Assi Azar, an Israeli television personality and the host of Israel’s number one most watched TV show, is going on a nine campus tour thanks to CAMERA. Our goal is to teach students about the progressive nature of Israel and the LGBTQ community there. His tour started on March 30th...
Zionism: The Realization of ‘Never Again’
The following piece was written by CAMERA’s consultant, Chloe Simone Valdary, president and founder of UNO’s Emet Israel group, Allies of Israel. This piece was originally published at Times of Israel on January 27, and is reproduced in full, below. On one cool Sabbath afternoon, an elderly lady sat at lunch...
CAMERA Fellow at the University of Michigan Hosts Izzy Ezagui
In mid-November, CAMERA Fellow at the University of Michigan, Lindsay Hurwitz, hosted Izzy Ezagui, who shared his positive experience as an IDF soldier with a disability, and how he overcame the adversity associated with it. Hurwitz’s goal was to help inspire students to keep their passion for Israel strong even in...
SUNY Buffalo CAMERA Fellow Hosts Izzy Ezagui
CAMERA’s Fellow at SUNY Buffalo worked with the pro-Israel group to host a successful event with Izzy Ezagui. Izzy spoke about his experiences in the IDF and his journey to recovery after losing his arm in combat. The group hosted the event with a goal to provide students with real stories from IDF soldiers....
A CAMERA Alum Shares: My Life As An Oleh
This piece was contributed by Ari Hoffman, a CAMERA CAP alumnus from the University of Central Florida. Ari made Aliyah after graduating in May, 2014. Ari’s account of living in Israel during Operation Protective Edge is part of our campaign, Witnesses of History. It has been an interesting few months...
Why I Wanted to Work For CAMERA
CAMERA is pleased and proud to welcome the newest member of our Campus Team, Ben Einsidler! As part of his first week at CAMERA on Campus, Ben wrote a piece about his decision to join CAMERA. Ben’s piece was just republished in the Algemeiner! It was a pleasant day this...
The IDF’s Unsung Heroes
Oftentimes, CAMERA speakers are those who have personal connections to the Arab-Israeli conflict and can share their unique perspectives with students. One such speaker, Izzy Ezagui, has spoken for CAMERA about his personal sacrifices, but also recently reflected on the sacrifices made by a group whose stories are much less publicized– the American...
My Journey to Zionism
This piece was contributed by CAMERA intern Elisa Greenberg. Elisa is a senior at Boston University, majoring in marketing. I was raised in a Zionistic home by parents who understood the importance of Israel as a Jewish state. Each morning, I would go downstairs for breakfast to find my parents...