Andrew Jacobson

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Dec 24, 2015, 5:36 AM

For Ezra: Make an Impact

As many of you know, American teenager Ezra Schwartz was murdered last month. His death was incredibly painful for the Jewish people. Although I didn’t know Ezra personally, our lives’ paralleled in many ways. We’re both 18, both from...

Jun 20, 2015, 12:12 AM

Our family, even in Iceland

Two days ago, on the morning of my 18th birthday, I landed amidst volcano fields and orange beaked puffins in an exotic country I´ve longed to visit since I was young. I´m intrigued by bizarre people, bizarre places, and bizarre...

Apr 9, 2015, 6:52 AM

From Embers to a Flame

Towards the end of my semester in Israel last year, a StandWithUs educator came to introduce our group of 31 teens to the concept of Israel activism. I recognized the importance and pertinency of the information she presented and...

Jan 12, 2015, 9:41 AM

Signs displaying the words I am Charlie, I am Jew, I am Muslim, and most importantly I am France, bound the hundreds of thousands of Parisian demonstrators from many faiths today in unity. When differences, instead of being ignored...

Dec 18, 2014, 1:25 AM

A College Essay

Each and every high school senior pursuing higher education via the Common Application must essentially encapsulate him or herself into no more than 650 words. Now that I'm a proud soon-to-be student in Brandeis University's class of 2019, I've decided to...

Dec 4, 2014, 6:25 AM

Unconventional Advocacy

What is Israel advocacy? What does it mean to be an advocate for Israel? While the dictionary defines advocacy as to publicly recommend or support, I embrace Israel advocacy by educating about and discussing the Jewish state in a positive light, an honest light. Although anyone...

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About Me

Andrew Jacobson is a first-year student at Brandeis University and passionate Israel activist. He is involved with AIPAC and was formerly an MZ-Teen Intern at StandWithUs and a Diller Teen Fellow.