Sidney Shapiro had finished his Israel Defense Forces service just weeks before he arrived on campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. “I walked into the door of the school and there is a huge poster of a kid, a Palestinian kid, in the shadow of a field box and...
Laurentian Israel Group Works With PRIDE
With a little Zionist chutzpah, our Emet for Israel group at Laurentian University, LUJSA, just pulled off a unique event with the LGBTQ alliance, PRIDE. Entitled Half Off: Circumcision and Sex Toys, the Ultimate Games Night, the event was planned during PRIDE week—an entire week dedicated to celebrating and educating the...
Laurentian U Emet Students and Profs On IAW
This Letter-to-the-Editor (reproduced in full, below) was published originally in The Lambda, and written by Sidney Shapiro- the CAMERA Liaison of the Emet for Israel group at Laurentian University, LUJSA. It was signed by: Sidney Shapiro, LUJSA President Kirk Unger, LUJSA VP Jordan Feldberg, LUJSA VP Emily Caruso Parnell, President, Shaar Hashomayim...
Roses and Dinner: Israeli Cooking with Love
On February 11, our Emet for Israel group at Laurentian University, LUJSA, hosted an event called Roses and Dinner: Israeli Cooking with Love, as a pre-Valentine’s Day celebration of Israeli food, culture, chocolate and fun. The students organized bread-baking, shakshuka making, and had background information on each piece of the meal. The...
Over 1,000 students visit Laurentian’s Emet for Israel’s Table
This post was contributed by LUJSA Emet for Israel Liaison Sidney Shapiro. For the second year in a row, LUJSA (the Laurentian University Jewish Students Association), with support from CAMERA, held our Chanukah donut giveaway. From 9am to 7pm, we held an early Chanukah greeting event, and helped students feel...
Hasbara through Laurentian University Gaming Society (LUGS)
On March 13th, the Laurentian University Jewish Student Association (LUJSA) hosted “Let’s Scrabbalatte Game Night!” jointly with the Laurentian University Gaming Society (LUGS). This off-campus event drew more than 35 students, many of whom do not usually attend LUJSA events. In addition to enjoying pizza, provided by the Students General Association, and games, the...
Laurentian CCAP Participate in Model UN
For CANIMUN, Canada’s countrywide University-level Model United Nations competition, students from Laurentian University Jewish Student Association (LUJSA) represented the delegation from Israel. Many students simply interested in the Model UN event participated and were educated about Israel, its history, and its politics. Participants across the event experienced in the first...
Iranium showing at Laurentian University
On February 11, the Laurentian University Jewish Students Association hosted a showing of Iranium: The Movie. The movie, a documentary, educates viewers about Iran and its nuclear program with such figures as R. James Woosley Jr., former Director of Central Intelligence, John Bolton, former US Ambassador to the UN, and...