What they’re reading

We asked Hillel students and professionals what’s on their summer reading list

What’s a summer good for if not to relax by the beach, drink some iced tea and catch up on your favorite page-turner? From romance and religion to history and mystery, Hillel students and professionals offer their summer recommendations.

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Amplifying Jewish voices

Leora Match, 24, wears many hats — singer-songwriter, Jewish educator, community builder.

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L’Dough V’Dough

Hillel at Stanford students braid challah with Holocaust survivors

April Ball ’21, a student at Stanford University, and Stephanie Jacobs, a Los Angeles photographer and instructional designer, traveled to Europe last summer to conduct interviews with Holocaust survivors in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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Building the Jewish future

Philanthropists Allen and Deanna Alevy support seven small, under-resourced Hillels

A successful entrepreneur and real estate mogul, Allen Alevy invests in businesses for the “long game.”

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Uniting young Jews around the world

International Hillel participants represent largest delegation of young leaders at annual AJC Global Forum

For Polina Shchetinina, cross-cultural competence is a necessary skill.

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Challenge accepted

Nalani Haueter, a Hillel International Springboard Fellow at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Hillel, grew accustomed to being one of the only Jewish students in school.

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Hillel International Launches Search for New CEO as Eric Fingerhut Becomes Head of Jewish Federations of North America

Hillel International, the largest Jewish student organization in the world, announced today that President and CEO Eric D. Fingerhut will be leaving at the end of June to assume the position of President and CEO for the Jewish Federations of North America.

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Happy birthday, Israel!

Hillel students celebrated the 71st anniversary of Israel's independence with lively parties, art projects and of course, food. Below are scenes from some of the events they organized.

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Hillel students honor Holocaust victims for Yom HaShoah

Hillel students came together on Yom HaShoah to commemorate the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust. Here are some of the memorials and vigils they organized.

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Tina Price, Larry Moses, Morton Schapiro to Be Honored This Spring

The largest Jewish campus organization to recognize contributions of three longtime leaders

In recognition of their years of service and leadership, Hillel International will honor Tina Price, chair of Hillel’s board of directors, and Larry Moses, senior advisor to the Wexner Family and Foundation, at its annual Spring Celebration, celebrating Jewish life on campus, on May 21, at Capitale in New York City.

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Announcing Hillel International’s 2019-2020 Student Cabinet

Hillel International announced today the 19 members of the fourth cohort of the Hillel International Student Cabinet.

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Cultural connector

How I helped build the Russian-speaking Jewish community at Hillel

I grew up Jew-ish. Emphasis on the ish.

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In the huddle

After a brain cyst forced me off the field, Hillel became my new squad

A cyst on my brain forced me to call it quits on the field after playing only four games my junior year.

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Passover Sameach!

It’s that time of year — the one where Jewish people around the world munch on cardboard for eight days (seven days in Israel).

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Meet the 2019 Masa-Hillel Fellows

We are so excited to welcome our sixth cohort of Masa-Hillel Fellows. The fellowship is a six-month professional development seminar designed to prepare current Masa participants for Hillel work.

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Hillels around the world participate in Good Deeds Day

Inspired by their social action values, Hillel students from across the globe participated in Good Deeds Days, an international day of volunteering. Below are highlights from their volunteer projects:

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Mental health advocate Marc Fein leads wellness workshop at Rutgers Hillel

Over 50 Jewish students took a step back on Tuesday night to look inward. They gathered at Rutgers University Hillel for a mental health workshop led by renowned Jewish educator and mental health advocate Marc Fein.

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Tech fair brings Israeli start-ups to American University

Students and Israeli entrepreneurs came together at American University Thursday evening for the annual Start-Up Nation Tech Fair.

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Get your shovels ready

Hillels rebuild communities on Alternative Spring Breaks

Hillel students ditched their sandals for work boots this spring break to help communities in need. More than 30 campuses across the United States participated in Alternative Spring Breaks, volunteering in neighboring states and countries around the world.

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Purim Sameach!

Hillel students from around the world celebrated Purim, a raucous holiday that recounts how the Jewish people were saved from persecution in the ancient Persian empire.

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