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Antisemitic threats at Cornell shutter kosher dining hall as Jews hide in their rooms

University president condemns hateful messages and promises that those who posted them will be punished

By Jacob Kornbluh Oct 29, 2023 | 4 min read
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Harvard president, citing history and ‘resurgence’ of antisemitism, appoints advisers to help root it out

‘This university has done too little to confront' the 'lingering presence' of antisemitism, says Claudine Gay. 'No longer’

By Forward Staff Oct 27, 2023 | 3 min read
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As campus tensions over Israel flare, White House decries ‘grotesque sentiments’ against Jewish students

The statement came a day after pro Palestinian protesters banged on the locked door of the Cooper Union library where Jewish students were sheltering

By Lauren Markoe and Camillo Barone Oct 26, 2023 | 3 min read
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Jewish students at Cooper Union told to hide as pro-Palestinian protesters banged on doors of locked library

At Cooper Union in Manhattan, two Jewish students said they feared assault in aftermath of protest

By Louis Keene Oct 25, 2023 | 3 min read
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Many universities fumbled reactions to Hamas’ attack. Here’s how Dartmouth got it right

Two forums organized by professors from across the Middle East pushed thoughtful dialogue instead of protest

By Rob Eshman Oct 25, 2023 | 4 min read
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Pro-Palestinian students project anti-Israel slogans on George Washington University library

Slogans like ‘Divest from Zionist genocide now’ appeared for two hours on building named for Jewish donors

By Beth Harpaz Oct 25, 2023 | 2 min read
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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

By Jacob Gurvis Oct 25, 2023 | 4 min read
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As university crowds cheer Hamas, the intellectual left has rarely been less moral

Celebratory reactions to Hamas' attack have helped me solve an old puzzle about how the Holocaust happened in highly educated Germany

By Shlomo Klapper Oct 24, 2023 | 4 min read

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Antisemitic threats at Cornell shutter kosher dining hall as Jews hide in their rooms

Harvard president, citing history and ‘resurgence’ of antisemitism, appoints advisers to help root it out

As campus tensions over Israel flare, White House decries ‘grotesque sentiments’ against Jewish students

Jewish students at Cooper Union told to hide as pro-Palestinian protesters banged on doors of locked library

Many universities fumbled reactions to Hamas’ attack. Here’s how Dartmouth got it right

Pro-Palestinian students project anti-Israel slogans on George Washington University library

At Brandeis U, founded as a nonsectarian Jewish university, resolution to condemn Hamas fails student senate

As university crowds cheer Hamas, the intellectual left has rarely been less moral

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