Dragons For Israel (DFI), the pro-Israel student group at Drexel University, hosted an event titled “Cookies For Peace” in an effort to share facts about Israel to the student body. During the event, members of DFI distributed cookies with facts about Israel to students passing by. DFI member and CCAP representative,...
Drexel Brings Jared Ben-Caro
CAMERA Fellow Josh Dienstman and Dragons for Israel (A CCAP/CAMERA supported group) recently organized an event at Drexel University, where Sgt. (Res.) Jared M. Ben-Caro, a former IDF paratrooper, discussed his experience as a combat soldier during Operation Cast Lead. In this operation, the IDF entered the Gaza Strip to dismantle...
Fry Above Political Chic of ASA Academic Boycott of Israel
This piece, by CAMERA Fellow Joshua Dienstman, was originally published in The Triangle of Drexel University. In an era in which it is trendy to follow political and social movements purely for the sake of being a part of something, without giving thought to their validity, it is refreshing to have a...
Israel Independence Day at Drexel University
Last week, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, was celebrated at Drexel University! Yom Ha’atzmaut is a day of celebration, music, and especially Israeli food. Dragons for Israel at Drexel organized their annual event for students to come enjoy and celebrate Israel’s 66th birthday. Everyone enjoyed themselves as they listened to middle...
Dragons for Israel Presents University President
On January 28th, Dragons for Israel (DFI) presented one of the biggest events in our organization’s history! Bridging the Gap with President Fry: Drexel’s Presence in Israel was a leadership-networking event seeking to inform students and faculty about the current connection Drexel has with Israel. The event held three extraordinary...
CAMERA Partners with Drexel Hillel on Birthright Trip
CAMERA’s Gilad Skolnick just returned from a wonderful Birthright Reunion at Drexel University. This is our second year in a row of working with Drexel’s Hillel in sending students on Birthright. Unique aspects of this partnership include having Israeli soldiers stay for the full 10 days of the Birthright trip...
Kick Off Event at Drexel Draws In 40-60 Students
On October 2nd, Drexel‘s Dragons for Israel launched the semester with their Made In Israel event. It focused on educating attendees about the culture, technology, night life and social life in Israel in an attempt to create a “mini-Israel.” The event also featured Israeli food as well as informational packets,...
A Hero in Heaven at Drexel
Contributed by Shoshana Weiss, CAMERA’s Dragons for Israel CCAP liaison: A Hero In Heaven is a highly impactful film for university students of any kind. While focusing on the life of Michael Levin, a young man from Philadelphia who volunteered for the Israeli army, this film inspires Zionism, a deep...
