At 9:01 am this morning, UCLA chancellor Julio Frenk, sent a long overdue email calling for a campus-wide “Initiative to Combat Antisemitism.” While October 7th certainly served as a catalyst for the anti-Israel and antisemitic frenzy that has erupted across…
Opinion- The West’s Willful Blindness: Confronting the Reality of Extremism
Now that we have seen Gazan children parade the bodies of the murdered Bibas boys, many Jews must confront the reality that the leadership of Gaza is indoctrinated with Jew-hatred. The sight of young children, grinning as they hoisted the…
Bridging Faiths, Defending Truth: Christian Zionists in the Emerson Fellowship
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.” The Christian, StandWithUs Emerson Fellows are not just friends of the Jewish people; they are bound by a deeper recognition…
Satire: Roosevelt Scolds Polish Commander for Failing to Work with Hitler, Accuses Commander of not “Being Respectful”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The highly anticipated meeting between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Polish Commander-in-Chief Edward Rydz-Śmigły took a dramatic turn on Friday, as Roosevelt, alongside Vice President John Nance Garner, publicly dressed down the Polish leader for Poland’s failure…
The Debt America Never Repaid: Haym Salomon, the Sephardic Jew Who Financed the Revolution
Jews can claim credit for some of the world’s most valuable inventions—Google, pacemakers, Adam Sandler, stainless steel, Barbie, aspirin. But perhaps their most overlooked contribution? The United States of America itself. Haym Salomon, a Sephardic Jew, was not merely a…
A Message from the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of Ha’Am regarding a recent video posted by US President Donald J. Trump
By Hudson Roddy and Bella Brannon On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video on the social media platform Truth Social depicting a future Gaza Strip transformed into a luxury resort destination, complete with golden statues of himself,…
A Diaspora of One: Navigating Jewish Identity in a Changing World
As my time at UCLA nears its end, I find myself reflecting on the transformation of my Jewish identity over the past four years. I was raised almost entirely in Jewish spaces, shielded from the reality of antisemitism until, at…
Jewish Values, American Ideals: A Shared Legacy of Liberty
In Judaism, it is a commandment to thank one’s hosts in the Birkat Hamazon prayer after a meal. Between Friday night meals with my honored Rebbetzin, my roommate’s homemade soup when I was sick, and the hospitality of strangers who…
Bruins 🧡 Bibas
Anyone Jewish recognizes the two redheaded children, Ariel and Kfir, and their parents, Shiri and Yarden, after seeing footage of their brutal kidnapping by Hamas on October 7th. Many of us felt connected to the children and deeply identified with…
Anti-Israel protest at UCLA takes place after interim suspension of SJP and Graduate SJP
An anti-Israel protest took place on UCLA’s campus yesterday, February 18, 2025. The protest was marketed as a response to the UCLA administration’s interim suspension of the Students for Justice in Palestine and Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine chapters…