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The Argentinian Student Union Commemorates the Holocaust

The Argentinian Union of Jewish Students, AUJA, hosted two events to commemorate and bring light to the Holocaust.
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Lauder Fellow Natacha Hubelé Launches Podcast for her Fellowship Project

Lauder Fellow Natacha Hubelé launched her podcast for her Fellowship project titled "Tree of Life." With half of her family hailing from Romania, Natacha is tracing back her family's "tree of life," preserving and honoring the traditions and customs that have been passed down through generations.
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Lauder Fellow Claire Frankel Speaks Out About Campus Antisemitism in Canada

Lauder Fellow, Claire Frankel, has been speaking out and bringing awareness to antisemitism on university campuses in Canada.
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EUJS and Ahlan Europe Organize First-Ever MENA Seminar in Thessaloniki

Ahlan Europe, a project founded during the Lauder Fellowship by NextGen members Emma Hallali, Hanna Nir, and Guy Dabby-Joory, organized their first-ever conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, together with the European Union of Jewish Students, a partner of WJC, from May 9th to 12th, 2024. This four-day seminar addressed the underrepresentation and unique challenges faced by European Jewish students of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.


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JD Academy Member Guy Dabby-Joory Published Piece in The Times

Member of Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy Guy-Dabby Joory pens an article on free speech and the potential ways to help Jewish students who are currently endlessly harassed and intimidated.
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Rising Antisemitism on European Campuses. JDA Member Emma Hallali Speaks Out.

The JDA member and president of the European Union of Jewish Students, Emma Hallali was quoted in a Guardian article regarding the recent rise in antisemitism. 
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Lauder Fellow Nora Monasheri was Student Speaker at the Binghamton School of Management Commencement

Lauder Fellow, Nora Monasheri, was the student speaker for her commencement ceremony at Binghamton University where she graduated with her masters.
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Make Their Memory Shine Hosts Clean-Up for Yom HaShoah and Dutch Remembrance Day

On May 10th, around Yom Hashoah and the Dutch Day of Remembrance, Make Their Memory Shine (MTMS) organized an educational seminar about remembrance cultures, Stolpersteine, and volunteerism in the age of growing Holocaust Denial with StandWithUs Netherland.

The event was made possible with help from WJC's NextGenInc.
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WJC-affiliated Student Leader Guy Dabby-Joory Meets with Rishi Sunak to Discuss Campus Antisemitism

Member of the Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy and former Lauder Fellow Guy Dabby-Joory met with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on behalf of the Union of Jewish Students to discuss the alarming increase in campus antisemitism.
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Lauder Fellow Isaac Ohrenstein Discusses the Current Campus Climate at Harvard

Lauder Fellow, Isaac Ohrenstein, wrote an opinion piece for Israel Hayom about what campus is like for Jewish students at Harvard University.
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