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Jewish on Campus
Formation2020; 5 years ago (2020)
CEO
Julia Jassey
Websitehttps://jewishoncampus.org/

Jewish on Campus is a Jewish nonprofit organization formed to combat antisemitism on college campuses and pursue Zionist advocacy.[1][2][3][4]

History

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In 2020, Jewish on Campus was co-created by Jewish college students, Isaac de Castro, Julia Jassey, and Sylvie S. as an Instagram page meant to bring awareness to individual incidents of antisemitism on college campuses.[5][6] However, after online popularity, it transformed into a nonprofit organization.[5] As an organization, Jewish on Campus expanded its work to include a platform for student journalism, data collection and analysis to better understand the state of antisemitism on campuses, and an ambassador program to unify Jewish students across the United States and Canada to make statements representative of American Jewish and Canadian Jewish students.[7][8]

In November 2021, Jewish on Campus became a partner organization of the World Jewish Congress.[9]

In 2022, Jewish on Campus and the Louis D Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law triggered a federal investigation at the University of Vermont by filing a complaint after the university failed to investigate reports of antisemitic vandalism, grade discrimination, and student groups that refused to admit Zionist students as members.[10][11] In June 2022, Jewish on Campus and the Louis D Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a complaint in response to antisemitism at SUNY New Paltz.[12]

In December 2022, Jewish on Campus participated at the White House Antisemitism Roundtable, alongside other Jewish organizations such as Hillel International and the American Jewish Committee.[13]

In September 2023, Ipsos released a study on behalf of Jewish on Campus that showed 57% of Jewish university students in the United States have either witnessed or experienced an antisemitic incident, either off-campus or on-campus.[14]

Recognition

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Julia Jassey, CEO of Jewish on Campus, was recognized by Algemeiner as one of the Top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life in 2021, due to her work for Jewish on Campus.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jewish on Campus | About". March 19, 2024. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  2. ^ Lapin, Andrew (August 23, 2024). "NYU issues new hate speech guidelines discouraging students from targeting 'Zionists'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved March 12, 2025. The NYU chapter of Jewish on Campus [...] posted about the new policy on Instagram, saying that the revised policy 'makes it abundantly clear: Zionism is a core component of Jewish identity.'
  3. ^ Ellement, John R. "Jewish groups seek federal probe of Wellesley College after email declares 'no support' for Zionism - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025. '[...] condemn the statements calling to exclude Zionists from Wellesley,' the groups said.
  4. ^ Jassey, Julia (November 14, 2023). "Why we're taking legal action against Wellesley College over antisemitism". The Forward. Retrieved March 12, 2025. Anti-Israel sentiment has crossed the hard, bright line into antisemitism.
  5. ^ a b "ADL In Concert Against Hate Honors Leaders Fighting Antisemitism and Racism". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Greschler, Gabriel. "Instagram account shares anonymous stories of Jew-hatred on US college campuses". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Algemeiner, The. "Student-Led Jewish Advocacy Group Shares Data on Hundreds of Campus Experiences With Antisemitism". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Antisemitism growing on US college campuses - survey". The Jerusalem Post. August 31, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Jewish on Campus to partner with World Jewish Congress". The Jerusalem Post. November 3, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "Does UC Berkeley really have 'Jew-free zones'? We explain". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. October 4, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Resolves Investigation Addressing the University of Vermont's Responses to Allegations of Antisemitic Incidents | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Lewin, Alyza; Katz-Prober, Denise (June 10, 2022). "SUNY-NP-Title-VI-Complaint-Final-REDACT.pdf" (PDF). brandeiscenter.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  13. ^ Rosenfeld, Arno (December 7, 2022). "How a tiny student group ended up at the White House antisemitism roundtable". The Forward. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Newall, Mallory (September 8, 2023). "Most Jewish college students have witnessed, experienced antisemitic incidents". Ipsos. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2021". Algeminer. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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