The Spring 2023 Edition of Aleph is available now to read online. You can read the magazine in full here

UJS held its annual Convention that saw almost 400 Jewish students from across the UK and Ireland come together for an exceptional and fun-filled weekend of learning, discussion, debate and celebration of all forms of Jewish life.  

Jewish students across the UK and Ireland have elected Edward Isaacs as the new UJS President for the 2023-24 academic year!

Find out more about UJS’ response to the publication of Rebecca Tuck KC’s report into antisemitism in the National Union of Students.

Sarah and Guy reflect on their experiences of Holocaust Survivor Week

The National Union of Students (NUS) has concluded a disciplinary investigation into its President. NUS has chosen to dismiss their President Shaima Dallali. This decision follows an initial independent investigation by Rebecca Tuck KC.  

In this editorial, Joel Rosen introduces the first edition of Aleph in decades. You can read Aleph here.

In The Gates of the Forest Elie Wiesel concludes that “God made man because he loves stories”. I decided to bring Aleph, the magazine of the Union of Jewish Students, back into print, after a few decades in hibernation, because a new generation of Jewish students has stories for the rest of us.

The following was written by Jodie Franks, who is our Head of Programming and Sixth Form Development and LGBTQ+ ally. Jodie studied Classical Civilisation, and wrote her dissertation on gender roles in the ancient world.