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Middlebury College Hillel votes to rebrand, distancing from parent group on Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Middlebury College's Hillel has rebranded itself as the Jewish Association of Middlebury (JAM) following a student board decision to distance from Hillel International due to its perceived strong pro-Israel stance. 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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Hillel InternationalZionismHillelJewish ValuesStudent ActivismMiddlebury CollegeDisaffiliationJewish Association Of Middlebury

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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
"The student leaders of the campus Hillel at a small liberal arts school in Vermont have voted to rename the student group, moving to distance it from an international organization they say is too pro-Israel."
New York, United States
"The student senate of the New School in New York recently voted to defund its campus Hillel and call on the school to stop partnering with the organization a vote the college administration rejected, saying that it did not have the authority to act."
New York, United States
"A group of Jewish students and faculty at New York University has also called to boycott Hillel."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."

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