auschwitz
Holocaust Survivor Peter Somogyi Shares His Story at Hillel Event
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Somogyi told the Cornell community about his experience at Auschwitz-Birkenau, in hope that it will help prevent what happened to him from happening again.
Passover
Reenvisioning Passover, Cornellians Celebrate Online
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The week-long spring festival, which started Wednesday evening, is generally spent with loved ones sharing meals, is being celebrated online this year.
Featured in Category
Hillel Invites Obamas’ Speech Writer Sarah Hurwitz to Campus
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Sarah Hurwitz, speechwriter to the Obamas, will give a talk to the Cornell and Ithaca community on March 23 about what it was like to work in the White House, as well as how she rediscovered her Jewish identity. Free tickets will be available in Willard Straight Hall starting on March 9, through the show date.
Arts & Culture
Insights from Vanessa Bayer
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The high-stress environment of media is infamous, but being a student is also a little like showbiz.
Ace of Cakes
Duff Goldman, Renowned Celebrity Baker, Reflects on Career and Jewish Identity
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Jeffrey “Duff” Goldman — best known for his Food Network television shows “Ace of Cakes” and “Kids Baking Championships” — came to Cornell University on Wednesday, where he spoke to students about his life, career and Jewish identity.
BDS
GUEST ROOM | Dialogue Beyond BDS
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Corrections appended. With the failure of the BDS resolution before the Student Assembly this past Thursday, Cornell Hillel and Cornellians for Israel, both of which strongly opposed the measure, declared a victory for peace. However, peace and dialogue have not won out just yet. If Hillel and CFI are serious about promoting human rights of Palestinians and Israelis, they must walk the walk. If Hillel cares about dialogue, it should strive to bring in Palestinian speakers as well as Israeli critics of the occupation of Palestinian land such as Breaking the Silence, a group of Israel Defense Forces veterans that candidly discusses military activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and B’tselem, a human rights organization dedicated to ending the occupation.
BDS movement
Student Groups, S.A. Candidates Address Pollack’s BDS Response
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In a letter of response sent to Students for Justice in Palestine, President Martha Pollack addressed the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement on campus and recent efforts to pass a supporting resolution within the Student Assembly, as The Sun previously reported. Reactions by student groups and Student Assembly presidential candidates varied from supportive to critical.
Maggie Haberman
Event with Pulitzer Prize Winner Maggie Haberman Rescheduled for March 11
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Cornell Hillel invited Haberman to campus, where she will speak to about her “remarkably informed perspective on President Trump,” and “examine his influence on key issues affecting all Americans and his battles with the American press.”
TED
TED Founder Richard Saul Wurman to Discuss TED, Judaism at Hillel
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Julia Katz ’19, student chair of the Major Speaker Series at Cornell Hillel, said Wurman was “an obvious choice.”
News
Holocaust Survivor Irene Zisblatt Shares Experience at Concentration Camp
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“I came forth to share my degrading experience in hopes that my personal story will influence you and generations to come to work for tolerance and understanding.”