Adela Cojab
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| Born | Adela Cojab Moadeb November 12, 1996 Mexico City, Mexico |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Mexican, Canadian |
| 🏫 Education | Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law |
| 🎓 Alma mater | New York University |
| 💼 Occupation | Activist, public speaker, author |
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Adela Cojab Moadeb (born November 12, 1996) is a Mexican-born Israel activist, public speaker, author, and current law student at Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Early life[edit]
Cojab was born in Mexico City, Mexico. In 2001, her family moved to Deal, New Jersey, where she attended Hillel Yeshiva. Her family immigrated from Syria and Lebanon to Mexico City, where there is a large Sephardic Jewish community. Cojab's immediate family left Mexico due to the rise in organized crime of 1998–2002.[1][2][3]
Education[edit]
Cojab attended New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she built a concentration in Sephardic Diaspora Structures. At NYU, she served as President of Realize Israel, an Israel advocacy group, Senator for Jewish and International Students on NYU's University Senate, and Vice President of Alpha Epsilon Phi. She was also the official representative for Jewish Students at the United Nations' ECOSOC Youth forum.[3] As of August 2021, Cojab was enrolled at Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Cojab is fluent in four languages: Spanish, English, Hebrew, and Portuguese.[4][5]
Political activism[edit]
Cojab is a speaker on Jewish rights and equality under the law. She speaks at conferences and college campuses about anti-Semitism, Zionism, and human rights. Cojab believes that all students are entitled to learn in a harassment-free environment, and works to advocate on their behalf. She has also authored and contributed to published pieces about Judaism, activism, and anti-Semitism.[4][6]
Cojab's activism began with her work as a student at NYU, where she presided over Realize Israel during a string of controversial occurrences. In March 2018, the group was boycotted by 53 student organizations at New York University as part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.[7] In April of the same year, the group's Israel celebration titled Rave in the Park was disrupted by anti-Israel activists, two of whom were arrested for assault and reckless endangerment.[8] Following NYU's decision to honor the group associated with the arrests, Cojab filed a Title VI complaint with the Department of Education against NYU for failing to protect Jewish students from harassment. The complaint gained the attention of the media, sparking similar legal complaints from Jewish students in universities nationwide.[9][10]
In December 2019, Cojab was invited by President Donald Trump to speak about her legal complaint at the Israel American Committee's National Summit. Three days after the summit, President Trump addressed her concerns and signed an executive order officially recognizing Judaism as a protected class under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.[11][12]
Awards and honors[edit]
- American Sephardi Federation Broome and Allen Fellow of 2018.[13]
- American Jewish Committee Sharon Greene Award for Campus Activism of 2019.[14]
In January 2022, Cojab was featured as an Anti-Semitism correspondent on Telemundo.[15]
Media[edit]
In February 2022, Cojab launched a podcast and YouTube Talk Show called Americanish: Daughters of Diaspora.[16][17][18]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Police say Giuliani helps cut Mexico City crime". June 9, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-06-09. Retrieved 2020-07-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mexican Jews: Stop kidnapping". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. June 30, 2004. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cojab, Adela (May 29, 2020). An Alumna’s Fight Against Antisemitism at NYU (Speech). Alums for Campus Fairness. Online.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cojab, Adela (March 2, 2020). Engaging the Next Generation of Sephardic Leaders. AIPAC Policy Conference. Washington, D.C.
- ↑ Dreyfus, Hannah. "Adela Cojab Moadeb, 21". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ↑ Cojab, Adela. (2017). Confronting Terror: The Buenos Aires Bombings. In M. Z. Rosensaft, The World Jewish Congress: 1936–2016 (pp.234–243#). World Jewish Congress LLC.
- ↑ "51 NYU student groups pledge to boycott Israel and its backers". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. April 13, 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ↑ "Anti-Zionist NYU Students Arrested at Israel Independence Day Party, Charged With Reckless Endangerment, Assault". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ↑ "Education Dept. probing alleged anti-Semitism at NYU | Fox News". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ↑ Green, Erica L. (December 11, 2019). "Wider Definition of Judaism Is Likely to Aid Crackdown on Colleges". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ↑ "Remarks by President Trump at the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-05 – via National Archives.
- ↑ "Trump to sign order using broader definition to target anti-Semitism at colleges". MarketWatch. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ↑ "Announcing the ASF's 2018 Broome & Allen Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients". The American Sephardi Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ↑ "AJC 2019 Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy | AJC". www.ajc.org. June 3, 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ↑ ""Es muy fácil odiar lo que no conoces", dice una estudiante judía que sufrió discriminación". TELEMUNDO.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ↑ American-ish – Episode 1: Welcome to America, retrieved 2022-02-22
- ↑ "Americanish: Daughters of Diaspora". Spotify. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ↑ Staff, Life & Style (2022-03-03). "Inside the New Digital Show 'American-ish' That Celebrates Culture". Life & Style. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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- 1996 births
- Activists against antisemitism
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
- Canadian women podcasters
- Canadian YouTubers
- Jewish women activists
- Mexican expatriates in the United States
- Mexican people of Lebanese-Jewish descent
- Mexican people of Syrian-Jewish descent
- Mexican podcasters
- Mexican Sephardi Jews
- Mexican YouTubers
- New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study alumni
- People from Deal, New Jersey
- People from Mexico City
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