Contributed by Alexis Sherman I am a Jew. Both of my parents grew up in Mexico City and life in the United States of America held the allure of freedom of religion, incredible opportunities, and the land of promise of what the future could be. Never in their wildest dreams...
Teaching Protest at the 92 St Y
By Chloe Valdary This past Thursday, the groundbreaking documentary Crossing the Line 2 premiered at the 92st Y in New York. The film, produced by Jerusalem U, provided an in-depth look at the spread of the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses, the vitriol of organizations like Students for Justice...
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...
On Martin Luther King Day, We Remember His Legacy and Love
In the United States, we set aside a day in January, on or near his birthday, to commemorate the life and work of one of the greatest leaders in American history. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a dedicated Zionist. He remains an inspiration to the Jewish people and to...
CAMERA Fellow at Claremont Colleges Published!
This piece was originally published in The Student Life at Pomona College. It is reproduced in full below. Connecting Zionism and Civil Rights By Elliott Hamilton As we commemorate Rosa Park’s triumphant refusal to go to the back of a segregated bus on Dec. 1, 1955, an action that catalyzed...
Redefining The Lines
A version of this piece was originally published in The Claremont Independent by CAMERA Fellow Elliott Hamilton on November 23rd 2014. After spending nine months in the State of Israel, Bryan Turkel, a brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi and a proud Zionist, returned to Claremont McKenna with full intention of displaying his identity....
Eretz Yisrael: Hineni!
This piece was contributed by our 2013-2014 CAMERA Fellow at SUNY Binghamton, Justin Hayet. Justin continues to be active in our SUNY Binghamton CCAP group, BUZO. Justin’s piece was republished in the Algemeiner. Standing to the sound of the final blow of the shofar; I hold my prayer book wide open and...
This Is What a Zionist Looks Like!
CAMERA on Campus’ campaign This Is What a Zionist Looks Like has been gaining major traction on social media. The campaign, created over the summer by Allies of Israel founder and CAMERA consultant Chloe Simone Valdary, began by using beautiful, iconic images of well-known actors, activists, and musicians who identify (or...
