Campus Antisemitism
“Conflict Over Gaza: People, Politics and Possibilities” reportedly used $5,000 of taxpayer funds from the U.S. Education Department.
“This display of hate and ignorance is blatantly anti-Semitic, and has deeply affected our Jewish community,” stated the student association.
It will feature concerts, workshops and more, including “JAM (Jewish American Music) Talks,” where artists will weigh their musical influences.
“As a result of the mission, I want to work more with my local Hillel to spread positive information about Israel,” said Brian Huang, a U.S. Navy ROTC and student at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
It reportedly consisted of an attached flier that included a link to the Nation of Islam’s book “Jews Selling Blacks.” Recipients were urged to print and distribute “a few hundred or thousand” copies of them.
The conference comes after the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched two investigations into UCLA for its repeated failure to “prevent a hostile campus environment for its Jewish campus community in direct violation of the school’s Title VI obligations.”
The pro-Israel educational organization’s conference, titled “Israel in Focus,” was attended by 550 students and community members.
“The world hasn’t given Israel any favors; they haven’t treated the Jewish population well, but Israel is a thriving country nevertheless. I don’t know how you could come to Israel and not be impressed,” said Michael Dutch, professor of business management at Guilford College in North Carolina.
From wellness centers to addressing BDS and anti-Semitism, Hillel “plays a fundamental role when it comes to creating new avenues for Jewish identity-building that specifically address the changing Jewish community,” says new president and CEO Adam Lehman.
The suspensions meant that the groups’ privileges were temporarily revoked, including reserving rooms, and putting up posters and tables around campus for other events.
Filed by StandWithUs, it charges UCLA with violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act regarding its handling of an incident on campus in May.
“I have more information on my side, whereas before I was kind of hazy. I didn’t really know what to say, how to reach that person. But now, I feel like I can tailor my persuasion more effectively,” said Stephen Omorogbe, a Nigerian senior at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.
