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Lauder Fellow Speaks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau About Campus Antisemitism in Canada

Current Lauder Fellow, Claire Frankel, had the opportunity to speak with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about current trends of antisemitism on university campuses in Canada. She also had the opportunity to meet and speak with Canadian Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather.
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Ethan Bergman Meets with Dutch Political Figures and a Group of Israeli and Palestinians to Discuss the War

Ethan Bergman of the Make Your Memory Shine project sat down with the Dutch Prime Minister Rutte and the Minister of Social Affairs Van Gennip for a meaningful conversation on the Israel-Palestine conflict in the Netherlands. 
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Letter from NextGen Member to the UN Secretary-General

Ramiz Bahktiar of Peace in Our Schools sent an open letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, with the Network of Former Youth Delegates to the United Nations regarding the Israel-Hamas war.
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Lauder Fellow, Tamara Listenberg, Talks About Being Israeli on Campus

Current Lauder Fellow, Tamara Listenberg, talked to Jewish Insider and discussed the difficulties of being Israeli on campus in the United States.
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An Open Letter to UPenn’s Administration

JDA member and alumna of the University of Pennsylvania wrote an open letter to UPenns leadership as the war between Israel and Hamas continues and urging the university's leadership to act against antisemitism.
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JDA Member, Micah Gritz, Spoke to the Washington Post About Campus Antisemitism

Micah Gritz, current JDA member, former Lauder Fellow, and Chief Operating Officer of Jewish on Campus, spoke to the Washington Post about a recent incident of antisemitism on his college campus.
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Hanna Veiler, Current Lauder Fellow and President of the German Jewish Student Union (JSUD), is Using her Platform to Raise Awareness About the War in Israel

Hanna Veiler, President of the German Jewish Student Union (JSUD) and current Lauder Fellow, has been working to bring awareness to what is happening in Israel and encouraging German citizens to speak up and stand with their fellow German Jewish citizens and the Israeli hostages currently stuck in Gaza. 
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JDA Member Writes About Fighting Isolation and Finding Community

Nechama Huba, former Lauder Fellow and current JDA member, and her brother, Yaacov Huba, wrote a joint op-ed for the Times of Israel about how to fight isolation during this time and how to find community.
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Havurah Announces אין מילים (There are No Words): Submissions are Open

Havurah announced their creation of אין מילים (There are No Words), a pamphlet of poetry to express this moment of immense Jewish suffering, grief, and hope.
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JD Academy Member, Galia Wechsler, Shares Experience on Life in Israel

JD Academy Galia Wechsler, who made Aliyah earlier this year, shares with her Substack followers what it's like to be an American-Israeli Jew living in Israel in this day and age, especially during the Israel-Hamas war.
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