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Six categories of Jewish students fill in the ‘missing middle’ pieces of campus antisemitism puzzle

JL;DR SUMMARY The Forward article by Arno Rosenfeld discusses a study from Brandeis University, which categorizes Jewish college students into six groups based on their relationship to Israel and Jewish identity amidst rising antisemitism on campuses post-October 7 protests. 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 IdentityJewish StudentsJewish InstitutionsProtestsEngagementBrandeis UniversityCampus ActivismConflict

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"Students and visitors make their way on the UCLA campus in August."
Wisconsin, United States
"Or Shira, a student in Wisconsin who grew up in an observant Conservative and Zionist home"

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