Campus Antisemitism
“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.
“Distorting and blocking the flow of knowledge” is a violation of “the norms and standards of scholarly inquiry” and undermines “the university’s academic mission,” according to a detailed report by the campus watchdog AMCHA Initiative.
In his new role, he will build on the organization’s success in fostering Jewish life on 550 campuses across 18 countries.
With activities including research, governmental advocacy and public communications, support comes from thousands of Canadian families with diverse backgrounds and interests that empower the organization to address issues of concern to the Jewish community.
