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Interview 136: Gloria and Terry Crawford on "Understanding Initialview"Interview 135: Alison Merzel on “Understanding and Supporting Jewish Students and the Threat of Antisemitism”
- Alison shares her backstory.
- Alison tells us the formal definition of antisemitism
- Alison shares some disturbing statistics about the rise of anti-Jewish hate
- Alison shares how many Jewish people live in the country
- Alison shares the diversity of identities within the Jewish community
- Alison explains why antisemitism is rising in society and on college campuses.
- Alison discusses how discrimination is going from both the left and the right
- Alison talks about what BDS is and why if a college is supporting a BDS movement, Jewish students may not feel safe there
- Alison explains what Zionism is.
- Alison talks about how antisemitism is showing up on college campuses
- Should Jewish students trust the publications that discuss colleges that are good for Jewish students
- Should Jewish students get involved in DEI initiatives
- What should a Jewish student do if they have an incident on campus
- Is there anything in the article in the WSJ discussing the rise of antisemitism on college campuses?
- What is Hilliel’s campus climate initiative?
- What are your thoughts about the advice some Jewish college counselors are giving to not identify as Jewish
- What can non-Jewish students do to be supportive
- Any resources you recommend for people who want to educate yourself
- Alison talks about Ohio State and her experience there, and she shares who she recommends for Ohio State
