Chai-er Ed
Chai-er Ed, ADL’s campus podcast, brings you firsthand stories from Jewish students navigating today’s college campuses. Hosted by activist and former student leader Luda Isakharov, each episode uncovers the realities of Jewish life on campus—the challenges, the victories, and the unshakable resilience of Jewish students confronting hate head-on.
This is all of our fight. These are their stories.
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Chai-er Ed
Episode 4: Conviction – Luda Isakharov, University of Oregon/ADL Assistant Regional Director
In this episode, host Luda Isakharov shares her journey from facing antisemitism as a student to becoming student body president and now ADL's Assistant Regional Director in Washington DC.
Born to Soviet immigrants, Luda often felt isolated as the only Jewish student in her schools. Her awakening came at University of Oregon when she discovered the BDS movement and realized she was alone as a Jewish voice in student government—initially leading her to hide her identity to survive politically. This experience fueled her determination to run for student body president and now guide other Jewish students facing similar challenges. Tune in for a story of courage, conviction, and giving back.
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Report a campus incident here.
If you want to share your story, please email chaiered@adl.org.
This episode was produced by Jasmine Rach. Chai-er Ed’s senior producer is Russell Gragg. Executive producer is Dovi Chein.
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/journey
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