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Jessica Russak-Hoffman

Jessica Russak-Hoffman is a writer in Seattle.

Volunteers from Chaverim of Rockland joined Hatzolah of Los Angeles’s effort as police continue to search for Jeanne Litvin, who has been missing for a week.
“The University of Washington has been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that it is conducting a compliance review. The university will cooperate with the review and provide information and responses,” a UW spokesperson told JNS.
“People have every right to protest, but what’s happening here goes beyond that,” Regina Sassoon Friedland, of the American Jewish Committee, told JNS. “The Jewish people will not be intimidated to halt our events and activities.”
“I’m in there as the religious Jewish guy,” Henry Stern told JNS. “There’s got to be room for me, too.”
Witness statements allege that Jewish students were singled out, monitored and blocked from entering the event, with some attendees reporting antisemitic remarks heard while waiting in line.
“If we care about the future of the Jewish people, we have no choice but to support our young women,” said Meredith Jacobs, CEO of Jewish Women International.
“The suspension of SJP is a vital step that recognizes a long-standing pattern rather than a single isolated incident,” a Duke student told JNS.
“My thesis is that this is more worrisome for the right than it is for Jews,” David Azerrad said of podcasters like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes.
“Jewish communities have long been misrepresented in California’s demographic data,” Josh Lowenthal, a Democratic state assemblymember, told JNS.
“Despite the increased hostility faced by houses of worship, the Biden DOJ did not pursue a single FACE Act case involving houses of worship,” the federal report claims.
A Manhattan Institute analyst warned that “allies beyond the immediate Palestine sphere are likely to join in” the week’s events.
Activists from Jewish Voice for Peace and allied groups attempted to enter the senator’s Midtown office building before staging a sit-in and blocking traffic on Third Avenue.