CAMERA on Campus had the privilege of being invited to the 8th annual Memphis Friends of Israel Festival. The day-long festival at Audubon Park in Memphis, Tennessee played host to hundreds of visitors from the local community and drew quite a crowd. Camel rides, a falafel eating contest, and performances...
UConn hosts ‘Less Hamas, More Hummus: Playing for Peace’
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On April 14th, CAMERA fellow Ali Jabick hosted Less Hamas, More Hummus: Playing for Peace on the University of Connecticut’s campus. The purpose of this event was to expose students to various programs that promote peace and co-existence in the Middle East, especially within...
Why is This State Different From All Other States
Contributed by Lindsay Hurwitz, our CAMERA Fellow at the University of Michigan. This piece was republished in the Algemeiner. In honor of the recent Jewish holiday of Passover, I found myself reminiscing about the oppression of the Jewish people in Egypt thousands of years ago. I then considered a more modern representation...
University of Houston hosts a ‘Lunch and Learn’ with Neil Lazarus!
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On November 3rd, CAMERA fellow David Enav brought Neil Lazarus to come and speak with University of Houston students as well as with Jewish professionals about running a pro-Israel group on campus. Neil also discussed strategies to promote growth and success in the long run with...
Tulane University Students Supporting Israel: “The Forgotten Refugees” Screening
Contributed by CAMERA intern Lilia Gaufberg On December 2nd, our EMET for Israel group, Tulane University Students Supporting Israel (TUSSI) together with our CAMERA Fellow Emma Colbran, hosted a screening of the documentary “The Forgotten Refugees,” a film about the Jewish refugees from countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria....
David Horowitz Speaks to BC Students
On April 19th, Boston College’s EMET for Israel group, Eagles for Israel, invited David Horowitz to come give a presentation to students about Israel. Horowitz is an internationally known political commentator and author, and he lectured BC students about the state of Israel with the title of his presentation being...
Declare Your Freedom
Contributed by CAMERA Fellow Emma Colbran Hasbara, which literally means “explanation,” is the term used for pro-Israel advocacy. Hasbara is used globally to educate people about the policies of the Israeli government and to promote Israel in the face of negative press. Because much of the American media portrays Israel...
Clark Students Learn about LGBTQA Rights in Israel
On March 31st, Clark University, in conjunction with the Committee for Accuracy in Middle Eastern Reporting in America, CAMERA, hosted one of the Clarkies Helping and Advocating for Israel’s most successful events of the year: LGBTQA* Rights in Israel featuring Assi Azar, host of Israel’s own “Big Brother”. To an...
