Antisemitism
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“Jewish residents must be able to gather, pray, educate their children and celebrate their faith without fear,” the coalition wrote.
“It’s a win for religious freedom—and for public school students in Chicago,” president and chief counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom stated.
Attorney General Gentner Drummond argues that the Statewide Charter School Board’s leadership “steered members to cite only religion as the reason for denial,” leaving out other non-constitutional deficiencies.
A Jewish member of the Student Assembly told JNS that she is upset that “resolutions like these are introduced, prioritizing symbolic statements over listening to the students they represent.”
“It is about enforcing the crucial boundary between private speech and institutional advocacy,” the petition states.
“The participation of organizations with which we may strongly disagree does not automatically preclude ours if we are deeply committed to the cause,” an AJC spokesperson told JNS.
The public university said it was doing so, as the national body finds new leadership for the local chapter. The chapter says that it isn’t part of that group.
In Brussels, U.S. Special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun urged governments in Europe to step up security for Jewish communities.
In February, 28 antisemitic incidents were reported in New York.
Prosecutors did not reply when asked if Bobby Vylan will face charges.
Israeli activist Hen Mazzig explains why Diaspora Jews are undeterred by missiles, but not by antisemitism.
