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Jewish Life Stories: Ed Koch’s sister dies on her own terms

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 20 Nov

Reflecting on lives that have impacted Jewish communities globally, this article memorializes Pat Koch Thaler, Charles Fishman, Yiannis Boutaris, Frank Auerbach, and Kenneth Bronstein.

0 Culture Education

The Moment: Issue 1036

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 12 Nov

Issue 1036 of Mishpacha Magazine spotlights diverse stories on Jewish identity and religious observance.

0 Art Culture

Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose distinctive work adorned museums, synagogues and opinion pages, dies at 79

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 16 Sep

Mark Podwal, renowned Jewish artist and dermatologist, passed away at 79, leaving a profound legacy through his unique visual language that vividly encapsulated Jewish history and themes.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Campuses are banning discrimination against Zionists. That's good news for the pro-Palestinian camp

Nadav Ziv in Forward · 7 Sep

Colleges and universities, like NYU and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, are implementing new policies to prevent discrimination against Zionists, recognizing an overlap between anti-Zionism and antisemitism.

0 Education Antisemitism

NYU issues new hate speech guidelines discouraging students from targeting ‘Zionists’

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 23 Aug

New York University has revised its hate speech guidelines to include anti-Zionist rhetoric as a potential violation, indicating that harassing or discriminating against Zionists could breach the university's policies on nondiscrimination and anti-harassment.

0 Politics Education

NYU’s Pro-Palestine Coalition Says it Supports ‘Armed Struggle’

Francesca Block in The Free Press · 29 Jul

NYU's Pro-Palestine Coalition, now called the People's Solidarity Coalition, has announced a new mission supporting armed struggle among other tactics to dismantle the college's ties to what they call settler-colonial occupation.

0 Antisemitism Education

NYU settles suit brought by Jewish students who claimed discrimination in wake of Oct. 7

Julia Gergely in JTA · 10 Jul

New York University settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by Jewish undergraduate students following incidents of antisemitism on campus by paying the plaintiffs and establishing a new coordinator position focused on tackling discrimination, including antisemitism.

0 Israel Education

I teach Israel studies at NYU. We are importing the worst of Israel and Palestine to our campuses

Lihi Ben Shitrit in Forward · 29 Apr

Lihi Ben Shitrit, a professor of Israel studies at NYU, criticizes the adoption of extreme Israeli and Palestinian political discourses on U.S. campuses following recent events in the region.

0 Antisemitism Education

An NYU professor’s comments about Oct. 7 were abhorrent. It was still wrong to suspend him

Laura E. Adkins in Forward · 26 Jan

A New York University (NYU) professor, Amin Husain, has been suspended after making comments defending Hamas and questioning documented atrocities.

0 Politics Antisemitism

More ‘Anti-Zionist’ Insanity Your Kid Will Learn at NYU

David Mikics in Tablet · 9 Jan

The article criticizes NYU professor Sonali Thakkar and her book "The Reeducation of Race: Jewishness and the Politics of Antiracism in Postcolonial Thought".

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Dream I Tell You - "It writes itself unanalyzed / The dream commands my hand"

DAYS in Jewish Currents · 28 Sep 2023

The article discusses the band DAYS, which consists of Ethan Philbrick and Ned Riseley.

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From London To Manhattan – Remembering Rabbi Sacks

Joe Wolfson in Lehrhaus · 5 Dec 2020

This article reflects on two different stages of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' life and the impact he had.

0 Communities Leadership

The Collegiate Sock Fairy Who Warms the Feet of New York’s Homeless

Tova Cohen in Tablet · 8 Sep 2016

Adina Lichtman, a student at New York University, began a campus initiative called Knock Knock Give a Sock after realizing the importance of socks to the homeless population.

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