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Peace in Our Schools Featured for Interfaith Dialogue

Ramiz Bakhtiar and Lika Torikashvili were featured in an article in the Toronto Star for the work they do running peace workshops in schools around the world.
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Year of Student Sport Launches "The Giving Back Student Maccabiah Games"

The Year of Student Sport, a NextGenInc. project, the Union of Jewish Students, and Maccabi GB have announced their event, 'The Giving Back Student Maccabiah Games.'
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Lauder Fellowship Diplomacy Summit in Brussels

This past week the 2022-2023 cohort of the Lauder Fellowship experienced the first leg of Diplomacy Summit in Brussels, Belgium. Fellows visited the EU and Bnai Brith among other Jewish organizations and representatives.
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EUJS Podcast Pride Month Special

This past week the 2022-2023 cohort of the Lauder Fellowship experienced the first leg of Diplomacy Summit in Brussels, Belgium. Fellows visited the EU and Bnai Brith among other Jewish organizations and representatives.
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Register for the WJC Nordic Youth Seminar!

If you are a student or young professional from a Nordic Jewish community and interested in topics such as Jewish advocacy, antisemitism, and the Middle East, join us at the second-annual WJC Nordic Youth Seminar! 
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Lauder Fellow Neely Kasanoff Awarded for Outstanding Cross-Community Initiative

Mazal tov to Lauder Fellow Neely Kasanoff for winning the award for Outstanding Cross-Community Initiative from the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at New York University!
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FEJJETON Announced

FEJJE, UGEI, and the Jewish Youth of Portugal announced their FEJJETON. From June 16 to 18, FEJJE is hosting a Shabbaton for Jewish students in Madrid, Spain.
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JD Aviva Klopmas (Boston) Speaks to the Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy

On May 16th, JD Aviva Klompas (Boston) spoke to the Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy members about her time as Israel's Mission to the United Nation's Speechwriter and her career path as a global Jewish advocate.
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Lauder Fellow Alissa Foster Sits Down with WJC JDCorps staff Rabbi Isaac Choua

In the latest episode of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry podcast Jewish World, '22-23 Lauder Fellow Alissa Foster sits down with WJC JDCorps Staff Rabbi Isaac Choua to discuss Sephardi Jewry.
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WUJS President Yana Naftalieva Speaks on Antisemitism on Campus in Latest WJC Podcast Episode

In the latest episode of the Jewish World Podcast, by the World Jewish Congress, WUJS President Yana Naftalieva sits down with JD Efrat Sopher to discuss antisemitism on campus, the challenges Jewish students face, and how how to empower students.
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