Nina Freedman, UJS President 2021-22

Many of you will have seen the comments recently made by the chair of the JNF, Samuel Hayek. Many notable members of the Jewish community have spoken out about Mr Hayek’s comments, demonstrating that Islamophobia has no place in our community. But does this go far enough?

This year UJS Conference was like no other, we combined the old with the new and the physical with the virtual to create a brand-new hybrid Conference. We saw our largest ever attendance, over 80 motions submitted and a massively engaged student body. 

With our UJS Presidential elections underway this page has EVERYTHING you need to know! From our candidates to the full timeline for the next few weeks!

This week we celebrated interfaith week on campuses all across the UK.

Yesterday we launched our first alumni event of the year, Grads Booze and Schmooze!

Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, Tibetans, Jews and everyone in between gathered to protest human rights abuses in China this weekend at Parliament Square.

Yesterday, we hosted the London presidents in our office for the first London Jewish Society Forum!

As I go into Shabbat this week, I’m looking forward to having a chance to reflect on the absolute madness that has been freshers.

*TW: The following entry has elements of anxiety*

Before the beginning of the pandemic, I was fortunate enough to have never experienced real mental difficulty.