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Thank you for joining the Symposium on Antisemitism for Jewish High School Students and Their Parents. Please see below for today’s schedule of panels and workshops, including their locations.

Schedule

Welcome: 1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Check-in and connect with other participants of the symposium.  

Plenary: 1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. | Cafeteria
“Israel and the Conflict: An Introduction”
Join Stand With Us experts discuss the history of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict so you feel fully prepared to discuss the issues with your peers.

Panel 1: 2:20 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. | Cafeteria
Identifying and Understanding Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Bias”
Join ADL Philadelphia to learn about the history of antisemitism, how it manifests today, and how to tell when criticism of Israel crosses the line into Jew hatred.

Workshops: 3:20 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.  | Cafeteria and Beit Midrash
“Words to Action” (For Students) and “Talking it Out” (For Parents)
There will be two workshops: one for parents and one for teens. During the respective workshops, participants will have the opportunity and space to talk and engage in open discussion in supportive group settings about the issues they are currently facing. 

Panel 2: 4:35 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Cafeteria
“College 101”
Join current students, Hillel leaders and experts in academia as they discuss current challenges facing Jewish students on campus and tips for success.

ORGANIZERS

Thank you to the organizations that made this symposium possible.

  • Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Philadelphia
  • Israeli American Council
  • Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Jewish Community Relations Council
  • Jewish Learning Venture
  • Kaiserman JCC
  • StandWithUS
  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

Supporters

  • American Jewish Committee
  • BBYO Liberty Region
  • Camp Ramah in the Poconos 
  • Drexel Hillel 
  • Folkshul: Philadelphia’s Secular Humanistic Jewish Community
  • Greater Philly Hillel Network 
  • Habonim Dror Camp Galil
  • Har Zion Temple
  • Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
  • Kesher Israel Congregation
  • Philadelphia Zionist Organization of America
  • Society Hill Synagogue
  • Temple Beth Hillel – Beth El 
  • USY