. Next year we were told that the conference will be in Israel! If you’re Jewish, and older (I hear my mother in my mind . . . oy, since when did I become an alter…
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“Knowledge for College:” Warning for Jewish College Students & Parents
Is your high school student looking at potential colleges? They’ve done the best they can in their classes and on their SAT’s and ACTs. They’ve worked at being a good citizen and written their essays to prove it. You’ve checked out the universities online and hopefully had an opportunity to visit the campuses. Everyone in…
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Jewish Students Harassed on U.S. College Campuses in 2018
I’ve written about the growing confrontational climate and anti-Semitism on college campuses before and unfortunately, there’s no good news, it’s still ugly, but having to attend a meeting recently by “Knowledge for College,” preparing our Jewish teens for the anti-Semitism and the intimidation they will face on college campuses rankled my nerves. Where is the…