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Jul 15, 2024, 11:34 AM

A year of hate: Incidents of campus antisemitism

Olami Campus Leader Mission to Israel participants share incidents of campus antisemitism with President Isaac Herzog. Credit: Tzvi Simcha Cohen

On last month’s Olami Campus Leader Mission to Israel, we brought Jewish student leaders from universities across the United States and Canada to share their harrowing experiences of campus antisemitism with top Israeli government officials. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...

May 31, 2024, 6:34 PM

Israel Needs to Take an Active Role in Mitigating US Campus Antisemitism

The Rising Tide of Antisemitism on US Campuses Many college campuses were "unsafe spaces" for Jewish students during the 2023-24 academic year. From anti-Israel encampments to outright attacks on "Zionist" Jewish students, and even the revival of the blood libel...

May 2, 2024, 8:08 PM

It’s 2024. Jewish students are being forced underground

Olami Student Holding #ZeroTolerance sticker - Courtesy of Olami

In the wake of ongoing anti-Israel protests - which have devolved into outright antisemitism and now require constant police presence - Columbia University administrators have said all professors must offer remote options for upcoming exams. This is a continuation...

About Me

Rabbi David Markowitz, Executive Vice President of Olami, has been focused on Jewish outreach for the past 15 years. He has worked in numerous outreach capacities, including educational development, programming, Kiruv training, camp programming, campus outreach, and management. Prior to his role with Olami, he worked as the COO of Aish NY, a campus Rabbi at UCLA, and managed ten college campuses for JAM in LA.