You have probably heard of Schindler’s List — Steven Spielberg’s movie, that brought to life the story of a German member and spy of the Nazi party who saved the lives of over 1000 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories in occupied Poland. You may have...
Meet Ben Suster: Current Campus Coordinator, Former CAMERA Fellow
Prior to the summer of 2014, CAMERA campus coordinator Ben Suster was politically indifferent towards Israel. Although he had been there multiple times before to visit family and participate in programs, this trip was different. He landed a few days before the bodies of the three murdered yeshiva boys were...
UConn Student “Shocked” by Anti-Semitic Comment
University of Connecticut student Nathan Schachter describes his Jewish faith as “a part of me since I was born.” The West Hartford-born junior communications major grew up in a tight-knit Jewish community, and said that he is “proud” of practicing Judaism, participating in UConn Hillel events as a member of...
Dr. Asaf Romirowsky Discusses Conflict with Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Students
On March 15, 2017, East Carolina University’s CAMERA-supported group Pirates for Israel arranged for scholar Dr. Asaf Romirowsky to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Romirowsky is the co-author of Religion, Politics, and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief. He has served in the Israel Defense Forces as an International Relations...
South Florida College Students Participate in Israel Advocacy Conference
South Florida college students were among those who participated in the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America’s annual student leadership and advocacy training conference that took place over the summer in Boston University. Every August, CAMERA hosts this student conference for Israel advocates on campus who are...
Learning Activism
“I’ve always been a Zionist, but I was too timid to be an activist,” said Rebecca Fliegelman of Suffern, a 23-year-old senior at Hunter College. She was one of 80 students from 13 countries who gathered in Boston for six days in August for the seventh annual Student Leadership Training...
Uphold The Student Code
“I hate Jews.” These were the words found carved on the door of a bathroom on our campus this week. “There is no room for … Zionists at UIUC.” This statement came on a post by Students for Justice in Palestine, written publicly on Facebook for anyone and everyone to...
Anti-Semitism: Social Justice’s Blind Spot
At 3:45 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 22, a heinous, racially-charged vandalism was committed against the Islamic Center of Davis, with bacon laid across the door handles. Several days later, tires of vehicles were slashed outside the center. The Davis community banded together to show its solidarity with the center,...
