Day 1 What is better than a bunch of passionate Israel activists? A bunch of passionate Israel activists at the CAMERA Student Leadership and Advocacy Training Conference! After registration, the students gathered at the Boston University Hillel to kick off the day with lunch and introductions. CAMERA’s International Campus Director, Aviva Slomich...
Witnesses of History: Naor
This piece was contributed as part of our Witnesses of History campaign by Naor Amir, a 2014 CAMERA Israel Trip participant, and a 2014-2015 CAMERA Fellow at the University of Florida. For young Israelis growing up in Southern Israel, the sound of sirens have long been inscribed into the psyche....
Witnesses of History: The Meaning of Being Israeli
This piece was contributed as part of our Witnesses of History campaign by Amit Boukai, our CCAP Liaison from our CCAP group at University of Indiana, Students Supporting Israel A few loud booms woke me up from a dream early one morning eight years ago. I was 12 years old,...
Witnesses of History: Marta
This piece was submitted by CAMERA 2014 Israel Trip participant, Marta Slobodyanyuk, as part of our Witnesses of History campaign. Marta is a student activist with CAMERA’s CCAP group at the University of Minnesota, Students Supporting Israel. The plane readied itself for arrival. I remember that feeling in my stomach....
Second Thoughts on the Second Intifada
This piece was contributed by a CAMERA Israel Trip alumnus. It was also published in The Jewish Press. Originally from Portugal, the author, Romeu Monteiro, is now a Ph.D. candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, and is a dedicated pro-Israel activist and writer. Jerusalem is known as the City of Gold...
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...