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I picked a college close to home to feel safe. Here’s why I’m transferring to Israel.

JL;DR SUMMARY Maddie Teitelman, a participant in JTA's Teen Journalism Fellowship, shares her experience at Western Washington University (WWU), revealing the antisemitism she faced despite initially choosing a college close to home for safety post-October 7 attacks. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityHebrew University Of JerusalemPro Palestinian ProtestsCampus ProtestsJewish Student UnionWestern Washington UniversityTransferMaddie Teitelman

Places mentioned

Bellingham, Washington, United States
"When I committed to Western Washington University in Bellingham, I had already decided that my best choice, given campus protests, was a school close to my home in Oregon."
Oregon, United States
"When I committed to Western Washington University in Bellingham, I had already decided that my best choice, given campus protests, was a school close to my home in Oregon."
Israel
"Rather than continuing to be ignored by campus administration while ill-intentioned students and student groups are enabled, I plan to attend the Hebrew University of Jerusalem-Rothberg International School beginning next fall."

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