Campus Antisemitism
“You know how you play offense? You shout from the rooftops what Jewish history means and what the values of Judaism are that are inextricably linked to the very fabric, the very DNA, of the United States of America,” said Elan Carr, former envoy for anti-Semitism during the Trump administration.
Harvard chaplains elected Humanist Greg Epstein unanimously, celebrating his selection as a victory for diversity, although some pushback has followed.
Joshua Angrist, now at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, immigrated to Israel in 1982 and served in the Israel Defense Forces.
Once an incident is reported, it will be reviewed by security officials who will work with law enforcement and campus officials as needed.
In recognition of the 20th-year anniversary, they donated $9.11 to go towards bagels, coffee and doughnuts.
The vice president’s deputy national security adviser, Phil Gordon, and deputy communications director, Herbie Ziskend, tried to clarify that her silence did not equate any agreement with the student’s claims of ethnic genocide.
“Nobody’s voice should be suppressed,” the U.S. vice president tells a George Mason University student who accused the Jewish state of “ethnic genocide.”
Jim Fleischer, CEO of AEPi, called the results “staggering and alarming,” saying that more needs to be done to “not only push back against the rise of anti-Semitism on campuses.”
Karen Parry, executive director of Hillel of San Diego, said the center will be “a hub for Jewish life and is critical to ensuring that students have a place to gather, connect and learn.”
This incident came days after university officials announced a new initiative to faculty and staff that seeks to “understand how anti-Semitism manifests itself at Tufts.”
“This program is designed to give participants a practical way in which they can mark the memory of those who perished and add more positivity and light to this world,” said Rabbi Levi Slonim.
Dean Terry Rhodes noted that the university provides “extra structural support” to classes with “controversial” content.
