Lea Speyer
ARTICLES BY: Lea Speyer
Students at U of Texas Welcome Resolution Declaring Solidarity With Jewish Community in Light of Surge in Antisemitic Incidents
Jewish students at the University of Texas (UT) welcomed their government's declaration of support following a spate of antisemitic incidents on campuses and other venues across the United...
Students at South African University Use Dancing, Hebrew Chanting to Thwart Attack on Arab-Israeli Zionist by BDS Activists
Anti-Israel BDS activists at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa were prevented on Tuesday from attacking an Arab member of an Israeli...
Major Jewish Organization: Unprecedented White Supremacist Outreach on US Campuses Due to ‘Current Political Climate’
A leading Jewish human rights organization said on Monday that it has recorded an unprecedented number of incidents perpetrated by white supremacists and alt-right groups on...
Georgetown U Rejects Proposal to Divest From Companies That ‘Enable, Profit From Violent Israeli Occupation of Palestine’
A Georgetown University advisory board has rejected an anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) proposal issued in October by three student activists, on the grounds that “divestment would...
Curbing of Anti-Israel Activism on Campus Causing ‘Unnecessary Stress,’ Members of Palestinian Societies at UK Universities Lament in New Video
A newly released video shows UK university students complaining that a recent crackdown on anti-Israel campus activity has caused an “unnecessary amount of stress.” Members of Palestine...
Jewish Student at Ohio State U Says Upcoming Vote on BDS Motion Likely to Usher in Antisemitic Attacks
A Jewish student at Ohio State University (OSU) told the Cleveland Jewish News on Thursday that an anti-Israel resolution being put to vote on campus Monday through...
After Multiple Swastikas Found at U of San Diego, Jewish Prof Reveals Feces Left Outside His Office Following US Presidential Election
A Jewish professor at the University of San Diego (USD) told the school’s student paper on Thursday that someone left feces in front of his...
Oxford Alum on ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’: Campus Anti-Zionism ‘Fig Leaf for Ugly Jew-Baiting’
"Anti-Zionism has become a fig leaf for ugly Jew-baiting," a recent graduate of the University of Oxford wrote on Thursday. In an op-ed in the UK’s The Telegraph, Richard Black attributed the “barrage...
Students at Ryerson U Welcome Firing of Teaching Assistant Over ‘Purify Filth of Jews’ Comment
Jewish students at Toronto's Ryerson University applauded the school's recent decision to terminate a teaching assistant who called to "purify Al-Aqsa Mosque from the filth of Jews." Aedan O’Connor...
British Prime Minister Calls on UK Universities to ‘Swiftly Address’ Campus Antisemitism
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday called on UK universities to “investigate and swiftly address” campus antisemitism. "Higher education institutions have a responsibility to ensure...
New Israeli Initiative to Equip Jewish High School Students With Tools to Counter Campus Anti-Zionism Lauded by Advocacy Groups
A new Israeli initiative to prepare high school students to deal with and confront anti-Zionist activity that they are liable to encounter when they get to college was...
Columbia U Students Launch ‘Hebrew Liberation Week’ to Counter Anti-Israel Efforts, Empower Jewish Students
To counter a series of annual "Israeli Apartheid Week" events, a new program initiated by a grassroots advocacy group at New York's Columbia University seeks to “empower Jewish...
UK’s Former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Releases Animated Video to Equip Jewish Students With Tools to Counter ‘Vicious’ BDS Activity on Campus
An animated video written and narrated by Britain’s former chief rabbi -- to arm students with the tools to confront hostility on campus -- was...
Swastika Made of Human Feces Found in Dorm Bathroom Rattles Students at Rhode Island School of Design
A swastika made of human feces, discovered in a dorm bathroom last week at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), has students rattled, local news station NBC...
