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Fast Forward Columbia restricts access to campus following ‘reports of potential disruptions’
The Manhattan campus was epicenter of the pro-Palestinian student protest movement last year; the restrictions are a sign that the university is girding more demonstrations in the fall
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Fast Forward 3 Columbia University deans resign after sending disparaging text messages during panel on campus Jewish life
The resignations came nearly two months after the texts first came to light
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Opinion I’m a Jew studying at Harvard Divinity School. Shabbos Kestenbaum doesn’t speak for me
The picture of Jewish life on Harvard’s campus that my former classmate paints is wildly distorted
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Fast Forward Republicans cheer Shabbos Kestenbaum, Harvard grad who is suing school over post-Oct. 7 antisemitism
As he prepared to take the stage at the Republican convention, Kestenbaum said he felt lonely in the party
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Opinion I’m grateful Columbia deans were disciplined for their antisemitic texts, but it’s far from enough
Three administrators were removed after their text messages filled with antisemitic tropes were exposed
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Opinion I’m a recent Jewish grad from a university the ADL deems to be ‘failing’ at campus antisemitism. Their ‘grade’ is misleading
The Anti-Defamation League's 'report cards' grading schools on antisemitism do a disservice to prospective students
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Opinion Accusing Israel of genocide cost me a job — just another example of a university failing Jews
The American academic system has shown itself unable to adapt to a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between Jews and Israel
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Opinion Andrew Cuomo: Why weren’t Columbia protesters brought to justice?
The decision to drop charges against many of the protesters who occupied Hamilton Hall is a disgrace
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
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Opinion This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, Israel has the chance to remake its future — for better or worse
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Opinion Campus protests defined the year since Oct. 7. Could they actually change U.S. policy?
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Special Report At the kibbutz hit hardest on Oct. 7, a wrenching debate over how to rebuild
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