Jewish high school student leaders gather to address campus antisemitism

High school student club presidents from across the United States gathered for the annual Jewish Student Union Presidents Conference, Fox News reported. The three-day event was designed to help student leaders combat antisemitism at their current high schools and prepare for challenges on future college campuses. [1]

During the conference, the student leaders heard from activists including Shai Davidai and Tessa Veksler, according to Fox News. National Conference of Synagogue Youth International director Rabbi Micah Greenland stated that Jewish students have increasingly felt isolated, bullied, and threatened by students at public high schools. [1]

Efforts to address anti-Jewish hostility and support Jewish communities have expanded globally in recent weeks. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the Central Council of Jews in Germany opened the country's first national Jewish academy in Frankfurt to promote dialogue and combat hate. [3]

Concerns surrounding antisemitism have also touched professional organisations in the United States. As FTMQ News previously reported, the leadership of the American Psychological Association recently rejected findings from a United States House of Representatives report that alleged anti-Jewish activists had co-opted the organisation. [4]