About 60 people participated in a panel discussion on April 27 with alumni of Hillel at UCLA’s Fact Finders trip and watched a documentary filmed during last year’s trip. For the past two years, Fact Finders has brought groups of…
Editorial: USAC Election Endorsements
The editorial board of Ha’Am News is proud to endorse the candidacy of Ms. Arielle Yael Mokhtarzadeh and Mr. Aaron Boudaie for the 2016-2017 Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC). Ms. Mokhtarzadeh, seeking election as the USAC’S president, would bring extensive…
Students Fail to Gain Credit in Course Allegedly Restricted by Conservative Bias
As of April 16, 2017, two students who were enrolled in Professor Keith Fink’s winter course, Communication Studies 167: Sex, Politics and Race: Free Speech on Campus, have yet to receive either a grade or units for the course. The…
Arabic-Hebrew Café Creates Dialogue Through Language
On Wednesday, April 19, UCLA senior and Jewish Studies major, Elizabeth Ho, arranged for volunteer language instructors and students interested in learning new languages or in intercultural dialogue to meet for dinner . The event has taken place once per…
An Unorthodox Transfer
“It’s an unorthodox move but I think it’s the right thing to do,” I repeated to my friends who either asked about or questioned my resolution. It wasn’t an easy decision and took significantly longer to choose than I expected,…
Submission: The Persian Jokes Were Never Funny
The Persian jokes were never funny. It’s time our community stopped laughing.
Progressive Jewish Alliance Hosts Jewish Community Town Hall
WESTWOOD — The Progressive Jewish Alliance at UCLA hosted a Community Town Hall last Thursday, bringing students together to discuss a variety of issues affecting the Jewish community on campus. Brad Fingard, Sarah Schmitt and Tal Newfield organized the event,…
Endorsement: Joey Levin, a Nice Jewish Bruin for Mr. Hillel 2017
Along with SSI, the Bayit, Morning Minyan, and Sigma Alpha Mu, the Ha’Am Editorial Board has unanimously voted to endorse Joey Levin for Mr. Hillel 2017.
Jewish Sorority, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, Kicks Back into Gear
Since its establishment on campus in 2007, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi has developed into an integral part of the Jewish community at UCLA. Founded in 1998 at UC Davis, the sorority’s unofficial motto is, “Jewish First, Greek Second.” Sigma is…
JAM Departs to Ohr Sameach Shabbaton
On Thursday Feb. 16, UCLA’s Jewish Awareness Movement (JAM) took part in Ohr Sameach’s annual New York Shabbaton. Ohr Sameach is a Jewish organization that gives Jews with the desire to learn more about their religious background opportunities to do…