JERUSALEM — Hundreds of people pass them on the streets every day and occasionally throw a buck in their open cases. They don’t get much attention, but the street musicians of Jerusalem bring magic to the streets of the city, even in the middle of January. The 40-degree weather may be cold according to Israeli...
TEL AVIV, Israel — A 20-year-old man in northern Israel woke up at 4:30 a.m to work in cotton fields for two years, hoping to earn his way into a university. Unlike an American with aspirations of education and a better life, Zeev Boker’s decision to enter college was not his own — his community...
The Israeli Defense Force shows that Israel’s diverse population is united in protecting the country, two IDF reserve soldiers said in a presentation Sunday. Their tour of America, sponsored by international nonprofit StandWithUs and brought to Hillsdale College by the Students for Middle Eastern Discourse, gave an inside look into service in the Israeli military,...
Abigail Gilbert ’14, formerly Abigail Wood, didn’t expect to end up on camera when she interviewed for a job at Channel 8 News in Lincoln, Nebraska. She’d studied English, journalism and philosophy at Hillsdale, but she’d only done print journalism. So she was surprised when the editor at the station said he hoped she didn’t...
For 43 Hillsdale College students and two professors, 10 days in Israel jam-packed with bus rides, museum visits, hikes, and lectures did not quite constitute a restful winter break. But the trip was life-changing, Assistant Professor of Religion Don Westblade said, though it’s going to take a while to process what happened. “I’m sure I’ll...