Education
Amid surging antisemitism, many of the U.S. Department of Education’s probes under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act relate to alleged Jew-hatred.
“Institutions cannot trample on the rights of Jewish and Israeli students in an effort to restore order to their campuses,” said Roz Rothstein, CEO of StandWithUs.
“The spike in antisemitic incidents we saw on college and university campuses in the spring is unacceptable,” Sen. Jacky Rosen says.
“We didn’t feel safe on campus for most of the fall semester following the attack,” said Mackenzie Borine, student president of Penn State’s Hillel.
Some 250 participants from the U.S. and South Africa learn how to advocate for the Jewish state and show solidarity with Jewish classmates.
The Carmel Unified School District in California failed to effective steps to remove a hateful environment that arose from incidents like a call “to kill all Jews and burn them in their homes.”
“Our academic leaders shouldn’t need direction from Congress to protect students and take swift action,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said.
Faculty members, joining from across the globe, will receive guidance in building antisemitism courses.
The court found in favor of an Orthodox Jewish school sued for defamation by a rabbi who had been fired.
“There’s no point in having laws on the books if they are not enforced,” stated Nathan Diament, OU Advocacy executive director.
West Contra Costa Unified School District near downtown San Francisco serves 26,312 students in a number of cities.
“This pattern is dangerous, completely unacceptable and needs to stop now,” says Andrew Goretsky, the ADL’s regional director.
