WUJS, AJC-ACCESS and New Voices launch Global Jewish Voice!
WUJS is delighted to announce that today saw the launch of Global Jewish Voice, a major collaboration between WUJS, AJC-ACCESS and New Voices. Global Jewish Voice is a daily blog for young Jewish writers around the World. We have recruited fantastic writers from around the World and are incredibly excited for the future of this important initiative. Check it out here!
WUJS hosts 17 young political leaders from nine countries in Israel
The World Union of Jewish Students is delighted to announce that we hosted 17 young political leaders in Israel from 22-27th September of this month. The students came from Italy, South Africa, Belgium, Ukraine, Germany, Finland, Norway, Malta and Greece and represented a broad spectrum of political viewpoints. Typically most of the participants were either representatives of the youth wing of a political party, their National Union of Students, or… Read More
Interview with Chanan Reitblat, Jewish Student who took down his anti-Israel abuser
Earler this year at St Andrews university in Scotland, American Jewish student Chanan Reitblat suffered an attack on his Jewish identity when student Paul Donnachie desecrated his Israeli flag. In a landmark ruling, a Scottish judge found Mr. Donnichie guilty of a racially aggrevated offence for his desecration, done whilst verbally abusing Chanan. Chanan flew back from New York to give evidence, and ultimately Mr Donnichie was found guilty, in… Read More
WUJS, SAUJS and ‘What Is Rael’ students visit Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as part of South Africa visit
At the initiation of the South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS), WUJS Chairman Oliver Worth, and six students from the “What Is Rael’ delegation to South Africa, joined three South African Jewish Students in meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town.
Though critical of Israeli policy, Tutu reaffirmed his belief in Israel’s right to exist as a secure sovereign State. At the request of delegation… Read More
WUJS, AJC-ACCESS and New Voices launch “The Global Jewish Voice”- Seeking Paid Writers!
WUJS is delighted to announce that we shall be launching, together with our partners AJC-ACCESS and New Voices Magazine, a global Jewish blog/online paper. The site, called Global Jewish Voices, will be updated dailly with the best of young Jewish writers from around the World.
The World Union of Jewish Students are seeking out aspiring Jewish writers to contribute to the blog. Contributions will be to deadlines… Read More
Press Release: WUJS slams University and College Union (UCU) of UK
The World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) condemns the British University and College Union (UCU) in the wake of its passing a motion rejecting the European Union Monitoring Committee’s (EUMC) definition of anti-Semitism, This definition of anti-Semitism is used on a day-to-day basis by the National Union of Students to combat anti-Semitism, as well as by every major British Jewish communal body.
WUJS Chairman Oliver Worth said; “The… Read More
WUJS in North America: AJC, ACCESS, NY Meeting and CFJS visit!
World Union of Jewish Students Chairman Oliver Worth attended AJC’s Global Forum in Washington DC, along with Student leaders from Europe, Australia, South Africa, Canada and all over the World.
AJC’s Access Weekend immediately followed, during which young Jewish leaders got the chance to discuss the assault on Israel’s legitimacy, and build stronger networks to combat it in the future.
WUJS hosted Presidents of major unions in New… Read More
Another successful NUS Conference for UJS (UK)
Another successful National Union of Students (NUS) Conference has come and gone for Britain’s National Union of Jewish Students (UJS). UJS prides itself on taking its best activists to this annual conference, and putting forward the case for Jewish students on campus.
This year UJS preceded the conference with a superb training seminar for Jewish campaigners, that covered everything from how to prevent hate speech to how to mobilise… Read More
Op-ed by Chairman Oliver Worth: How to invite a boycott
Chairman of WUJS, Oliver Worth, wrote the following op-ed printed in the Jerusalem Post:
Last week the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement celebrated its first major success in securing an academic boycott against an Israeli institution, with the University of Johannesburg voting to sever ties with Ben-Gurion University.
Yet while the initiative was driven by academics serving deep political agendas, in contradiction with the desire of… Read More
What Is Rael Delegation hits the right notes on UK campusese
This week saw 24 Israeli students from a pluralistic background visit UK university campuses to show the real Israel, in a mission co-hosted by the Union of Jewish Students of the United Kingdom and supported by WUJS. The ‘What Is Rael’ delegation was widely considered a remarkable success and has had hugely positive feedback from both Jewish and non-Jewish students.
The Jerusalem post covered the article, along… Read More
