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Fast Forward Influential Academics Seek To Counter ‘Orwellian’ BDS on Campus
(Washington Jewish Week) — Alarmed by what they called “Orwellian efforts” to link Israel with a multitude of free-speech issues now roiling American college campuses, a group of influential academics has launched an initiative to combat anti-Semitism and facilitate constructive dialogue about Israel. Led by Mark Yudof, president emeritus of the University of California system,…
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Opinion Why Campus #BlackLivesMatter Protests Are Bad for the Jews
(JTA) — A day before University of Missouri graduate student Jonathan Butler made headlines with a hunger strike protesting racism on campus, a coalition of 36 Jewish and civil rights organizations contacted University Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin to protest a vile act of anti-Semitism that had recently occurred at Mizzou: Someone had used feces to…
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Fast Forward ADL Study Sees 30% Jump in Anti-Israel Campus Activity
The Anti-Defamation League reported a 30 percent jump in anti-Israel activity on college campuses this year. According to a report released Wednesday, over 150 “explicitly ant-Israel programs” have either taken place or are scheduled to take place on American campuses. Last year, the corresponding figure was 105. The increase follows an identical 30 percent increase…
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Life How One Transgender Camper Helped Shape the Entire Reform Movement
Playing a supporting role in a major human rights advocacy campaign is both gratifying and humbling. As we mark Transgender Awareness Week, I applaud the recent commitment that my fellow 1.5 million Reform Jews have made to the full equality, inclusion, and acceptance of people of all gender identities and gender expressions by overwhelmingly supporting…
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Fast Forward Jews Demand Strict Campus Anti-Semitism Rules at California Forum
The University of California system held a public forum to discuss modifying a proposed statement of “principles against intolerance.” The proposed statement condemns bias, violence, threats and hate speech based on race, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, sex or sexual orientation, but makes no specific mention of anti-Semitism. About 90 people commented on the statement during a…
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Fast Forward Are Pro-Israel Groups Squelching Free Speech on Campus?
A Jewish pro-Palestinian group has issued a report claiming that Israel advocates are using “false charges” to silence criticism of Israel on U.S. campuses. The Jewish Voice for Peace report was released on Wednesday, the same day that Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights issued a separate report making similar arguments. Called “Stifling…
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Fast Forward Jewish Students Feel Wide Anti-Semitism, Online Study Says
Most Jewish undergraduates have encountered anti-Israel and/or anti-Semitic attitudes on campus, but they have not diminished their feelings of connection to Israel, a new study about anti-Semitism at North American universities found According to the Brandeis University study released Tuesday, a few schools, among them Canadian universities and schools in the California state system, have…
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Culture Why I Love ‘Wet Hot American Summer,’ Lame Jokes And All
Ah! “Wet Hot American Summer,” why dost thou tickle me so? Really, there’s no good reason that this movie should! For I share none of the nostalgia it proffers! None, I say! Or do I? I’ll confess that my only experiences of Jewish sleep-away camp weren’t exactly traditional. But were they as absurd as Camp…
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