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New Student Lounge at Pratt Chabad “Comes at the Right Time”
Esther Sonnenschine has eaten lunch in her car more times than she cares to count. For the graduating architecture student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, since Pratt eliminated the kosher options in the cafeteria, “there isn’t really anything to eat on campus for many Jewish students.” And the...
Antisemitic Encampment Demand to Remove Chabad at Drexel Brings Jewish Students Together
On Wednesday night, the anti-Israel encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia was ordered disbanded by the local police department. Protesters left ahead of police action and did so without their many demands being met, including that the school terminate its relationship with Chabad and Hillel at Drexel, and with Jewish...
With Jewish pride and resilience, students attend Chabad at Rice Seder
In a remarkable display of Jewish pride and resilience, nearly 100 students from Rice University, University of Houston and Houston medical schools attended a Passover Seder hosted by Chabad at Rice. “With our thoughts of the hostages, the war against Israel and the virulent waves of antisemitism, the story and...
Rohr Chabad Center Breaks Ground on Expansion Project
The $3.2 million renovation will expand the Chabad House at 5700 South Woodlawn Avenue to offer more programs for Jewish students. Rohr Chabad at the University of Chicago and Hyde Park celebrated the groundbreaking of a new $3.2 million expansion at 5700 South Woodlawn Avenue on May 2. Chabad purchased...
Chabad to move into the newly constructed Lubeck Center for Jewish Life
Chabad to move into the newly constructed Lubeck Center for Jewish Life To accommodate recent growth, Chabad will move into the Lubeck Center for Jewish Life, the construction of which began three years ago.