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UC Davis Investigating ‘Reprehensible’ anti-Semitic Posters Found on Campus

November 9, 2018Thedreidel

UC Davis police are investigating anti-Semitic posters and fliers posted near the school’s student union Monday morning, authorities said. Chancellor Gary May said in a statement that the fliers, which violated posting po...

Six Ways Teenagers Can Get Involved In Politics

November 5, 2018Thedreidel

When you’re too young to vote, it’s easy to feel like the world of politics is closed off to you. During this past U.S. election, I was in the same boat that thousands of teenagers across the country were in as well; I w...

The Tree Of Life Shootings: What Needs to be Done

October 28, 2018Thedreidel

It's now the day after the deadliest take-down of Jews in the United States, in recent history. Domestic terrorism is no longer restricted to Israel and other nations. It is here, it is real, and it is something that we al...

Anti-Semitism in America: Shots Find Their Marks in Synagogue Shooting

October 27, 2018Thedreidel

Domestic terrorism has once again surfaced in the United States. This time, at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Before you read the facts of this story, please remember this: Always know where there is the nearest...

When Hope and Art Blooms From Tragedy: Remembering Daniel Pearl

October 17, 2018Thedreidel

The news has been saturated with the horrific story of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who stepped into a Saudi Arabia consulate to obtain a wedding permit, and never left. The media is raising the flag of freed...

Jewish Teens Attacked In France – How You Can Stay Safe

October 15, 2018Thedreidel

French police arrested four men they said may have been assaulted four Jewish youths in an anti-Semitic assault in Nice, triggered by one of the victims wearing a Star of David pendant. The incident in the southern French...

Kim Kardashian Adds 10,000 to Israel Bone Marrow Donor Roll

October 10, 2018Thedreidel

Kim Kardashian West will be recognized for helping to connect an organ donor and recipient through the Gift of Life bone marrow registry, and by adding 10,000 new donors. Kardashian West will be honored Oct. 29 with the...

The Mistakes You Make In High School Can Follow You Forever

October 3, 2018Thedreidel

Last night the United States reached a new low. A sitting president mocked the testimony of a victim of sexual abuse. No matter what your politics, the notion of whether or not you believe someone's recollection of the nig...

Pope warns Lithuanians against rebirth of anti-Semitism

September 23, 2018Thedreidel

Pope Francis warned against historic revisionism and any rebirth of anti-Semitism that fueled the Holocaust as he marked the annual remembrance Sunday for Lithuania’s centuries-old Jewish community that was nearly wiped ou...

Jewish Teens Trained to Confront, Contest Anti-Israel Rhetoric

September 16, 2018Thedreidel

An Irish-American college student has taken on the role of coordinator of an internship program that's designed to prepare Jewish teens for challenges they may face regarding Israel when they enter college. Liz Brough –...