October 29, 2015
8:42 pm

Police investigating “Hitler was right” sticker at Birmingham University

Birmingham University has condemned a sticker found on its campus which said “Hitler was right”, as police investigate the incident. The image of the sticker was posted on Twitter by the university’s student education officer, Izzy Lenga. It shows an image of the Nazi leader with the anti-Semitic text, which was posted on campus. In a tweet, she […]

October 19, 2015
4:33 pm

Student report: Ari Shavit offered students a more moderate discourse on Israel

by Richard Black As part of his tour across British campuses with UJS, the distinguished Haaretz journalist and author of ‘My Promised Land’, Ari Shavit, spoke to a packed audience at Oxford University on Monday 12 October. His speech was as emotional and as politically immediate as any of his writings. His words were all the […]

October 19, 2015
3:46 pm

150 students enjoy Shabbat dinner with TV star Judge Robert Rinder!

Almost 150 Jewish students had a welcome respite from instant noodles and halls of residence meals last week, as Western Marble Arch Synagogue hosted the first in a series of Friday Night Dinners with TV star Rob Rinder. The hearty Shabbat meal – which cost just £5 a head – was organised by a cohort […]

October 19, 2015
10:43 am

Over 500 students hear Israeli journalist Ari Shavit during UK tour

Over 550 students heard one of Israel’s most senior journalists during his UK tour last week. Distinguished journalist Ari Shavit was hosted by the Union of Jewish students, on a UK tour across five cities – Birmingham, Cambridge, London, Leeds and Oxford. READ MORE: Student report: Ari Shavit offered students a more moderate discourse on Israel Shavit […]

October 16, 2015
9:43 am

OPINION: Every tragic death serves to continue the cycle of violence

by Russell Langer, UJS Campaigns Director The last few days for me have had a huge focus on Israel. It started with the incredible experience of travelling the UK with Ari Shavit on his campus tour, hearing his message of hope, and as I write this piece I am travelling back from Birmingham where I observed over […]

October 13, 2015
2:39 pm

Surrey Jsoc’s pop-up succah inspires interfaith action for refugees

by Jack Mendel Jewish, Muslim and Christian students came together for a joint food and money collection for refugees over succot. The University of Surrey Jewish Society (Jsoc), Islamic Society and the Holy Trinity Church Guildford joined forces after being inspired by the Jsoc’s pop-up succah. The temporary structure for succot prompted interfaith discussion, because […]

By Jack Mendel

October 12, 2015
4:11 pm

Over 100 London students on ‘traditional’ bar crawl

by Jack Mendel London’s Jewish students held their ‘traditional’ freshers pub crawl which attracted over 100 students. The university students, along with their London chaplain, Rav GavBroder, took time off working, head to numerous pubs in Camden. The freshers visited bars and pubs, including Lock 17, Cuban, Monarch, Proud and Barfly, all of which was organised by Kings College Jsoc. After meeting Rav Gav, […]

By Jack Mendel

October 9, 2015
10:30 am

Oxford Jewish students launch new Zionist magazine – “Zionish”

Jewish students from the University of Oxford and other UK campuses have launched a Zionist online magazine, citing the need to “engage with difficult questions about Israel’s future”, writes Gabriel Pogrund. “Zionish” self-identifies as “liberal-Zionist” and aims to broaden the debate on Israel-Palestine among students and the Jewish community. Students decided to launch the magazine […]

October 1, 2015
4:49 pm

Lucy Klein, Jamie Goldberg, Samuel Cramer & Hannah Brady

Young Jewish law students mingle at Succah in the City!

Over 30 Jewish law students celebrated Succot with an event in London, where they got to probe newly graduated and experienced lawyers. Heralding from Universities as far afield as Manchester, York Sussex – and of course London –they got the chance to pick the brains of Jewish law graduates and some of the most prominent […]

September 30, 2015
2:09 pm

OPINION: My new camp family

by Hannah Sharron, current student at Birmingham University On 9th June, I was one of several hundred people flying from London to California; I could’ve been anyone, going anywhere. By the time I made the journey in reverse eighty days later, I had become part of a new family. What changed in that time? I had […]

September 16, 2015
5:05 pm

OPINION: There’s more to Jewish life on campus than just ‘Jewniversity’

By David Sultman, Liverpool J-Soc Co-chair Over the last decade or so, a trend has emerged across the UK, for Jewish students to concentrate themselves, at what we now know as ‘Jewniversities,’ notably Birmingham, Leeds and Nottingham. I recently read an article published by the Tab, detailing this ever-growing culture. The article puts the emergence […]

September 11, 2015
2:35 pm

IN PICTURES: Preparation for campus life with UniFest 2015

University students and school leavers came together for a day-long festival workshops, lectures and performances at JW3. To help prepare for campus life, the day offered prospective students a range of session from tackling anti-Semitism on campus, to Israel advocacy, in addition to discussions and lectures. There was a class on experimental cocktail making, a talk with Emma […]

September 11, 2015
11:42 am

VIDEO: Jewish students’ Ghost parody for Rosh Hashanah!

The Union of Jewish Students are wishing all their members a happy Rosh Hashanah with a specially produced video, parodying Ghost by Ella Henderson. You can sing along! Lyrics: I’ve been going to the river to pray Say tashlich, ‘cause it’s the High Holy Days again So today I’m casting all my old sins away And […]

September 10, 2015
3:04 pm

Chief Rabbi to student leaders: ‘We should be mature enough to respect others’

There should never be a delay in helping those in need and Jews are here for others as well as themselves, the Chief Rabbi told Jewish students from across the UK this week. Rabbi Mirvis was addressing members of the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) from across the UK at a two-day leadership conference, ‘Time […]

September 4, 2015
2:29 pm

University chaplains host Chief Rabbi for seminar before academic year

University chaplains from across the UK came together for a residential seminar devoted to exploring new approaches to educating and safeguarding Jewish students on campus. 16 chaplains – including five couples – met for the University Jewish Chaplaincy’s annual summer course at Hillel House in Birmingham. Chaplains shared their campus experiences, with other discussions focusing […]

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