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“Berkeley has students who are Hamas supporters and who flagrantly call for the destruction of Jews. Why were campus police not empowered to control this violent mob?” said Masha Merkulova, of Club Z.
“The eruption of antisemitism in Berkeley’s elementary and high schools is like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” said Kenneth Marcus, chairman of the Brandeis Center.
“There are students who have been spat upon, shoved, that have called horrible names, antisemitic slurs,” recounted lawyer Joel Nied.
“This is what Palestinians are calling for as the most effective means of solidarity,” said the BDS national committee.
Columbia University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine responded that it “sets a dangerous precedent.”
The publication filed a complaint alleging that the public research university failed to take “concrete steps” to protect Jews.
Raffaella Sadun officially said she is “grateful to have had the opportunity to help advance the vital work to combat antisemitism.”
Noam Wasserman, dean of Yeshiva’s business school, told JNS he is “very impressed” with Mauricio Karchmer’s “steadfast adherence to his values.”
Ruth Gottesman, who is part of a prominent Jewish family that has donated to many organizations, including Yeshiva University, is supporting students at YU’s former medical school.
The ministry directed schools to discuss with students and parents the choice of costumes for the holiday in the aftermath of Oct. 7.
“Over the coming months, they will have a tough decision to make—pack up and leave, or stay and endure continued hatred,” the governor said.
Neither of the districts discussed the specific allegations of discrimination for “shared ancestry.”