Brian Cohen
@brcohen
Lavine Family Executive Director of The Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life, Columbia / Barnard Hillel @cbhillel
Grateful to @SheilaKatz1 for her strong words in @nytopinion
My OpEd in today’s @nytopinion calls out how unchecked antisemitic rhetoric, even from progressive spaces, creates the conditions for violence against Jews. We need stronger and louder allies willing to calling out antisemitism in all its forms. nytimes.com/2025/06/03/opi…
Congratulations to @CUSEAS Dean Emeritus Prof. Zvi Galil, who received the Michael Pupin Medal for Service to the Nation, in the @Columbia Engineering Alumni Association (CEAA) awards dinner last night.
We’re glad we found you Shiri - mazel tov on graduating!
Shiri hadn’t heard of Hillel when she got to campus. Now, she’s helping to lead a Hillel International initiative to combat antisemitism + share Jewish stories. Her journey includes finding purpose — and even a long-lost relative! 🤯 Read her letter: hillel.org/story/dear-hil…
This is a big and positive change announced from @columbia Moving the rules process out of the Senate is very necessary and I welcome this announcement. secretary.columbia.edu/news/trustee-a…
I welcome these steps taken by @columbia including the unequivocal recognition that there is an antisemitism problem on campus and that it has had a tangible impact on Jewish students’ sense of safety and belonging. I hope this announcement marks the beginning of meaningful and…
An important update from Acting President Claire Shipman on Columbia's commitment to combatting antisemitism: president.columbia.edu/news/our-addit…
“The numbers for this year’s incoming class are quite strong,” @brcohen, executive director of Columbia Hillel, told Jewish Insider. Cohen said that the center’s “top priority is to make sure that every Jewish student feels seen and supported and part of a vibrant Jewish…
We are incredibly fortunate to have @Nadav_Eyal at the @columbia Institute for Global Politics. He is a tremendous resource for students and the greater University community.
What does the ceasefire between Israel and Iran mean for the future of the region? “This could be an opening to ending the war in Gaza,” says @ColumbiaIGP Affiliated Faculty Member @Nadav_Eyal.
I'm a @VerizonSupport customer for at least 21 years. Months ago, got a replacement iphone through @AsurionCares for my son - that phone, which is due for upgrade, is still connected to the original person who owned the phone making it impossible to be traded in - even though we…
Edan Alexander is finally back home in Tenafly, NJ! We are waiting for the remaining 53 hostages. 📹@YCharash
Survey results from Muslim students are similar to Jewish students in many categories - 32% feel they belong on campus, 43% report religious discrimination, and 82% are afraid to express their beliefs. columbia.edu/content/report…
Very significant and sobering survey of @Columbia students based on 23-24 academic year: Just 34% of Jewish students feel they belong on campus. 53% report religious discrimination. 87% are afraid to express their beliefs. There has been progress since the survey was done, but…
We had another meaningful and inspiring day, including a visit @HebrewU to discuss academic collaborations and meet minority students, a visit to @yadvashem with museum chairman @AmbDaniDayan and tour of Mechane Yehuda market
Today marks 600 days since Oct. 7th. 600 days of hell for the 58 hostages in Gaza. We marked the day by visiting Kibbutz Kfar Aza and the Nova Festival site, where many were murdered or taken hostage. It was a chance to learn, reflect, remember and advocate. @bringhomenow
Today we headed north to @TechnionLive to meet our Israeli counterparts and learn about diversity at Israeli universities. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at Noor, a Druze restaurant in Julis, where we met owner Basma and learned about her family and community. We also met the mayor…
We are heartbroken by the loss of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, beloved members of the AJC community, who were murdered last night outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., following AJC’s annual Young Diplomats Reception. We mourn with their families,…
Congrats to the outstanding and resilient Jewish graduates of the School from Social Work!
Kudos to Jewish @ColumbiaSSW faculty for leading a joyful and meaningful alternative graduation ceremony for Jewish students. Thank you to @cbhillel for hosting this celebration of our Jewish students’ achievements. Mazal tov to all of our amazing graduates!
I was at the Columbia School of General Studies graduation yesterday, held at exactly the same place. Unlike these incredibly disrespectful, indulged kids at Columbia College, GS enjoys a student body with far more maturity and far broader experience. Many GS students were…
It’s @Columbia graduation today. The university worked hard to make sure this year’s seniors would not see their big day cancelled. And yet here they are disrespecting, interrupting, and shouting at Acting President Claire Shipman. It’s embarrassing.
.@ColumbiaIIJS Co-Director @Rebecca_Kobrin and her father, Lawrence (CC ‘54), congratulate the @Columbia College Class of 2025 and celebrate the past, present and future of Jewish students at Columbia! We are proud of the long history of Jews at Columbia.
Inspired by the tremendous work of @ncjw and their CEO and former Hillel colleague, @sheilakatz1 Congratulations to my Senator @corybooker who received the NCJW’s Social Action Award and shared beautiful words of Torah and an inspiring message for leadership #RiseUp2025
