[Peace-discuss] Open Hillel: Hillel International's policies are crumbling

[Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss]

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From: Rachel Sandalow-Ash <openhillel at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:00 AM
Subject: Hillel International's policies are crumbling
To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org


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At schools across the country, Hillel International's exclusionary policies
are crumbling.

It's happening at Princeton, where Professor Doug Massey spoke at Hillel
one day and publicly voiced support for BDS the next.  It's happening at
University of Michigan, where Rabbi Arik Ascherman voiced his support for a
settlement boycott while giving a talk in the Hillel building.

Yet at the same time, student-led efforts are still stifled by Hillel
International's "Standards of Partnership."  At University of Michigan,
when Jewish students organized a Palestine Solidarity Shabbat dinner as
part of Hillel's "Shabbat Across Campus" initiative, the local Hillel
chapter was forced to awkwardly distance itself from the event.  Over 70
students attended the dinner, yet it could not be held under Hillel's
umbrella.

*Read more in our open letter to Eric Fingerhut, CEO of Hillel
International -- and share it with your friends on facebook.*
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As more and more events at local campus Hillels cross Hillel
International's redlines, it's increasingly clear that Jewish students want
their communities to be open to all political views.  Yet until these
top-down policies are eliminated, it will be impossible for students to
build these truly diverse, inclusive communities.

It's clear that Hillel International's policies don't work in practice. Bit
by bit, students are bringing open discourse into their Jewish communities.
Let's show our support.

*Spread the word -- share our open letter on facebook, and twitter, or
forward this email to your friends.*
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Shavua tov,
Rachel Sandalow-Ash, Internal Coordinator

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