Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE), a student group and affiliate of Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Michigan, has once again chosen to display its true colors. While the group purports to stand for “human rights, liberation, and equality,” it has a tendency to frequently...
Hatred Comes to Ann Arbor
It’s no secret that widespread anti-Israel bigotry has infected college campuses around the world. And it seems that this toxicity will once again rear its head in Ann Arbor, Mich. From Jan. 25-26, the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) is slated to co-host the “2020 Youth for Palestine Conference” on the University of Michigan’s campus....
When art becomes Antisemitism
On October 4th at the University of Michigan,, during an installment of the Penny Stamps Speaker Series (a required lecture series for all art students hosted by the Stamps School of Art and Design), guest speaker Emory Douglas gave a presentation that focused on intentionally provocative art. Unfortunately, he gave...
Playing for Peace at the University of Michigan
Contributed by CAMERA intern Emma Fruchtman. To conclude the University of Michigan’s Second Annual Wolverines for Israel Conference, Professor Michael Leitner of California State University at Chico shed new light on the Arab-Israeli conflict. He presented the idea of “Playing for Peace,” programs which bring together children of different backgrounds...
U Mich CAMERA Fellow Presents: Noam Bedein on Sderot
University of Michigan CAMERA Fellow Lindsay Hurwitz hosted Noam Bedein on campus to speak about Israelis living under Hamas rocket fire. A reporter for the university paper, the Michigan Daily, attended the lecture and published an article about the presentation! The article is reproduced in full below. Israeli speaker highlights fear in...
An Unrelenting Double Standard
This piece was contributed by our CAMERA Fellow at the University of Michigan, Lindsay Hurwitz. It was originally published in The Michigan Daily and is reproduced in full below. You know that moment when you realize your sister gets away with sneaking out on a Saturday night while you are...
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...
A Misleading Representation
This piece was written by CAMERA’s 2014-2015 Fellow at the University of Michigan, Lindsay Hurwitz. It was originally published in the Michigan Daily, and is reproduced in full below. Oct. 8, 2014, was a beautiful, sunny day in Michigan, one of those rare days where even the weather seems to...