to co-sponsor Yom Haatzmaut celebrations
across the region, with a primary focus
centered in Georgia and Florida. Ben worked
closely with regional staff members to foster
greater integration and to further the reach of
the department.
At Emory University, ZOA Campus
co-sponsored interactive tabling with Eagles
for Israel during their Artists for Israel
program. During this event, staff members
were on the ground to work directly with
students and help them combat the provocations
from Students for Justice in Palestine
(SJP), which aimed to intimidate Jewish
students. Through ZOA’s presence, students
had the necessary support and tools to fight
back against the all-too-frequent anti-Semitic
actions that are hidden under the guise of
“anti-Israel” protests.
In addition, as ZOA’s lead staff member
in the region, Benjamin Schine traveled to
Orlando to contribute to the IsraelFest celebration
at Central Florida University, which
proved to be a major success. Following the
horrific incident involving eviction notices
placed on the doors of Jewish and non-Jewish
students by members of SJP at Emory University,
the Campus department worked
directly with ZOA’s Center for Law and
Justice to swiftly address this heinous episode.
The students on campus were extremely
grateful for the support and assistance from
Southeast Campus Coordinator Benjamin
Schine and the entire ZOA.
Exciting and educational programs continued
in the Midwest region as well. Based
out of Chicago, Midwest Campus Coordinator
Nadav Alkoby proudly represented
Israel and the mission of ZOA through
various events and initiatives. ZOA Campus
in the Midwest engaged thousands of students
over the course of the semester and was
extremely honored to host Holocaust survivor
and motivational speaker Sami Steigmann
for events at Ohio State University, Ohio
University, Oberlin College, Case Western
University, and Kent State University. Sami’s
inspirational message of survival and combating
injustice by not allowing one’s self to
exist as a bystander resonated powerfully with
the wide audience of students.
Within the West Coast and Southwest
regions, ZOA Campus also worked in close
collaboration with numerous student groups
and partners at leading colleges and universities.
A few incredible highlights from this
past semester took place at the University of
Texas at Austin and at Texas A&M, where
ZOA National President Morton Klein
spoke to student leaders about the critical
importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship
and the dangers posed by Iran and Palestinian
Arab terror organizations bent on Israel’s
destruction. The events were held in part-
ZOA Campus
Southeast
Coordinator
Benjamin Schine
(center) with
students at a ZOA
co-sponsored
Artists 4 Israel
event
Through
ZOA’s
presence,
students had
the necessary
support and
tools to fight
back against
the all-toofrequent
anti-Semitic
actions that
are hidden
under the
guise of
“anti-Israel”
protests.
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