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Matan launches new fellowship to help Jewish groups improve offerings for young adults with disabilities, Jay Deitcher reports https://vist.ly/3gyas

As students return to universities to start the fall semester, many will find that campuses remain just as hostile to Jews as they were last year, when the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks resulted in a major surge of antisemitism on college campuses and university administrations came under scrutiny for not enforcing rules to protect Jewish students. But this year will also look different, as Jewish groups say they are better equipped to help protect Jewish students. The newest such initiative is an effort to expand resources to more than 50 campuses by the Jewish safety and security organization Secure Community Network and Hillel International, the groups announced on Thursday. Hillel International | Secure Community Network https://vist.ly/3gj6n

Menachem 'Mark' Kahn, who led the drone team that helped find 8-year-old Tzion Maron, speaks to us about the effort of Chaverim of Rockland, N.Y., and other Jewish volunteer emergency services. Chaverim Of Rockland https://vist.ly/3giyb

What Jewish higher ed needs to learn about professional development By Zev Eleff, president of @GratzCollege. https://vist.ly/3gdn8

Data scientist and venture capitalist David Magerman has awarded another $1 million donation to an Israeli institute of higher learning — this time Bar-Ilan University — as the one-time University of Pennsylvania donor now looks to encourage young American Jews to study in Israel. “This is a critical moment for Jewish American philanthropists,” Magerman said in a statement. “If even a fraction of the funds to our alma maters in America were to be invested in Israeli universities such as Bar-Ilan University, just imagine what is possible. There is tremendous potential, and a place like Bar-Ilan will accomplish so much with a gift like this.” Bar-Ilan University https://vist.ly/3gcqy

Read #YourDailyPhil: Schumer highlights Foundation to Combat Antisemitism at DNC | Foundation to Combat Antisemitism - David Magerman awards $1 million to Israel’s Bar-Ilan University to strengthen integration program for English speakers | Judah Ari Gross | Bar-Ilan University - Parents of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin give prime-time DNC address - What Jewish higher ed needs to learn about professional development | Zev Eleff | Gratz College https://lnkd.in/d6jR3i8g

The pin, created by Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism as a symbol of solidarity with the Jewish community and to raise awareness of antisemitism, was given to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer directly by Robert Kraft during a recent meeting. https://vist.ly/3g8au

"Politics were put aside. Denominational divides were bridged. Lasting relationships were formed. Our community was unified by a singular purpose." Welcoming Israeli teens to northeastern New York for a dose of TLC by K.B. Goodkin https://vist.ly/3g7na

Despite a U.S. Jewish population of some 7.5 million, non-Orthodox Jewish day schools have for years faced a severe enrollment crisis, which a new initiative supported by Ronald Lauder is looking to address. The Ronald S. Lauder Impact Initiative (LII) | Donna Klein Jewish Academy | Hillel Day School | Schechter Boston | Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School | Charles E Smith Jewish Day School

Read #YourDailyPhil: Ronald Lauder has a dream — for Jewish day school enrollment Efrat Lachter | The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation - Expecting to see worker motivation drop post-Oct. 7, Leading Edge finds morale holding steady instead Judah Ari Gross | Leading Edge - Jewish students, orgs brace for more disruption as the fall semester nears Haley Cohen | Academic Engagement Network | Hillel International - Welcoming Israeli teens to northeastern New York for a dose of TLC Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York