How Jewish students can support the Black Lives Matter movement?
Blog by Nina Freedman, Bristol J-Soc
In recent days, the media has been flooded with news of George Floyd and the despicable police brutality which is coming to light. George Floyd was a 46-year-old Black man who died after a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for 8 minutes while he was pinned to the floor in Minneapolis. The conversations about race that this has sparked are unbelievably important and present an opportunity for us all to evaluate our privilege. It has allowed the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, founded in 2013, to once again come to the fore and reminds us why we need to be constantly working to fight racism in all its forms.
Read more ShareUJS Student Awards 2020
Last night (19th May) we hosted our 12th Annual Student Awards, celebrating the exceptional work of Jewish students up and down the country over the past year. Refusing to allow the COVID-19 Pandemic to halt celebrations, we moved the awards online. Over 150 people viewed the event live, hosted on Facebook and Zoom, celebrating Jewish student life on campus, recognising the incredible hard work and difference made by students!
Read more ShareYom Ha’atzmaut 2020
Today Israel turns 72 years old. In historical terms, it is a very young country indeed. My paternal grandma’s birth certificate notes that she was born in Mandatory Palestine - its birth is in living memory. Despite its adolescence and small size, as a collective we have much to be proud of on this day.
Read more ShareUnderstanding the Holocaust: A Student Perspective
In partnership with Yom Hashoah UK, we will be running a session looking at four survivor testimonies in particular. Aiming to create a safe space to ask questions, understand the Holocaust and how we can bring Holocaust Education back to campus.
AIRING: Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 2:10pm-2:55pm
Pesach Resources
UJS is delighted to present to you: A Student’s Guide to Passover!!!
It is filled with education around the Seder, tips and tricks for running your own Seder,
Passover tunes, yummy recipes and many many more chapters for you to delve into over the coming weeks.
This is a guide for all, inclusive of all Jewish students regardless of religious denomination or previous knowledge.
Read more ShareMultifaith Monday: My Parliamentor Journey so far…
Following on from the student and chaplain-led interfaith partnership project in 2019 that I worked on, I finished that project wanting more. The Parliamentor programme provided me with the next opportunity to further my involvement and further signified the value and importance of interfaith centred projects.
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Why you should volunteer during the Corona Crisis
‘If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?” – the famous Hillel quote from ethics of our father 1:14. As we are living in unprecedented times, where social interactions is all but forbidden, yet the need for social responsibility could not be more important, I couldn’t help but think of this quote.
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