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2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OY VEY! THE JEWISH STUDENTS COLLEGE SEARCH #HECA2019RI Presenters: Laura Hosid , Vinik EPS (Bethesda, MD) Michelle Jacobs , College Bound (Potomac, MD) Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz , Brown RISD Hillel's Acting

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OY VEY! THE JEWISH STUDENT’S COLLEGE SEARCH

2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

#HECA2019RI

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#HECA2019RI

Presenters:

  • Laura Hosid, Vinik EPS (Bethesda, MD)
  • Michelle Jacobs, College Bound (Potomac, MD)
  • Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz, Brown RISD Hillel's Acting

Executive Director

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#HECA2019RI After this session, participants will be able to...

  • 1. Counsel students and families about the Jewish life landscape
  • n college campuses
  • 2. Understand the distinction between anti-Israel and anti-Semitic

activities on college campuses

  • 3. Identify resources to consult and provide to students to help

assess the Jewish communities and support available on campuses of interest

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  • Discussion
  • Current landscape

*Criticism of Israel vs. antisemitism*

  • Types of Jewish Life on campus
  • Jewish Student Programming
  • Student and family resources
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  • What is important to your students re:

Jewish life during the college process?

  • What kinds of questions are they

asking before they apply?

  • What are they reporting back once

they are on campus?

  • What advice do you give?
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  • Rise of antisemitism on college

campuses ○ Recent examples

  • Discussion: legitimate criticism of

Israel vs. antisemitism (Crossing the Line 2: The New Face of Antisemitism

  • n Campus )
  • Jewish students’ opposition to Israel

(They Walked Out)

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  • Faith-based organizations on campus

○ Hillel/Chabad ○ Student-run initiatives

  • Social organizations on campus
  • Jewish population size on campus

○ Small vs. large

■ (Isabelle S. from Hendrix)

○ Brown/RISD Hillel

  • Jewish life as an institutional priority
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  • Examples from Brown/RISD Hillel
  • Other unique programming
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  • “Answering Tough Questions about

Israel” handbook

  • “Fighting Back: A Handbook for

Responding to Anti-Israel Campaigns

  • n College & University Campuses”
  • Israel Engagement Fellowship

EMAIL laura@vinikeps.com or michelle@collegebound-md.com for copies of handout and other links

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We look forward to seeing you again in 2020!

Thank you for joining us today!