CAMERA on Campus

On May 18th, the Slugs for Israel group at UC Santa Cruz brought renowned academic Michael Leitner to campus for a talk about Israel and the possibilities of peace and coexistence. Leitner’s philosophy is one that results in a productive, peaceful society as the result of “recreational programming”. The intimate...

Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On April 7th, 2015, Cornellians for Israel (CFI), our EMET for Israel group, brought Assi Azar to Cornell University to show students what life is like for LGBTQA individuals in Israel. He talked about how Israel is the only country in the Middle East that...

Contributed to by CAMERA intern Shoshana Kranish  In honor of Israeli Independence Day, the Bi-Co Friends of Israel of Haverford College hosted a celebration with casual conversation about Israel and festive music. The event, hosted by CAMERA liaison Noah Bloch, was intended to provide a space for students to celebrate...

Contributed by CAMERA intern Shoshana Kranish  In their introductory event on campus, the Denison University DU It for Israel group hosted a “Passover in Israel” seder on April 3rd. Hosted by Seth Schoenahus, the event was meant to introduce the campus community to the group and to ease them into...

Contributed by CAMERA fellow Avital Zenilman Pick a random student crossing North Charles Street or roaming around campus, and ask them a question about Israel. The common answer will most likely be related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and probably verbatim from the media. But no one seems to know about...

Contributed by CAMERA fellow David Enav Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe, and the French Republic has felt it the most. France is a country well known for its royalty, art, and pursuit of democracy. This winter, France has been synonymous with terrorism as a result of the rise...

Contributed by CAMERA Fellow Allison Moldoff. The CAMERA Israel Advocacy and Leadership Mission to Israel is three days underway, and I must admit that it has been absolutely incredible so far! As a student and a Zionist, I have had opportunities to meet more influential speakers than I could have...

  Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On January 22nd, CAMERA Fellow Naor Amir brought Izzy Ezagui to the Chabad at the University of Florida to speak about his experience serving in the Israel Defense Forces. The goal of this event was to increase student involvement with Israel on campus by providing...