By Colleen Crowley
For Mitzpeh
@ColleenCrowle20
Camel rides, henna tattoos and the promise of falafel drew crowds of students to McKeldin Mall for this year’s Israel Fest, hosted by the UMD Jewish Student Union and Maryland Hillel on ...
By Jacqueline Chase
Staff writer
@Mitzpeh
Kedma, the Orthodox Jewish community on campus, elected executive board members and officers for five of its eleven positions this week.
Liana Chesir was elected vice president of Kedma, taking over ...
By Nick Albicocco
For Mitzpeh
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The Stamp Student Union’s grand ballroom lounge wasn’t just a room full of poetry and snapping Monday night but also a room full of bravery, identity and emotion as students shared their renditions ...
By Jenna Pierson
Staff writer
@jenna_pierson
Maryland Hillel hosted its biannual blood drive in the Multi-Purpose room at the Rosenbloom Center Friday afternoon.
From 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 25 members of the Hillel community were able to ...
By Ryan Wu
For Mitzpeh
@Mitzpeh
Dr. Edward B. Westermann, a history professor from Texas A&M University-San Antonio, said at a seminar at Taliaferro Hall last Wednesday that the Nazi drinking rituals during World War II helped facilit...
By Elana Morris
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This university’s Student Government Association voted against a bill to divest from certain Israeli companies in a 9-25 vote with two abstentions Wednesday night.
Though the bill did not explicitly ...
By Nick Albicocco
For Mitzpeh
@Mitzpeh
Maryland Hillel hosted a “Freedom Seder” Tuesday night, which served as a unique seder that allowed students to discuss immigrants’ and refugees’ rights and how these modern-day ...
By Jason Glazer
For Mitzpeh
@Mitzpeh
Maryland Hillel hosted a writing workshop Tuesday night for students and faculty who want to speak against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) bill at the SGA meeting on Wednesday, April 24. The ...
By Fatemeh Paryavi
For Mitzpeh
@KarmaLife_2
Around 250 student and faculty members came to see Dwight D. Eisenhower’s granddaughter, Susan Eisenhower, give a lecture on the implications of decision-making in World War II.
H...
By Jacqueline Chase
Staff writer
@Mitzpeh
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reelected in a close race to what will be a record fifth term in office Tuesday night, despite facing a pending criminal indictment on bribery ...
