Introducing: 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College

A new book that will equip the next generation of Jews with the resources they need to fight back.

I am very excited to finally present to the world the project that I have been working on every day for the past year: my new book, 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College, co-authored by Israeli-American journalist Emily Schrader and illustrated by artist Kimberly Brooks.

In 10 Things, readers will find a wealth of information: the complexities of Jewish identity in the twenty-first century, Jewish history, Israeli history, international geopolitics, crucial players in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (and how it can be solved), and a behind-the-scenes look at the state of our universities today.

Both Emily and I witnessed firsthand when we were college students the new form of antisemitism that has taken academic spaces by storm. We were so shocked by the climate that we both decided to pack and move to the Jewish homeland. We are therefore uniquely positioned to offer an analysis of the madness, and to offer solutions, which include Jewish empowerment, engagement with Israel, and countering lies and misconceptions either from classmates, professors, or the media with truth and reason.

This book is exactly what we need at the moment, in the aftermath of the encampment craze when ordinary Americans saw the radicalization of the educated youth with anti-American, anti-democratic propaganda. The strength of this radicalization shows no sign of abating, as student protestors are still terrorizing Jewish students outside of Shabbat dinners both on and off campus, using social media to sow hatred and conspiracy theories, and introducing resolutions to boycott Israel in student government boardrooms. The time is now to educate and mobilize as many young Jews as possible to confront this genuine danger and to embrace the ideas and ideals that have given life to Jewish civilization for millennia.

So far, the mainstream Jewish community has failed to offer its young people content as useful as this book. Information on how to stand up for yourself is increasingly stratified by social media, fragmented by spokesmen with their own agendas, and suppressed by a well-funded, well-organized (far better organized than us) drumbeat of misinformation. This is what motivated us to put pen to paper.

10 Things is fun and easy to read, thorough, at times provocative, and is certain to inspire readers of all ages in every country to defend the Jewish story. While our intended audience is a particular demographic, young Jewish Americans entering or already studying in university; I can say that by looking at the final product of 10 Things, every reader will gain something valuable from the arguments Emily and I have put forth.

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