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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Cohen: I am more proud of my Jewish identity than anyone can ever hate me for it

Cohen: I am more proud of my Jewish identity than anyone can ever hate me for it

November 9, 2022

There is no place where I feel more at home than Shabbat services at Hillel, surrounded by other Jewish students praying proudly and passionately. During the past three years, that hour on Friday nights...

The brick Hillel building with a green doorway.

Students and faculty express frustration over lack of class cancellations on Jewish High Holidays

October 11, 2022

Bienen freshman Jeremy Berkun had to choose between participating in Yom Kippur services or attending class last Wednesday. In the end, he chose class.  “I would have been more observant had there...

Borrok: A farewell, with some thoughts on how we talk about slurs

March 12, 2021

This past week, NBA player Meyers Leonard was caught on a livestream yelling an anti-Semetic slur during a video game. He is not the first person to be caught using hate speech, in the realm of athletics...

Letter to the Editor: Kessel misses the mark on anti-Semitism

Letter to the Editor: Kessel misses the mark on anti-Semitism

January 28, 2020

It is clear that anti-Semitism is on the rise in the West. However, while it is imperative to condemn and combat the insidieousness of anti-Semitism, we must not in turn scapegoat other marginalized groups...

Sainati: Coping with religious exclusivism

January 16, 2018

A few weeks ago, I had dinner with a staff member from a prominent campus Christian organization. After an amicable first few minutes, I was told after a few questions that because I was Jewish, I couldn’t...

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