Be a Refusenik: A Jewish Student's Survival Guide

Young American Jews face daunting challenges on campuses today. They are pressured to conform to an antisemitic reality, pass ideological litmus tests, and disavow crucial parts of their identity—their Zionism, their bond with Israel, and their link to the Jewish people's larger story.

Half a century ago, young Jews in the Soviet Union faced a strikingly similar campaign of antizionist pressure and erasure. Known as refuseniks, they stood up to a regime intent on eliminating Jews culturally...