Campus Antisemitism
Yael Canaan’s submission of a Jewish-related architecture project resulted in a professor saying that she should have explored “what Jews do to make themselves such a hated group.”
The legislation “will ensure that the lessons of history are not forgotten in these troubling times,” said the chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.
The former employee is accused of stating, “We don’t work with Jews. They are wealthy and privileged and take care of themselves.”
Eight people were arrested after blocking entry to a library at New York University,” which, a spokesman said, “rejects any claims that this is a peaceful protest.”
The ADL, AJC, Federation and Prizmah penned a letter to the National Association of Independent Schools asking the group to apologize for Jew-hatred at a recent event.
The victim, Jonathan Lederer, told JNS that the university hasn’t done enough to keep students like him safe on campus.
The university suspended its SJP chapter and issued a campus trespass order against the two sisters suspected of vandalizing the student center after the police search.
The college faced a separate Title VI investigation in March after a complaint was filed over increased campus Jew-hatred following the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
The nonprofit’s research has “consistently shown a strong correlation between the presence of anti-Zionist faculty and the incidence of behavior targeting Jewish students for harm.”
The word “Khaybar” was seen in red over an SF Hillel sign, evoking an ancient battle in which Muslim forces defeated a Jewish tribe.
“We call on our community to come together in solidarity and to firmly reject all forms of bigotry and violence,” the university’s public affairs team said.
Columbia University “should lose federal funding and have their tax-exempt status revoked” if they cannot protect Jewish students, Rep. Mike Lawler stated.
