Satire: Statements by Student Organizations Provide Moral Clarity, Actionable Solutions for UCLA and the Middle East
Notes: This story is inspired by recent events in the larger world and on campus. The situation in this story is not meant to resemble any one entity in particular. The views…
Opinion: Good Discussion Requires Good History
Rational discussion about the Israeli-Palestine conflict has been overridden by morally loaded language that hinders…
“The Place”
Growing up, I attended Jewish day school where I interacted with Jewish wisdom, community, and…
Satire: Statements by Student Organizations Provide Moral Clarity, Actionable Solutions for UCLA and the Middle East
Notes: This story is inspired by recent events in the larger world and on campus. The situation in this story is not meant to resemble any one entity in particular. The views expressed in this post reflect the views of…
Opinion: Good Discussion Requires Good History
Rational discussion about the Israeli-Palestine conflict has been overridden by morally loaded language that hinders achieving productive dialogue. The rise of social media and the subsequent spreading of misinformation has exacerbated this problem. Morally loaded language such as “apartheid”, “settler-colonialism”,…
At UCLA, Waving the White Flag Turned Campus Dark
Image captured by Hailey Zill Oscar Wilde once famously said: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he’ll tell you the truth.” Late on Tuesday night, April 30, precisely such a…
From Shoah to Our Shelves: Nazi-Looted Books at UCLA
Since 2021, UCLA Jewish and Israel Studies Librarian Dr. Diane Mizrachi has been uncovering Nazi-looted books in the UCLA Library collection. While the repatriation of Nazi-looted art has been a subject of debate, there has been a dearth of academic…
Believe Israeli Women
Recently, Amit Soussanna, an Israeli woman who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th, held hostage for 55 days, and eventually released as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange deal between Hamas and Israel, said that a Hamas terrorist raped her at gunpoint.…
Letter from the Editor: UCLA, Jewish Community Must Stand Against Hatred
For months, the Jewish community has rightfully called out antisemitism on college campuses, such as swastika graffiti and widespread attacks on visibly Jewish students. As the Muslim and pro-Palestinian community faces overt hatred and physical violence, we must call it…
“The Place”
Growing up, I attended Jewish day school where I interacted with Jewish wisdom, community, and culture on a daily basis. Since coming to UCLA I have felt more distant from the Jewish community and have had to define what Judaism…
Opinion- An Encampment of Ignorance
Written by Bella Brannon and Adam Thaw There’s something almost too ironic for jest about setting up a faux refugee camp in a city where 75,000 face homelessness, miles away from Rodeo Drive. As of this morning, UCLA’s SJP has…
Melodies of Memory: Inna Faliks’ Tribute to Jewish Heritage
Jewish pianist, composer, writer, and professor Inna Faliks continues to highlight themes of collaboration and unity in her artistic output. Immigrating from antisemitic persecution and violence in the Soviet Union’s Ukraine to Chicago, Faliks was musically gifted from a young…
University Leaders Turn a Blind Eye to Campus Anti-Semitism
On December 9th, 2023, the Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter (SJP) at UCLA published an Instagram post claiming that “This fall, Palestinian, Muslim, SWANA and pro-Palestine” students have faced “targeted and violent harassment.” All forms of discrimination should be…
