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Sacred items thrown on the floor included prayer books, candles, kiddush cups and menorahs.
“Columbia should be a partner in our efforts to ensure Jewish students have a safe learning environment on its campus,” stated Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.).
“The incidents from last year are part of a broader, disturbing trend,” wrote Sheldon Freilich, the group’s Michigan region president.
Counselors have “given priority to issues surrounding the horrific rise in antisemitic instances at some schools” Kenny Rochlin, Ramaz’s head of institutional advancement, told JNS.
The university “cannot maintain a double standard regarding Jews and claim not to engage in discrimination,” Rabbi Yaakov Menken of the Coalition for Jewish Values told JNS.
Thirty-eight institutions on the list hail from the United States, 14 from China, eight from the United Kingdom, five from Australia, and four each from France and Germany.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter warning that diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses fueled divisions and the persecution of Jewish students.
“I am acutely aware of the trials the university has faced over the past year,” wrote the new leader, who holds multiple positions at the Ivy League school.
“Columbia’s next leader must take bold action to address the pervasive antisemitism, support for terrorism and contempt for the university’s rules that have been allowed to flourish on its campus,” said Rep. Virginia Foxx.
Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, said hate against Jews had been “perpetuated by teachers and staff.”
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that UCLA must not offer programs, activities or campus access to all students if some Jews are barred from them.
The federal government is investigating Liberty University and the Cooley Law School.
