CAMERA on Campus

Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On November 17th, 2014, the Israel Student Association at Queens College hosted ‘Aroma Cafe’. The goal of this event was to reach out to the broader college community at to show them something Israeli that they could relate to (i.e., coffee!) Many people who...

Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On March 10th, 2015, Slugs for Israel, an EMET for Israel group, hosted an Israeli Music Fest at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The goal of this event was to create a fun environment for students to come listen and dance to Israeli-style...

Contributed by CAMERA fellow David Enav Last week, Houston Hillel and Cougars for Israel, an EMET for Israel group, teamed up with the Latin Fraternities Sigma Lambda Beta, Alpha Psi Lambda, and the Mexican American Studies Student Organization to screen the movie Project Puente. The movie is a documentary following the formation...

Contributed to by CAMERA intern Shoshana Kranish  Noles for Israel, an EMET for Israel group at Florida State University, presented a lecture on March 25th by IDF Sergeant Benjamin Anthony in conjunction with the Less Hamas, More Hummus program. Hosted by CAMERA liaison Marc Faust, the lecture brought together a...

Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On February 17th, 2015, Eagles for Israel, an EMET for Israel group at Boston college, hosted Kasim Hafeez on their campus. Kasim’s story about how he went from being an anti-Israel radical Muslim to a staunch Israel supporter was intended to bring awareness to...

Contributed by CAMERA intern Shoshana Kranish On May 5th, Israel U at the University of Delaware presented a speech by Zion Uness, a notable Ethiopian-born Israeli, who spoke about his experience in making aliyah. The event was hosted by CAMERA liaison Ori Zaff, and was meant to expand campus knowledge...

On April 16th, Kasim Hafeez made an impactful and impressionable appearance at SFSU, where he was hosted by the campus’s Israel group. Kasim told students the history of his own anti-Semitic past and how he became a pro-Israel advocate through education and self-questioning. As a Muslim, Kasim talks about the Muslim world’s negative bias towards Israel...

To celebrate Israel’s 67th birthday, Friends of Israel, an EMET for Israel group at SUNY Rockland Community College, hosted a festival with a BBQ and various Israel-related activities. Though the weather wasn’t as nice as it was in Israel and the event had to be moved indoors due to the...