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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


Rebecca Haas puts up a sign at Hillel’s 629 Foster St. building announcing its temporary relocation to 1835 Hinman amid renovations.

Hillel hosts annual Hanukkah celebration ‘Latkepalooza’ despite renovations

December 3, 2019

Though renovations are underway, Hillel will continue its tradition of hosting “Latkepalooza,” its annual Hanukkah celebration, during reading week. Tonight, Dec. 4, students will gather in Unicorn...

The Northwestern chapter of Hillel. The organization has not yet had to confront questions of Birthright Israel’s legitimacy on campus.

IfNotNow movement calls on college Hillel chapters to end ties to Birthright Israel

April 30, 2019

IfNotNow, a Jewish-American movement to end support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine, recently encouraged the University of Chicago’s chapter of Hillel to cut their ties with Birthright Israel,...

Over 100 students attended Northwestern’s Freedom Seder, the first since 2014. The event discussed several topics including the similarities between Jewish, Palestinian and black struggles.

Student coalition revives Freedom Seder after five-year hiatus

April 30, 2019

Interspersed with songs, prose and allegories to the struggles of the Jewish, black and Palestinian communities, Monday marked the first Freedom Seder since 2014. The Freedom Seder is a ceremony with...

Students on the NU Perspectives trip walk through the streets of Old Jaffa, Israel. Students were able to engage with both Israelis and Palestinians this summer through the Northwestern Hillel offering.

In God we trust?: Jewish students’ relationships to Israel, like the country itself, are complicated

February 4, 2019

This article is the second in a series on religious involvement on Northwestern’s campus. In the midst of studies showing declining levels of religiosity among college students, the series will spotlight...

Northwestern Hillel has asked for additional patrols after a gunman opened fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend.

Northwestern, Evanston police increase patrol near Jewish institutions

November 1, 2018

Local police are stepping up safety patrols around the city’s Jewish institutions after a gunman shouting anti-Semitic slurs opened fire in a synagogue last weekend, rattling the nation’s Jewish community....

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