The posters, which appeared across campus, accuse university faculty of being complicit in war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza. The university president condemned the posters as antisemitic.
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America’s first second gentleman gets his turn on center stage tonight
As Vice President Harris tries to become the first female president, her husband, Doug Emhoff would make history too — as the first, first gentleman.
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A former Cornell student is sentenced to 21 months for threatening to kill Jews
Patrick Dai admitted to posting anonymous threats against Jews on campus in October. His lawyer argued it was a “misguided attempt to highlight Hamas’ genocidal beliefs and garner support for Israel.”
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3 Columbia deans ousted for texts that ‘touched on … antisemitic tropes’
The three were texting each other during a panel discussion on Jewish life on campus last May, mocking and disparaging students’ complaints of antisemitism.
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Trump posted a video on Truth Social calling the country a ‘unified reich’ if he wins
The video adds to a long line of connections between the former president and antisemitism.
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As antisemitism grows, it is easier to condemn than define
For American Jews who grew up thinking antisemitism was a thing of the past, the last several years have been startling. White supremacists marched in Charlottesville. A gunman massacred worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. Then came the Hamas attacks of October 7th and Israel’s war in Gaza.
The Anti-Defamation League says since then, antisemitic incidents in the US are up 361% over the same period a year ago. Both Congress and the White House have tried to address antisemitism in recent weeks, yet there’s still a debate about what it is.
Two journalists, who have been thinking and writing about antisemitism in the U.S. weigh in.
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Biden decries surge of antisemitism since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel
President Biden spoke out against harassment of Jewish students on college campuses, part of what he called a “ferocious surge of antisemitism” seen since Oct. 7.
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Concerns over antisemitism rise as Jews begin observing Passover
Protests on college campuses related to the Israel-Hamas War have many Jews nervous heading into the holiday.
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Brown RISD Hillel leaders say they received anonymous threats
An anonymous source sent violent threats to Brown-RISD Hillel leaders on Sunday morning via email, according to the organization’s executive director, Rabbi Josh Bolton. According to a campus police report, the emails were sent from a Swiss IP address. Brown University president Christina Paxson and RISD president Crystal Williams said campus police responded to the […]
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Large majorities of Americans say antisemitism is a serious problem
A report from the American Jewish Committee finds that 94% of American Jews say antisemitism is a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” problem in the U.S. That’s up significantly from a year ago.