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Union of Jewish Students
Bridget Phillipson visits JFS school
August 7, 2024, 1:48 pm
OPINION: Free speech is no campus game – we must defend Jewish students
By halting the controversial university free speech act, the Education Secretary will help us work to secure a safer campus environment for all students
By Sami Berkoff
Winners, 2024. Pic: UJS
April 2, 2024, 11:33 am
More than 250 students celebrate UJS annual awards
Warwick Jewish Society wins JSoc of the year and Leeds JSoc's Emma Levy named campaigner of the year.
By Michelle Rosenberg
British Jewish representatives publish letter of support for pro-democracy protesters, seen here blocking Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv on 26 March 2023
July 26, 2023, 1:15 pm
100 British rabbis and communal leaders warn of ‘grave concerns’ in Israel’s judicial fight
Open letter to the Israeli government, signed by the most senior rabbis from Reform, Masorti, and Liberal synagogues around the UK, deplores 'corruption of our values' after Knesset vote
By Jewish News Reporter
UJS Students
July 5, 2023, 1:48 pm
Spill the beans on Jewish student life…and win £500
Union of Jewish Students is media partnering with Jewish News in its first survey in 12 years open to the organisation's 9,000 members
By Michelle Rosenberg
UJS Presidential candidates, 2023-2024, left to right, Edward Isaacs, Gavriel Solomons, Abel Keszler.
January 30, 2023, 11:28 am
Connection is the theme for all three vying to be UJS president
As Jewish students prepare to go to the polls, Stephen Oryszczuk finds out how the candidates propose to improve the campus experience
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Ex-NUS president Shaima Dallali was ousted from the union in November 2022 over antisemitism claims.
January 12, 2023, 8:16 am
Report: National Union of Students has failed to protect Jews for 17 years
The damning 108-page investigation, by KC Rebecca Tuck, concludes that the NUS encouraged a “hostile environment” and committed key breaches of the Equality Act 2010.
By Lee Harpin
Jewish students hit the town in London during Freshers' Week 2022
October 26, 2022, 2:36 pm
Jewish students dive into Freshers Week across the UK and Ireland
Thousands have hit the campus hard in recent weeks with Jewish student life - and nightlife - flourishing
By Jewish News Reporter
Academic Clive Gabay speaking at the event against IHRA
February 18, 2022, 9:30 am
Jewish students challenge Queen Mary academics during anti-IHRA event
International politics lecturer Clive Gabay branded the IHRA a 'bad conceptual definition... harmful to Palestinians, to anti-racism and even to Jews.'
By Lee Harpin
A U.S. Marine with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response team, high fives a child waiting for evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Operation Allies Refuge August 22, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
August 25, 2021, 3:50 pm
Community unites around emergency appeal for Afghan refugees
World Jewish Relief launches a campaign to support those fleeing the Taliban, backed by key synagogue movements and communal organisations
By Jewish News Reporter
May 26, 2021, 4:47 pm
Jewish leaders meet two deputy London mayors to address rise in antisemitism
Sadiq Khan's officials responsible for policing and communities held virtual discussion with representatives from all major communal groups
By Lee Harpin
Protestors, some of whom were QAnon believers, storm Capitol Hill
April 29, 2021, 9:20 am
Shock report reveals Jews and Nazis marched under same banner at Capitol riot
Study from King’s College focusing on radicalisation outlines how activists were 'united around common narratives of anti-government and anti-Covid conspiracies'
By Lee Harpin
Jason Pearlman and Yair Zivan
March 5, 2021, 2:24 pm
British olim at forefront of Israeli election set out candidates’ stalls
At UJS-hosted event, Yair Zivan speaks for Yesh Atid, Jason Pearlman for New Hope and Avi Hyman of Likud, put forward their cases before voters go to the polls in three weeks
By Jenni Frazer
David Miller during the event (Screenshot from CST's Twitter)
February 23, 2021, 2:58 pm
Bristol University ‘again fails’ to act on ‘end Zionism’ professor
UJS and Bristol Jsoc representatives meet senior management at the university, but Jewish students say it didn't give 'concrete steps' on any possible action
By Jewish News Reporter
Screenshot of the meeting with Martin Machray and 17 communal organisations
December 23, 2020, 12:05 pm
Care home vaccinations ‘likely to pick up early in the new year’
Covid Incident Director tells 17 communal groups that authorities 'can safely move the vaccine into residential spaces and do a vaccination programme for staff and residents'
By Jewish News Reporter
Israeli and British flags (Jewish News)
December 9, 2020, 4:47 pm
Motion saying UJS ‘should not give a platform to anti-Zionist views’ fails
Bid to stop anti-Israel Jewish students from airing their views falls flat at national conference
By Jewish News Reporter
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