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Adam Penkin

Oct 5, 2024, 9:47 PM

Making Sense of Rhetoric, or Is ‘Zionism’ a Slur?

The events of October 7th 2023 have catapulted the discourse around the ‘legitimacy’ of the existence of the state of Israel to the forefront of public consciousness. There is far more talking than listening and discussions are conducted for...

Jan 23, 2024, 5:08 PM

The Absurdity of War

These last few months I’ve been really having trouble putting what I’m feeling into words. This is especially odd for me as I have always been very verbose. Absurdity always defies verbalisation. And it is absurd, this war-torn period,...

Dec 8, 2023, 7:21 PM

Being Jewish at a University with Five Colleges Named Jesus

A month into my first term, my sister sent me two texts one after another. “How’s Cambridge have you found a wife?” And then immediately “any nice Jewish girls on campus?” I laughed. No, I responded, being still distinctly...

Nov 10, 2023, 11:16 PM

War Away From Home

My flight from Tel Aviv touched down at Heathrow on Monday the 2nd and I took the Jubilee line to Kings Cross before switching for my journey to Cambridge. I was nervous, starting third year, but excited to catch...

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An international Jew that came to make a home in Israel. Studied philosophy at Cambridge and trying to apply what I learned to understanding the world, my country, and the future.