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Heather Rosen Elected New UCLA Student Government President
We're happy to share that three Jewish students, including new student president Heather Rosen, were elected to UCLA student government. Mazel Tov!
To read more about the election, visit the Daily Bruin HERE!
VIDEO: UCLA Students Experience Israel on a Fact-Finding Mission
Take a glimpse at what UCLA students experienced on a recent fact finding mission to Israel and the Palestinian Authority, sponsored in part by Hillel at UCLA. This group of non-Jewish student leaders had first-hand opportunity to learn about Israel person to person. The video was created by student Lizzie Zweng.
Ha'Am: Why Jewish Life at UCLA is Extraordinary
"Despite recent controversies, I like to argue that the Jewish community at UCLA has become even more united than it was before. Coming to UCLA, knowing only a minimal amount of people, the Jewish life at UCLA has exposed me to numerous programs and people that will forever have an impact on my life. "
--Student Rebecca Zaghi
Read more about Rebecca's perspective on Jewish life at UCLA in the latest issue of Ha'Am HERE.
Bruins for Israel Launches "We, The Zionists"
Bruins for Israel recently launched a campaign called “We, the Zionists” to combat negative connotations surrounding Zionism and to teach students about the origins of the movement.
The Daily Bruin features the campaign in today's issue.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/bruinsforisrael to see more photos and read more personal stories!
Join Us for Our Annual Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration!
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration on Bruin Plaza - Thursday, April 23rd!
Join our students tomorrow at 11am on campus for our annual I-Fest Celebration during our Israel Independence Week. The celebration is open to students, faculty and the general community. Come by for music and speakers and more!
UCLA Bruin Plaza - Thursday, April 23rd at 11am-2pm!
Our New Exhibition Featured in the Daily Bruin
Join us tonight for the opening of our new exhibit:
Jewish World Watch: One Life at a Time
TONIGHT!
Wednesday, April 15th - 7:00-9:00pm
Hillel at UCLA
Free and Open to the Public
One Life at a Time is a photographic journey into the individual lives that reflect the mission of Jewish World Watch.
RSVP and INFORMATION:
http://www.uclahillel.org/jewishworldwatch2015
And here's a new article in the Daily Bruin about the exhibit:
Daily Bruin: Alum captures stories of genocide survivors for ‘One Life at a Time’
Israel Trip Aims to Broaden Minds
Two weeks ago, we sent a delegation of student leaders from a range of campus ethnic groups, political associations, sororities and fraternities that are not associated with the Jewish community and who were recruited by their Jewish friends on a fact-finding mission to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. One student called it "life-changing."
Read more about it in the recent Jewish Journal report HERE.
Our Friend Mayim Bialik Speaks About UCLA
Hillel and UCLA alum, Mayim Bialik, assures everyone that UCLA is a great place for Jewish students in her recent blog post on Kveller.
"I would still choose UCLA again and again as any kind of Jewish student: liberal, conservative, Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, kippah-wearing dude or tichel-sporting dudette."
You can read the entire article HERE.
We love you, Mayim!
Passover Message from Rabbi Chaim Seidler Feller
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