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Recalling a Different Era on Campus Times have changed for Jewish students | By Lisa Hostein
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nti-israel activity on college campuses is not new. As an undergraduate at Swarthmore College during the height of the first Lebanon war in the early 1980s, I saw plenty of it. My response as I sought to demonstrate my burgeoning love for Israel as well as understand its history and complexities was to co-found a group called Swarthmore Activists for Israel. I also organized an independent seminar, for credit, to study early Zionist thinkers. But whatever debates emerged over Israel’s actions, they always felt to me the way most discussions on college campuses felt—energized and passionate. I don’t remember ever feeling or witnessing any antisemitism. I suspect I’m not alone in recalling a very different era. But we all know that times have changed, and that it why it is critical that we understand the new dynamics. In “Battling Antisemitism on Campus” (page 18), Rahel Musleah delves into not only the problems facing Jewish students today but also some of the new strategies being employed to counter the disturbing trends. After you read the article, be sure to register for the Hadassah Magazine Discussion on January 20 at 7 p.m. ET—Antisemitism on Campus: What You Need to Know—which will feature attorney Alyza Lewin and prominent student activists who are fighting back. (Register at events. hadassah.org/magdiscantisemitism.) As troubling as the campus situation is, antisemitism in our society JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022
today clearly doesn’t stop at the university gates, which is why we’ve devoted a good portion of this issue to the topic. We feature a professor’s tale of being the only Jewish faculty member at a Catholic institution (page 16); a look at the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that anti-Jewish bias is creeping into the arts world (page 36); a story about young activists taking to social media to show Jewish pride (page 10); a piece about Hadassah’s work to educate and combat the scourge (page 30); a Q&A with a marketing guru who has brought the fight to billboards across the country (page 56); and a roundup of new books on the subject (page 46). We also offer an inspiring essay by high-schooler Everett Rattray, who shares her own experiences in “Speaking Up Against Antisemitism and More,” the winning entry in our second annual teen essay contest, which we co-sponsor with jGirls Magazine (page 12). You’ll find more words of youthful wisdom by college student Madeline Canfield in “Our Culture, Our Planet,” timed to coincide with the shmita year of rest for the land and with Tu B’Shevat, which begins on January 16. (And enjoy the holiday crossword, page 43.) On a lighter note, you’ll find joy in reading Adeena Sussman’s profile of culinary icon Claudia Roden (page 32). When much in the world feels grim, we can always take comfort in food. I wish you all a safe, healthy and meaningful 2022!
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