Columbia U. makes classes remote after weekend of anti-Israel protests intimidate and threaten Jewish students
Hillel at Columbia and Barnard College had called on the university to ‘act immediately in restoring calm to campus’
Hillel at Columbia and Barnard College had called on the university to ‘act immediately in restoring calm to campus’
The group was founded as a voice of moderation — now it faces suspension and censure as it tests the bounds of student activism
The incident is the latest example of campus antisemitism leading to a law enforcement response during the war between Israel and Hamas
Rice Pride's severing of its relationship with Houston Hillel sets a dangerous precedent
The suspect also shouted antisemitic epithets according to a witness interviewed by the student newspaper
Avodah, a New York-based Jewish social justice organization, was hearing the same thing from Jewish group after Jewish group: They wanted to start social action projects, or see more concrete progress on ones already in place — but didn’t know how. In response, Avodah launched the Avodah Institute for Social Change, a program that will…
Jonathan Kempner, a 69-year-old Maryland resident, hasn’t seen his daughter in nearly a year. The day he became eligible for a vaccine — Jan. 25 — he sat at his computer, ready to click on all eight possible registration links the moment the clock struck 12:01 a.m. None worked. Early that morning (“I’m not a…
Eight Jewish organizations, including some of the largest in the country, have formed an “emergency pandemic coalition” to coordinate relief work and information-sharing regarding people in the Jewish community affected by the coronavirus outbreak and ensuing economic crash. The coalition, which will collaborate on fundraising, aiding laid-off Jewish communal professionals and coordinating the provision of…