As USY international president, Austin Kaufman is leading USCJ’s youth movement during truly unprecedented times. By drawing on his personal experiences, creativity, and faith, he’s embracing the silver linings the COVID-19 pandemic presents and finding innovative ways to keep Jewish youth connected. Here, he shares his love for USY and his peers who supported him through his most recent health journey (he successfully ba...
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By Teri McGuire My first memory is the number tattooed on my grandfather’s arm. The first school I attended was the preschool at my home synagogue. The first time I traveled on a plane, I was flying with a group of 70 other young Jews to United Synagogue Youth (USY)’s International Convention. The first time I left the country, I was headed to learn about the history of my people—on a five-week journey to Poland and Is...
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