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Fast Forward New Brandeis survey of 51 colleges assesses Jewish students’ experiences of antisemitism
UPenn, Columbia among worst offenders while Tulane and five Florida schools are deemed among the least hostile
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Opinion I’m a rabbi at Brandeis. Its decision voiding recognition for its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter was the right move
Support for terrorism cannot be tolerated on college campuses
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Fast Forward Brandeis U revokes recognition of campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine
The chapter had been planning a vigil for Monday evening that has since been canceled
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Fast Forward Student senate that declined to condemn Hamas doesn’t speak for us, say 2 statements at Brandeis
'Failure to denounce these atrocities without reservation is a moral stain," says one letter signed by more than 1,000 Brandeis affiliates in less than a day
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Fast Forward At Brandeis U, founded as a nonsectarian Jewish university, resolution to condemn Hamas fails student senate
“It’s absolutely infuriating,” said a Jewish sophomore who resigned from the student government over the vote
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Opinion Brandeis is ‘anything but’ bad for observant Jews
A recent Brandeis advertisement calling the school 'anything but Orthodox' offended observant students
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Fast Forward Brandeis University’s ‘anything but Orthodox’ ad generates controversy
Critics found the ad 'disappointing' at a time when some Orthodox Jews feel targeted. Others said Brandeis is a 'glorious' place for observant Jews
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Fast Forward Brandeis University reeling after bus accident leaves 1 student dead, dozens injured; Jewish students hold vigils
'We are trying to help students process and grieve,' said Rabbi Seth Winberg of Brandeis Hillel
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Theater Hidden in this picture, the murder of 1.1 million Jews
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Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
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Fast Forward Major Jewish funder steps back as Columbia University rocked by anti-Israel protests
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Opinion ‘Egregious’: A legal perspective on Columbia University’s mass arrests
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Fast Forward Netanyahu decries ‘antisemitic mobs’ at Columbia as university negotiates with student protesters
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