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SPECIAL SECTION: EDUCATION 2021
NCSY
is turning challenges into new opportunities By Mala Blomquist
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ike many other aspects of student life in 2020, at-school clubs also had to go virtual when the pandemic hit. Jewish Student Union (JSU) clubs were no exception to this change. West Coast NCSY runs more than 67 JSU clubs – on public and private high school campuses in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Under normal circumstances, JSU clubs would attract Jewish students and non-Jewish students who wanted to learn more about Judaism. “When they were coming, they came for the bagels, but they stayed because of the experience,” says Meira Spivak, director of Oregon NCSY/JSU and northern district manager of West Coast NCSY. Meira Spivak, director of Oregon NCSY/JSU and northern district manager of West Coast NCSY; Members of the Leadership Institute pack boxes for JSU club members for Hanukkah; Kids from JSU clubs across Portland meet on Zoom. 32
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 | OREGON JEWISH LIFE
