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Mai Gutman, 28, a graduate student and member of AJC's Campus Global Board, had planned to join her friends at the Supernova music festival near Israel's border with Gaza on Saturday, October 7. But when relatives came to visit, she decided to celebrate Shabbat and Simchat Torah in Jerusalem instead—a change of plans that saved her life.

AJC Jerusalem’s Director, Lt. Col. (Res.) Avital Leibovich reflects on the war’s impact on her family and the feeling of solidarity and support that gives her hope for the future.

AJC Jerusalem Director Lt. Col. (Res.) Avital Leibovich details the deep impact Hamas's terror assault has had on the Israeli people.

Hear from AJC Campus Global Board Members Abe Baker-Butler (Yale), Ryan Kassanoff (American University), Lily Cohen (Northwestern University), and Eliza Ross (University of Chicago) as they share first-hand perspectives on the current situation on university campuses around the country.

AJC Jerusalem Director Lt. Col. (Res.) Avital Leibovich provides important security updates from Israel’s northern border on Day 7.