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Zara Nybo

AVI/HRC Campus Media Fellow op-ed on why non-Jews must speak out now published in the Jewish Independent



On July 12, 2024, our AVI/HonestReporting Canada Campus Media Fellow, University of British Columbia student, and superstar ally Zara Nybo got published in the Jewish Independent!


In her piece, “Non-Jews must speak out now,” Zara calls on allies to rally behind the Jewish community at a time they need it most.


“Advocating for Jewish students on campus has become controversial, and I want to change that,” writes Zara.


“What if social media had been around during the 1930s and 1940s? If we in Canada had seen the Jewish buildings being targeted then, saw that Jews were no longer allowed to attend school, and saw ‘no Jew’ zones created, would we have said something? Would we have done something? […] It is vital that other non-Jewish students speak out, whether that is on social media or in their friend groups. Even though it feels nerve-racking to have a ‘controversial’ or differing opinion from our friends, we must speak up nonetheless. Social media is a tool we can each use on an individual level to create a collective paradigm shift.”


To read Zara's piece in its entirety, please click here.

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