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very year, Hillel of
Metro Detroit hosts
Israel Peace week at
Wayne State University. Last
year, because of COVID, it was
canceled, which made this year’s
events especially fun to attend.
Hillel’s Students for Israel
(SFI) works to educate students
about Israeli culture and to
show Israel’s positive influence
in the world. Hillel hosts this
event to encourage students to
talk about Israel — no matter
what their point of view is.
Over the week of Oct. 25, SFI
hosted four events, including
one in the Student Center that
focused on teaching students
about how IsraelAID helps
other countries. Dr. Howard
Lupovitch (who teaches classes
on Zionism and the State of
Israel) and Dr. Saeed Kahn
(whose classes include the
History of Islamic Political
Thought) talked about the
Israeli and Palestinian conflict.
And there was an outdoor
Artists 4 Israel event and an
Israel celebratory Shabbat din-
ner.

More than 200 students
participated, but, for me, the
highlight was Artists 4 Israel.
The event was set up in the
middle of Wayne State’s campus
at Gullen Mall, so that anyone
walking through campus could
see what was happening and
join in.
Student Jenna Friedman said,
“It was great to see students
of all backgrounds gathering
together for Israel Peace Week
at Wayne State University.
Artists 4 Israel was something
unique that I hadn’t seen on
campus before. The event really
brought people together.
”
Israeli street artists with easels
customized more than 100 free
T-shirts with graffiti images and
words of the students’ choosing.
Students from all backgrounds
attended, which was an amaz-
ing opportunity for Hillel’s staff
and the artists to discuss Israel
with them. @


Adi Siegmann is a senior at Wayne

State University studying psycholo-

gy. Adi is also the treasurer of the

Students for Israel campus organi-

zation.

Students at Wayne State received unique T-shirts at the Artists 4
Israel event.

Hillel’s Students for Israel educate
Wayne State students about Israel.

Israel Peace Week

Adi Siegmann } jewish@edu writer

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