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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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