The Great Jewish Awakening

One teen who finds a supportive community in JSU is Noah Simon. With about fifty Jewish students out of 1,500 in his public school in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Noah enjoys the sense of community JSU provides.

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Bellaire High School yearbook includes Palestinian ‘account’ of Oct. 7, ‘Israel-Gaza conflict’

May 9, 2024

Parents of many Bellaire High School students are upset after seeing a full-page feature in the annual end-of-school yearbook from an Arab student who gives her version of the Hamas-Israel war.

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Former Houston JSU President shares her thoughts on GWU campus protests

May 5, 2024

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AYA students give hands-on care in Israel

Thirteen Akiba Yavneh Academy students and their chaperones participated in a week-long mission to Israel. Participants in the Akiba Yavneh/NCSY/Orthodox Union Relief Mission left Dallas on Feb. 7 with spirit and intention and returned on Feb. 15, their lives changed forever.

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‘World’s first’ giant Lego chocolate coin built in Denver to celebrate Hanukkah’s final night

December 17, 2023

Hanukkah would not be complete in Denver without the world’s first proclaimed giant Lego chocolate gelt coin.

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What 9 Jewish teens from across the US said they took away from marching for Israel in DC

November 17, 2023

They went to Washington to support Israel and left the rally with a deepened sense of the Jewish community in the United States.

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What Is Happening With Jewish Students and Antisemitism?

November 7, 2023

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Students at Denver Academy of Torah Learn Life-Saving Skills

“I think it’s really incredible to have the opportunity to be taught these things, so that when we are in situations like we can stand up take a deep breath and go out and help,” Hunter Frank, a student at the school, said.