Brian Cohen is the Executive Director of the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life, Columbia/Barnard Hillel.
Community Columbia Is Far From ‘The Worst College’ For Jews A report by The Algemeiner recently named Columbia University as the “worst college for Jewish students in 2016.” In my five years leading The Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life, Columbia/Barnard Hillel, I have seen multiple articles and reports criticizing Columbia University as being hostile for Jewish students. I cannot express in strong enough terms… By Brian Cohen Dec 23, 2016 | 2 min read
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