Tag: University Of California Berkeley

Jewish academics and students in California organized a statewide sleep-in protest in response to increased antisemitism on campuses, notably at the University of California, Berkeley, where there was a congressional probe following violent clashes during a speaker event.
Ron Hassner, the chair of Israel Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, is staging a one-man sit-in in his office to urge the university to address tensions among students amid protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History at the University of California Berkeley and known for his work on the modern Arab world, discusses themes of equality and coexistence in Palestine and Israel in a recent interview.
Future of Jewish's "What the hell is going on?" series delves into recent events in the Jewish world, highlighting a tragic incident of a man setting himself on fire outside the Embassy of Israel in protest of Palestinian issues and subsequent reactions on social media and by political figures.
In this personal essay, Sharon Rosen Leib recounts her meeting with a young Israeli man on a flight to Switzerland in 1985.
Police investigating the dumping of shellfish on the grounds of the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) at the University of California, Berkeley have concluded that it was not a hate crime.
In the Tel Aviv Review, Ron Hassner, a political science professor at UC Berkeley, delves into his book "Religion on the Battlefield," examining the role of religious beliefs in contemporary warfare beyond just jihad.
The article discusses the challenges reporters for Jewish publications face when questioning interviewees about their Jewish identity.