Hillel

Albert Axelrad, Brandeis Hillel rabbi who championed pluralism and social justice, dies at 87

Although dedicated to egalitarian prayer that offers equal roles for men and women, Axelrad often attended Orthodox and other non-egalitarian services.

Rabbi Albert Axelrad, shown above in 1982, was chaplain and Hillel rabbi at Brandeis University for 34 years, starting in 1965.
A sign at Harvard Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, on December 12, 2023.

Hillel files, then withdraws, brief supporting Harvard's campus antisemitism fight against Trump

 Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 2019.

Reed College agrees to sweeping reforms to settle antisemitism investigations

Students protest in support of Palestine during the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024; file photo.

Michigan University professor praises anti-Israel student activists in commencement speech


Close call: Ukrainian Jewish students narrowly miss being hit by Russian missile barrage on Shabbat

No one was hurt during the attack, although the Hillel Dnipro building sustained severe damage.

A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine June 28, 2024.

Student groups at Baruch College stage protest against Hillel

The demonstration — in which protesters scuffled with pro-Israel counterprotesters and were arrested, appeared to be the first across the City University of New York that directly targeted Hillel.

The CUNY Graduate Center facade and main entrance on 5th Avenue.

USC Chabad glass door smashed by two vandals

Two vandals smashed the glass doors at the USC Chabad. USC Chabad said it would continue to build Jewish life on campus by finishing the refurbishment of its center with new facilities.

 Prospective students take a tour of the University of Southern California.

Some pro-Palestinian encampments want their schools to cut ties with Hillel, Chabad

On two campuses, activists are asking their schools to split from organizations closer to home that they say are complicit in Israeli crimes. 

 A crowd watches rapper Kosha Dillz perform during the "We Will Dance Again" event presented by MIT Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 16, 2024. Hillels have come under fire from some campus encampments, which have demanded schools cut ties with them.

Northwestern dean of students a 'smear campaign' victim, falsely labeled as anti-Israel

Incorrect reports about the dean of students sparked a "flurry of hate mail" against her.

 Northwestern University

USC cancels graduation amid Israel protests, some Jewish students question their place on campus

The student said the increased attention on USC has made it difficult to focus on school, even as final exams are around the corner.

 LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 24, 2024.

'Your Jewish students cannot be sacrificed': Jewish leaders, students address universities

"If the university cannot be a place of learning, then what is the point? Universities across America must take action, and we are not asking asking for radical change," AJC President Deutch said.

 Pro-Israel counter-protesters stand around a demonstration by Harvard Law students participating in the National Day of Action organized by Law Students for a Free Palestine, at Harvard University on November 16, 2023.

Michigan University Hillel sees antisemitic vandalism twice in two days

"Now more than ever, the administration must make clear that antisemitism will not be tolerated at the University of Michigan," Hillel stated.

Swastika graffiti at the Temple Mount

Envisioning a unified plan to tackle campus antisemitism - opinion

For far too long, the festering animosity towards Israel and, by extension, Jewish students, has gone largely unaddressed, been persistently overlooked, or simply ignored.

 ANTISEMITISM ON display at the UK’s Free Palestine rally.

Combatting antisemitism: Queens College's response to campus graffiti threats

Queens College's Hillel chapter calls for action against antisemitic graffiti. President condemns vandalism, NYPD investigates amid tensions.

 ANTISEMITIC VERBIAGE and images, from earlier this year