Antisemitism
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The added cost “puts an enormous strain on school budgets,” Prizmah CEO Paul Bernstein told JNS.
“Even though he recently released a well-publicized ‘apology,’ the real question is whether he has demonstrated any sustained, meaningful change,” Ari Ingel, of Creative Community for Peace, told JNS.
Civil-liberties groups argue that the request violates First Amendment rights, while the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it is a standard investigative procedure.
The United States “unconditionally supports the Jewish community’s right to practice its faith without intimidation.”
Tal Ben-Zvi says the Stevens Institute of Technology denied religious accommodations and retaliated after he filed a federal Jew-hatred complaint.
“To Jewish students and faculty members of Columbia University: What do you think of the mayor inviting a Jew-hater for dinner?” wrote the chair of the Justice Department task force on Jew-hatred.
“Schools are taking more action, but we are still at heightened levels of antisemitic incidents on campus,” the Anti-Defamation League told JNS.
“The Jewish people are all one family—in times of joy and in times of difficulty. We in Israel care for every Jew anywhere in the world.”
The city Department of Education’s decision ends a decades-long practice of granting a designated day off for holiday preparations, requiring teachers to use personal or vacation days instead.
“We see so much hate and antisemitism permeating our society,” said Rep. Mike Lawler. “Kids need to have a greater understanding of what the Holocaust actually was.”
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, of the AMCHA Initiative, told JNS that the “issue is not just about Jews and Israel” but about “misuse of the institution.”
Canada’s Liberal Party “is captured by a small lawless mob of crazies,” lawmaker Melissa Lantsman said.
