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Fast Forward Columbia suspends, expels and revokes diplomas of students involved in Butler Library takeover
The disciplinary measures come as the school nears a deal with the Trump administration over alleged antisemitism on its campus
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Fast Forward There’s a Jewish judge at the center of Trump’s Harvard showdown. Her grandfather escaped pogroms.
Judge Allison D. Burroughs questioned the Trump administration’s bid to cut Harvard’s funding over alleged antisemitism — and drew on a family legacy shaped by exile and justice
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Fast Forward Judge in Trump-Harvard case questions tie between antisemitism allegations and federal funding cuts
Judge Allison Burroughs, who noted in court that she is Jewish, said she would aim to rule quickly in the case
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Fast Forward Nation’s largest teachers union rejects move to cut ties with ADL
The National Education Association rejected a resolution to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League over its Israel advocacy. Critics say the debate reveals deeper tensions over how schools address antisemitism.
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Opinion American Jews were played — now what?
It is now obvious that antisemitism was never the real reason for the Trump administration’s attacks on universities. What lessons can we learn from this great exploitation?
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Fast Forward Antisemitic assaults and vandalism are down on campuses but online bullying is up, Hillel finds
New penalties for antisemitic behaviors have “moved them online,” a Hillel official said
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Fast Forward Columbia adopts controversial antisemitism definition as it negotiates with Trump administration
The university also committed not to meeting with the pro-Palestinian group that organized its 2024 encampment
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Fast Forward Trump cuts made campuses less safe for Jewish students, says former Dept. of Education official
Also at the Tuesday hearing, a Jewish congresswoman slammed the GOP for “weaponizing” antisemitism
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Fast Forward Trump exits UNESCO again, citing anti-Israel bias
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Yiddish אַב קאַהאַנס נאָוועלע „יעקל“ ווערט מגולגל אין אַן אָפּערעAb Cahan’s novella “Yekl” transformed into an opera
דער קאָמפּאָזיטאָר דן שאָר האָט זיך אינספּירירט פֿונעם פֿילם „העסטער סטריט“, וואָס איז אויך באַזירט אויף דער נאָוועלע
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Yiddish פֿרוידס פּסיאָנאָלאָטישע טעאָריעס און דער ייִדישער געדאַנקען־גאַנגFreud’s psychoanalytic theory and Jewish thought
פֿרױד האָט אַנטדעקט אינערלעכע סודות פֿונעם איך, בעת מאַקס װײַנרײַך האָט געפֿאָרשט די פּסיכאָלאָגיע פֿונעם ייִדישן פֿאָלק.
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