Campus Antisemitism
“By adopting the IHRA definition, the university administration has absolutely done the right thing by the campus Jewish community,” Miriam Elman, of the Academic Engagement Network, told JNS.
“I can tell you that that’s the most of any university in the world,” Mark Ruben, executive director of Israel Bonds, told JNS.
There have been “disturbing reports of Jewish students being harassed and subjected to open antisemitism in their classrooms and hallways” in the districts, the committee said.
“I was surprised and a little bit relieved and also heartened by how much political support the preliminary recommendations received immediately,” a Democratic state representative, who is Jewish, told JNS.
Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi, of the Chabad House at Harvard, told JNS that it’s “sad and shameful” that the student is a recipient of the scholarship.
“This was obvious and open Jew-hatred,” Ilya Bratman told JNS, of Abdullah Mady leading a walkout against him.
“The students who spoke against the resolution were courageous and inspiring,” the Michigan Hillel CEO told JNS.
The nonprofit awarded its largest-ever round of Wolfson Merit scholarships.
“An employer’s obstruction of efforts to identify witnesses and victims undermines the ability to investigate harassment,” the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stated.
The investigative report found that the state chapter “awarded $20,000 in loans and scholarships to 20 students in October 2024” and solicited more than $64,000 in donations.
Harvard University has “been a tough nut to crack,” the U.S. assistant attorney general told JNS.
At the 2025 Tribute Brunch sponsored by the Philadelphia and Delaware chapters of Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU), the theme was decidedly on revving up that engine.
