Rachel Frommer
ARTICLES BY: Rachel Frommer
‘It’s About More Than Hummus,’ Says UC Riverside Rabbi Leading Fight Against Sabra Boycott
A proposed student resolution to ban Sabra company products from the dining hall of a California university "is about more than hummus," the campus rabbi leading the...
Canadian Trade School Retracts Policy Rejecting Israeli Students Following Jewish Community Uproar
A Canadian trade school has retracted its policy of rejecting students based on their Israeli nationality, following major blowback from the local Jewish community. The change by the Island School of...
London University’s Investigation Into Disruption of Israel Event Concludes Some Protesters Were Violent, Chanted Slogans That ‘Could Be Considered Antisemitic’
The investigation into the disruption of an Israel-related event at a UK university revealed that some protesters had been violent, contradicting the school's statement in the immediate aftermath of the incident. University...
Faculty at Toronto’s Ryerson U Organize Holocaust Memorial Event, Following Student Boycott of Initiative to Institute ‘Education Week’ on Nazi Genocide of Jews
Faculty members and administrators at Toronto's Ryerson University organized a Holocaust memorial event last week, a month after students boycotted an initiative to institute a Holocaust education week at...
Head of Ireland’s Only Campus Israel Society at University With No Jews Aims to ‘Spread Truth That Doesn’t Make It Into the News’
The founder of Ireland's only campus Israel Society – at a school with virtually no Jewish students -- told The Algemeiner that he decided to...
UK University Student Body Notorious for Anti-Israel Radicalism Rejects Motion to Allow Jews on Campus to Define Antisemitism
The student union of a British university notorious for anti-Israel activity on its campus this week denied Jews in its ranks the right to define antisemitism. At a...
In Inaugural Benediction, Rabbi Marvin Hier Cites Psalm Remembering Zion and Jerusalem
The first orthodox Rabbi to give benediction at a US presidential inauguration cited a psalm highlighting Jerusalem at Friday's ceremony. Rabbi Marvin Hier -- the 77-year-old founder and...
Emergency Motion for Protection of Jews at UK University With Notoriously Anti-Israel Atmosphere to Be Brought Before Student Union
An emergency motion aimed at protecting Jews at a British university notorious for its radical anti-Israel activism will be brought before the school’s student union on Tuesday,...
San Diego Student Says Her View of Israel as ‘Akin to Apartheid’ Completely Changed After Visiting Jewish State
A California student who previously believed Israel was “akin to an apartheid state” had a complete about-face after visiting the country, San Diego State University’s independent student...
University of Toronto Grad Student, Instructor Openly ‘Bullies’ Jews Online
A graduate student at the University of Toronto, who teaches courses at the school, has harassed Jews and supporters of Israel on social media, using the pejorative "Zios"...
Ivanka Trump Shares Snapshot of Kosher Inauguration Cake Featuring Mini Donald
President-elect Donald Trump's Jewish daughter, Ivanka, posted a picture on Instagram of a Kosher inauguration cake, featuring a miniature figure of her father standing in...
Student-Made Video on California College Media Dept’s Vimeo Page Mocks Netanyahu’s Defense of Israel
A student-made video clip on the official Vimeo page of a California college's media studies department attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by mocking -- and taking out of context -- statements...
IDF Marks Martin Luther King Day With Video of Soldiers Spreading Civil Rights Leader’s Message of Compassion
In honor of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces produced a video clip reiterating the assassinated civil rights leader's message of choosing compassion...
Christian Students Write, Perform Pro-Israel Rap Song to Encourage Advocacy for Jewish State
A student at Alabama's historically black christian Miles College told The Algemeiner on Friday about how she came to participate in a pro-Israel rap video that...
