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The “Yiddish is dying” claim reduces its speakers to “nonpersons” without a place in the popular discourse
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Opinion USC taught its pro-Palestinian valedictorian to ask good questions — then axed commencement because it was afraid of them
The university canceled commencement after initially revoking Asna Tabassum's invitation to speak
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Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
The university needs to tell the truth — and take responsibility
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Opinion Linda Sarsour Is ‘An Arsonist In Our Midst’
A few months ago, I participated in an important synagogue program on Long Island about the victories and failures in our struggle against the global campaign to boycott and demonize Israel (BDS). During the question-and-answer period, one participant dismissed Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour and her ideological supporters as “stupid.” Their accusations, this individual claimed, were…
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Fast Forward Harvard Picks Dropout Mark Zuckerberg As 2017 Graduation Speaker
Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t a model student at Harvard – he ditched school as a sophomore to work on Facebook and before that got dragged before a university disciplinary board for making a Web site where undergrads could rate each others’s looks. But nothing succeeds like success, and the social network founder will return to the…
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Opinion Pomp and Controversy on Campus
I’ve given three commencement speeches in my life: at a state university so large there were two ceremonies on the same day to accommodate all the students; at a community college where the sense of triumph by first-generation graduates was inspiring and at one of the storied “Seven Sisters,” where I felt humbled to walk…
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