Jewish Students Across Georgia Build Leadership Skills and Community Through Hillel
Ohio University Hillel Opens Renovated Center for Jewish Life
Queens College Hillel Opens New Off-Campus Space and Expands Food Access for Jewish Students
Maryland Hillel Opens New Center for Jewish Life at University of Maryland
Maryland Hillel celebrated the ribbon cutting for the Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center at the University of Maryland, College Park this past weekend with students, community members, and special guests, including University President Darryll J. Pines, Hillel International President and CEO Adam Lehman, and Maryland Hillel CEO Rabbi Ari Israel. The two-level facility, which opened this fall, includes a kosher dining hall, café, classrooms, prayer and study spaces, multipurpose rooms, and areas for student gatherings and events. The center will host Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, Israel programming, leadership meetings, and activities for the university’s Jewish community – one of the largest in the nation.
More Than 150 People Gather for Shabbat in Support of Oregon Hillel
Hillel’s Israel Leadership Network Focuses on Strengthening Israel Engagement on Campus
Annual Michigan Football Tournament Brings Together More Than 200 Jewish Students
West Chester University Hillel Receives $1.9 Million Endowment for Permanent Staff Role
An anonymous family foundation donated $1.9 million to establish an endowment supporting a permanent, full-time staff position at West Chester University Hillel in Pennsylvania. Since hiring its first full-time staff member in 2018, the Hillel has expanded its team and now reaches hundreds of Jewish students each year. The endowment will help sustain staffing and Jewish student life on campus.
Columbus Israeli Folk Dance Group Begins New Chapter
An Israeli folk dance group with roots at The Ohio State University Hillel is beginning a new chapter at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus. As the group moves to the JCC, it carries forward a tradition that began in Columbus’ campus Jewish community and continues to bring people together through joyful Israeli dance.
Hillels Across North America Mark Three Years Since October 7th
Thousands of Jewish students at Hillels across North America marked three years since the October 7th attacks with vigils, exhibitions, art projects, speakers, and opportunities for reflection. At Hillel of Buffalo, students participated in a remembrance gathering and heard from Nova Festival survivor Atir Vinnikov, while University at Albany Hillel created a “Wings of Hope” art installation honoring those killed at Kfar Aza. Other Hillels, including University of Chicago, Penn State, and SLO Hillel, hosted campus-wide programs that shared the stories of those affected by October 7th and created space for students to find support and comfort.
UF Hillel Commemorates Three Years Since October 7th
Three years after October 7th, 2023, the University of Florida’s Diane and Howard Schilit Hillel, brought Jewish and non-Jewish students together for two days of remembrance, sharing stories about people who were killed and those whose lives the attacks changed. Student leaders helped organize a public remembrance at Turlington Hall, where students learned about October 7th, gathered in community, and sang Hatikvah, Israel’s national anthem, together.
Hillel Israel Student Leader Reflects on Life After October 7th
Three years after the October 7th attacks, Shalhevet Tzur Fisher, a student leader at Hillel Jerusalem and member of Hillel International’s Student Cabinet, reflects on how the massacre and the war that followed shaped her and her friends’ university experience. She describes studying while sirens sounded, navigating grief alongside the ordinary routines of student life, and trying to make plans for the future amid daily uncertainty. Through Hillel, she found community, friendship, hope, and opportunities to connect with Jewish students around the world.
Flyers Posted on Campus Target Oregon Hillel Executive Director
Posters targeting Oregon Hillel Executive Director Lenny Steinberg appeared across the University of Oregon campus, featuring his photo and labeling him an “enemy of the people” while also calling for “Hillel off campus.” In response, University President Karl Scholz condemned the flyers, writing in a university-wide email that “language that targets based on religious and ethnic identity – is reprehensible,” and adding, “We can be better.” U.S. lawmakers Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR) also issued a statement, saying, “Hate, intimidation, and antisemitism have no place on our college campuses, in our state or our country.”