Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Ohio State B'nai Keshet loses Hillel ties
Hillel ended financial and organizational ties with B'nai Keshet after the group organized a refugee fundraiser with Jewish Voice for Peace, citing the organization's partnership standards.
2015
Swarthmore event leads to name change
After Hillel International objected to a Swarthmore event involving speakers who supported BDS, the student organization removed Hillel from its name and became Swarthmore Kehilah.
2013
Open Hillel challenges Hillel's Israel policy
Swarthmore College Hillel adopted an Open Hillel position, arguing that Jewish campus spaces should permit Zionist, anti-Zionist, post-Zionist, and non-Zionist perspectives. The dispute centered on Hillel International's Standards of Partnership.
2013
Avraham Burg barred from Harvard Hillel event
Harvard Hillel refused to host former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg because the event was co-sponsored by a pro-BDS student group. Critics characterized the decision as a restriction on free speech.