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Make Their Memory Shine Commemorates and Cleans Up Memorial Stones in Bochum, Germany

Make Their Memory Shine, a project in NextGenInc., recently cleaned up and held ceremonies at various "stumbling stones" in Bochum, Germany that honor and commemorate victims of the Holocaust.
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Lauder Fellow Noah Rubin and JD Corps Member Hannah Schlacter Speak at Bipartisan Roundtable on Antisemitism at American Universities

Lauder Fellow Noah Rubin and JD Corps member Hannah Schlacter spoke at the House Education and Workforce Committee's Bipartisan Roundtable on Antisemitism, following their personal encounters with antisemitism at the University of Pennsylvania and University of California, Berkeley.
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Havurah Announces Tzimtzum, an Upcoming Gallery Show

Havurah, a project in NextGenInc., has announced that in March they will be opening a new gallery show, Tzimtzum.
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WJC and BBYO Expand Partnership to Help Jewish High Schoolers Get a Seat at the Table

The BBYO teen movement and the World Jewish Congress have launched an expanded partnership to prepare Jewish high schoolers from across the globe for university life and give them “a seat at the table” in the wider world, the organizations announced earlier this month.
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Lauder Fellow Dani Sobkin Reacts to Anti-Israel Protest on UC Berkeley Campus

After an Israeli speaker was invited to UC Berkeley, hundreds of anti-Israel student protestors gathered outside to try to prevent the event from occurring.
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Yallagan Hits 1000 Events

Yallagan, a project in NextGenInc., has now published over 1000 events, helping to connect the Jewish community worldwide.
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The First-Ever In-Person Jewish Youth Assembly

More than 60 students from 40 countries gathered from February 11-19 for the first-ever in-person, and third annual Jewish Youth Assembly (JYA) in Orlando, Florida on the sidelines of BBYO International Convention (BBYOIC). During the week-long program, participants heard from Jewish leaders from around the world and discussed with each other the most pressing issues facing world Jewry.
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Former Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy Member Hanna Nir Received the 2023 Merit Pin from the Jewish Community of Stockholm

Hanna Nir, a former Lauder Fellow and current member of the Jewish Diplomatic Academy (JDA), has been honored with this year’s Merit Pin for her significant contributions to Jewish life in Sweden.
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JD Gabriel Buznick (Argentina) on Hummus and Humanizing

The Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy heard from JD Gabriel Buznick (Argentina) yesterday about his experience with inter-faith dialogue and building relationships with the Muslim community of Argentina after the AMIA bombing.
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Keeping Up With Canadian Jewish Advocacy

JD Academy member Shayna Wise-Till has been on The Hill and in the office of the Czech Consul General in Toronto to advocate on behalf of the Jewish people after October 7.
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