Education
Danielle Wisdom, who has family in Israel, told JNS that she tries to keep her emotions out of related discussions.
“That these schools can’t call out evil and immorality, I just don’t understand,” one high school principal told JNS.
“There’s been a lot of talk about rooting out antisemitism on campuses, and it’s time to hold these colleges accountable,” stated Kenneth Marcus, who leads the Brandeis Center.
A New York psychologist who works with young people told JNS she is hearing of students going to Hillel and Chabad for the first time, to study there instead of at the library.
The leader of the historically black college described comforting her Jewish counterpart at Yeshiva University.
A group of 335 professors called on the university to apply its existing policies to stop incitement.
“It’s important to show solidarity by coming, by messaging and say that Israel does not stand alone,” stated Andrew Rehfeld, president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
“It is a call to conscience,” said Robert Nicholson, head of the Philos Project. “If Franciscan can do this, why can’t Notre Dame or Yale?”
“The two groups repeatedly violated university policies,” said Gerald Rosberg, a senior executive vice president at the New York academic institution.
“Jewish students are feeling threatened, and they’ve told us that the response from UC and CSU has left them feeling unsupported,” said Scott Wiener, a Democratic member of the state Senate.
“Qatar—one of the most vocal pro-Hamas, antisemitic countries in the world—has given over $1 billion to U.S. universities from 2011 to 2016,” said Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.).
A pro-Israel rally is planned for Georgetown University Law Center; the Jewish community rallies around a coffee shop in Manhattan; and an antisemitic column appears in the “Toronto Star.”
