Tag: Campus Antisemitism
Survey: US Jews start to see far-left as serious threat, four in 10 Jews...
For the third year in a row, the American Jewish Committee has released a survey about anti-Semitism in the United States and found large discrepancies in results between Jewish and non-Jewish respondents.
According to the...
Former anti-Semitism envoys, leaders coach students on reversing Jew-hatred on campus
As anti-Semitism continues to rise in the United States, especially on college campuses, speakers at George Washington University who attended an event last week showed students that they have allies against anti-Semitism in both...
Intimidation of Jewish College Students on the Increase
As yet more evidence that Jewish students have continued to be targets of bias on university campuses, a Spring 2021 poll by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, together with...
Jewish groups launch online portal for college students to report anti-Semitic incidents
Hillel International has teamed up with the Anti-Defamation League and the Secure Community Network to launch an online portal where college students can report anti-Semitic incidents on their campus and receive immediate support.
The creation...
Harris aides attempt to address backlash after exchange with college student on Israel
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has been in touch with pro-Israel and Jewish organizations after an exchange this week with a student in Virginia who accused Israel of ethnic genocide.
“The vice president strongly disagrees with the...
Survey finds nearly two-thirds of Jewish students feel unsafe, half hide identity
A new survey has found an alarming level of anti-Semitism experienced by Jewish students on college campuses, with students who claim a strong sense of Jewish identity and connection to Israel feeling unsafe and...
Tufts student wakes up on Shabbat to find mezuzah gone, groups lodge complaint
Tufts University Police Department has launched an investigation after a student reported that the mezuzah affixed to his dorm room was stolen on Sept. 4.
According to the school, the student was awakened by laughter and other...
UNC to allow anti-Israel professor to teach class on Israel-Palestinian conflict
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is moving forward with a controversial class in the fall semester that is being taught by an anti-Israel professor despite concerns from Jewish and pro-Israel groups.
Kylie...
New report finds ‘disturbing’ levels of anti-Semitic activity at University of Illinois Chicago
Last week, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) welcomed students back to campus. But how welcome can the university’s Jewish population feel sharing a campus with a student group whose members have a long history...
Spanish university cancels course comparing Gaza to Auschwitz
A university in Spain canceled a course that would have examined comparisons between the Auschwitz concentration camp and the Gaza Strip after facing backlash from a local pro-Israel group.
The University of Santiago de Compostela’s...