Rachel Frommer
ARTICLES BY: Rachel Frommer
UK Jewish Groups Celebrate Unexpected Defeat of ‘Antisemitic’ Incumbent NUS President Malia Bouattia
Major UK Jewish groups are celebrating the Wednesday defeat of Malia Bouattia -- the National Union of Students (NUS) president who has faced allegations of...
Education Reform Expert Warns ADL Report on Spike in Antisemitism at K-12 Schools Might Be ‘Misleading’
A US education reform expert cautioned on Monday that a new report claiming a 106 percent spike last year in antisemitism at the country’s K-12 “non-denominational”...
Candidate for NUS President ‘Very Hopeful’ Organization Will ‘Reject Voices of Hate,’ After Further ‘Horrific Revelations’ of Student Representatives Writing ‘Heil Hitler’ Online
A candidate running for president of Britain’s National Union of Students (NUS) told The Algemeiner on Tuesday he was “very hopeful…we will stand with Jewish...
Washington U Hillel Hailed for Refusing to Fund J Street-Hosted Breaking the Silence Event
A student leader at Washington University in St. Louis (Wash U) has applauded the school's Hillel for refusing to fund a J Street U event featuring the...
Claiming Calls for Israel’s Destruction Are ‘Not Inherently Antisemitic,’ UK Jewish Student Defends Push for NUS to Excise Anti-Zionism From Antisemitism Definition
A British Jewish university student is defending her choice to lead a charge to excise anti-Zionism from the National Union of Students' (NUS) definition of antisemitism, claiming in an interview with The...
Georgia’s Kennesaw State University Hosts Camel, Kangaroo on Campus for Israel Festival
A Georgia university hosted a camel and kangaroo on campus last week as part of a program celebrating Israeli culture, with organizers telling The Algemeiner on Friday that...
Report: Israeli Court Suspends Travel Ban on BDS Co-Founder Under Investigation for Tax Fraud, as He Prepares to Accept ‘Gandhi Peace Award’ at Yale
An Israeli court has agreed to temporarily suspend a travel ban on a co-founder of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement as he prepares to...
Tensions Flare as SOAS Students Promise Protest of Israeli Envoy Mark Regev’s Upcoming Talk on London Campus
As London students prepare to protest an upcoming on-campus talk by Israeli Ambassador to the UK Mark Regev, the event's moderator told The Algemeiner on Thursday...
Opposing Narrative of Israeli Apartheid ‘Personal for Us,’ Say Zionist South African Representatives
Opposing the narrative of Israeli apartheid is personal for two Zionist South Africans who spoke with The Algemeiner last month as they embarked on a tour of...
Israel’s Dublin Embassy ‘Concerned’ by ‘Disturbing Trend’ of Anti-Israel Initiatives in City, After Local University Announced as Location for Upcoming Pro-BDS Academic Conference
The Israeli Embassy in Dublin is “concerned” by a "disturbing trend" of local initiatives targeting the Jewish state, a spokesperson told The Algemeiner on Thursday, after...
Tufts Trustees Announce They Will Not Support BDS, After ‘Ambush’ Resolution Passed by Student Government
Tufts University's Board of Trustees announced on Thursday it "will not divest from companies doing business in Israel," after the school's student government passed a BDS...
Police Called After Leftist Protesters Disrupt Jerusalem Mayor’s Lecture at Hebrew University
Police officers were called after protesters disrupted a lecture on Wednesday by the mayor of Jerusalem at the city's Hebrew University, The Algemeiner has learned. Nir...
‘We Were Ambushed,’ Say Claremont Colleges’ Jewish Students After Senate Passes Sudden Pro-BDS Motion on Passover, Easter Sunday
Jewish student leaders at the Claremont Colleges told The Algemeiner they felt "ambushed" by an unexpected vote on a pro-boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) motion in the student senate...
UK Jewish Rep Calls for ‘Massive Reform’ Following Latest National Students’ Union Antisemitism Scandal
As a new antisemitism scandal rocked the UK’s national umbrella student group last week, a Jewish representative -- in a interview with The Algemeiner -- called for...
