I’m an Orthodox student in NYC. I’m grateful Mamdani vetoed the school buffer bill
I learn from debating with my classmates, not from having their speech silenced
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Fast Forward Hochul orders Hunter College to remove Palestinian studies job listings
The CUNY postings sought scholars studying ‘settler colonialism, genocide, human rights’
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Fast Forward Hunter College Hillel decries ‘hateful slogans’ after protesters demand Jews on campus ‘pick a side’
A video of a demonstration at Hunter on Wednesday shows a protest leader chanting, “We say no to genocide, Jews on campus pick a side"
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Letters At Hunter’s ‘Israelism’ screening, the rabbi was rude, not the audience
Professors say the administration and moderator made people feel censored
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News Rabbi invited to discuss controversial ‘Israelism’ film says he was ‘heckled, interrupted and yelled at’
Filmmakers say students at Hunter College event felt they'd been 'censored' and were angered by Rabbi Andy Bachman’s questions
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Culture Q & A: How Should Jewish Studies Address Anti-Semitism?
A year ago, Leah Garrett left Australia, where she had been a professor at Melbourne’s Monash University since 2008, to direct the newly-founded Jewish Studies Center at Hunter College. A year into the job, Garrett, the author of four books — including 2015 National Book Award Finalist “Young Lions: How Jewish Authors Reinvented the American…
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News She Worked Until Age 96, Living Modestly. Then Came The Incredible Gift.
Sylvia Bloom didn’t want many things, according to a recent report in The New York Times. Every now and then she craved good chocolate. After she retired at age 96, she hoped to find a lively bridge game. Professional and personal independence were always a priority. But it became apparent, after her 2016 death, that…
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Community Hunter College Jews Are Thriving
I am deeply troubled by The Algemeiner’s inclusion of Hunter College on its list of The 40 Worst Colleges for Jewish Students in America. I spent four years on Hunter’s campus as a student and an additional six months as a Hillel professional, and I speak from experience when saying that Hunter’s Jewish life on…
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