My name is Alice. I am Jewish. I have non-Jewish friends and family, but Judaism is an intrinsic part of who I am.
So far, growing up as a Jew has been straightforward. I go to a Jewish school and I attend synagogue. But I have noticed all the controversy surrounding Israel and how Jews are sometimes viewed. And it has made me a little bit scared.
The recent rise in antisemitism has actually made me feel even more strongly that it is important to identify as both a Jew and a Zionist. But I have realised it may also limit what I can do in the future.
I have begun to consider further education. Oxford University is somewhere I always aspired to go. Then I read about the controversy surrounding Oxford Labour Club's harsh criticism of Israel and the harassment of Jewish students through the use of offensive terms such as "Zio".
