Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies

Research center for the social-scientific study of contemporary Jewish life

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A new study on campus discrimination highlights that at least a third of Jewish, Muslim, Black and Asian students have encountered hate and hostility at their universities.

@HaleyCohen19 reports:

https://t.co/7klzDNEv4W

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Drawing on data from a survey of nearly 4,000 students at 4-year schools across the US, our new report aims to understand the campus context for antisemitism, as well as for other forms of prejudice toward ethno-religious and racial groups. https://t.co/Vb6NuuPlD7

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Birthright participants are far more engaged; their peers are losing ties to Judaism, study finds https://t.co/2CbxJpL6Hg

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Birthright travelers look different after Oct. 7 -- but the effect remains the same, study shows https://t.co/ljbQBe7TTC via @JTAnews

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"Nationwide, the Jewish community has become more diverse, so it makes sense that the rabbinate would be as well" ~CMJS Interim Director Janet Krasner Aronson https://t.co/nhfrruKUYN

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CMJS researchers' recent article on the relationship between antisemitism and political ideology, "Antisemitism, Israel, and Political Ideology on the American College Campus,” appears in the journal Politics, Groups, and Identities. https://t.co/prKopeuhgp

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Just published: "Antisemitism, Israel, and political ideology on the American college campus" https://t.co/BiIDsJyg1d

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📽 Join JFS at @CohenCenter Brandeis for an exclusive screening of “7/10: Testigos del Terror,” the first documentary capturing Oct. 7 through Israel’s Latin American community.

📅 Dec 2, 2025
📍 Wasserman Cinematheque

Register: https://t.co/45YxozB0nl

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Join us & @CohenCenter Initiative on the Jews of the Americas (JOTA) on December 3 @12PM (EST) for the book talk "The Holocaust and Latin America: Migration, Resettlement and Memory" led by co-editors Daniela Gleizer, Emmanuel Kahan, and @YaelSiman.
RSVP:
https://t.co/DRkmaguZ1u

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Citing a number of CMJS Jewish community studies. "Making interfaith families a valued part of Jewish communities" https://t.co/eB9g26nyZs

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Citing CMJS research on Jewish young adults and Israel. "End of Gaza war offers a historic opportunity to reengage young Jews worldwide" https://t.co/QtwXvcYUCS

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Antisemitism on campus is a real problem − but headlines and government-proposed solutions don’t match the experience of most Jewish students

https://t.co/DJnBlMh72H

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Antisemitic beliefs rare among faculty, Brandeis University study finds https://t.co/zAKH5llwt6 via @HigherEdDive

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Just released: "Ideology in the Classroom" explores how faculty at US universities think about contentious political issues and how these issues are addressed in the classroom. Based on a survey of more than 2200 faculty at 146 research universities. https://t.co/5K8kbZNwB5

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New Brandeis study finds university faculty more heterodox, less anti-Israel than generally presumed https://t.co/0oV6FIh6MB

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Just released: New report on the impact of financial insecurity on the college trajectory of Jewish young adults. https://t.co/Q6rpZoZPDL

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Also, on June 4, please join us for a special Jews of the Americas book event with Professor Judit Bokser Liwerant, "National and Transnational Paths of Latin American Jews." https://t.co/31uuY1A7Wh

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On June 4, join CMJS researchers Nicole Samuel (moderator) and Graham Wright (author), along with other contributors to a recent themed issue of Journal of Jewish Education, to discuss their articles re. antisemitism on college campuses since October 7. https://t.co/bgha5fCOTe