Posts Tagged: UCLA
I Saw Hatred First-Hand as a UCLA Student; But the School’s New Initiative Gives Me Hope
My senior year at UCLA was engulfed in anti-Jewish fervor. Frightening and dangerous protests erupted across our campus, Jewish students were shunned and ostracized, and...
UCLA Student Newspaper Protects Oct. 7 Supporters, and Attacks Jews
At UCLA, a troubling pattern has emerged: individuals engaged in antisemitic discrimination are being recast as victims, while those targeted are portrayed as villains for...
I Graduated UCLA in May; But My Fight for Israel On and Off Campus Has Just Begun
It has been six months since I graduated from UCLA, and my life looks a lot different now than it did as a Bruin. The shift...
This Year, We Remember the Hostages; Then We Live
Throughout the month of October, Jews all over the world have gathered around the table with family and friends to celebrate, reflect, and mourn. Rosh...
A View from the Ground at UCLA’s ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’
Tensions have been rising across college campuses nationwide as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) groups have erected “Gaza Solidarity Encampments” in response to Israel’s...
‘I’ll F—k You Up’: A List of Attacks, Threats, Explicit Calls for Violence at Pro-Hamas University Encampments
Videos from recent pro-Hamas protests and encampments on university campuses show demonstrators attacking and threatening Jewish and pro-Israel individuals, as well as making explicit calls...
Jew Hatred Comes to UCLA
On February 17, students from more than 200 college campuses gathered at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for the 12th annual National Students...
Inspiration and a Rallying Cry for Jewish Students and Graduates
The following is Judea Pearl’s speech at the fourth annual UCLA Jewish Graduation on June 16. Dean [Maria] Blandizzi, friends, families, distinguished guests, and especially you,...
Hillel, ADL Urge UCLA to Address Incidents of Anti-Israel Bias, Antisemitism
Local Jewish community advocates are urging the University of California-Los Angeles to issue "a robust and thorough response to continued incidents of anti-Israel bias and...
UCLA Committee Backs Professor Over Guest Lecture Criticized as Antisemitic
An academic freedom committee at the University of California-Los Angeles backed the right of a professor to invite a guest lecturer whose comments were denounced by some...
UCLA Student Gov’t Passes Resolution Defending SJP From Antisemitism Claims
Student government representatives at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed a resolution on Tuesday rejecting "misinformation" against the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)...
Pro-Israel Students Protest SJP Conference at UCLA, Where Attendees Call for Jewish State’s Annihilation
Two pro-Israel activists protested inside a major Students for Justice in Palestine conference held at UCLA over the weekend, where attendees chanted, "Long live the intifada"...
UCLA Student Leaders Back Upcoming SJP Conference, as Petition Calling for Cancellation Nears 35,000 Signatures
Student leaders at the University of California, Los Angeles, endorsed a resolution on Tuesday affirming the right of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to host...
UCLA Chancellor Says SJP Conference Will Take Place on Campus, Despite Antisemitism Concerns
The chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles, expressed "fundamental disagreements" with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), but said the group will nonetheless be...
