Given the recent rise in anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses, many Jewish students feel it is imperative to understand the Jewish state’s culture and complex political issues. Portland Hillel’s Our Israel Fellowship works to give students the tools they need to be effective Israel advocates who can educate their peers. This year Portland Hillel Director…
PHOTO: Students from Portland State University and Lewis & Clark College meet with, at left, Andy David, Pacific Northwest consul general to Israel. By Peter Kranitz Despite the passage of an anti-Israel Boycott, Divest, Sanction resolution in the Portland State University student senate, the Jewish students remain energized, united and resolute. Since the Oct. 22…
For Israel Fellow Eyal Ben Zeev, the BDS movement is an opportunity to build relationships with students – to inform and support them as their campus community promotes an agenda to delegitimize Israel. Having spent two years as an Israel fellow at the multi-campus Metro Chicago Hillel, he was the ideal candidate to come to…
Rhonda Kruschen named director of PDX Hillel On Aug. 1 Rhonda Kruschen became the new director of Greater Portland Hillel, serving Portland State University, Lewis & Clark College and Reed College. In this role, she will be partnering with the board of directors, students on Portland college campuses and the larger Jewish community to fulfill…
Hillel International President and CEO Eric Fingerhut will be in Portland for an evening celebrating Greater Portland Hillel and Oregon Hillel and taking part in some strategic planning for both organizations. Part of the celebration will be the announcement of a $1,000,000 legacy gift to Hillel for the University of Oregon from community member and…
