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Columbia University announced Monday that it would be canceling its

Columbia University announced Monday that it would be canceling its commencement ceremony following weeks of , campus turmoil and hundreds of student arrests.  Beginning nearly three weeks ago, the pro-Palestinian sparked a protest movement at dozens of campuses nationwide. The Ivy League school, like other colleges, has struggled to contain the d...

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The echoes of the Gaza conflict found resonance at recent

The echoes of the Gaza conflict found resonance at recent college graduation ceremonies across the United States as students seized the moment to voice their anti-war and anti-Israel sentiments.  Dozens of students at the University of Michigan unfurled Palestinian flags and banners during the main commencement ceremony, while a lone student at Nor...

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(JTA) - Dozens of students unfurled at the main commencement

(JTA) - Dozens of students unfurled at the main commencement ceremony of the University of Michigan. A single student staged a provocative demonstration during a ceremony at Northeastern University, raising hands stained with red paint as a symbol of violence in Gaza. And a Palestinian student speaker used her speech to lambaste at the University...

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Dozens of protesters were arrested outside the Art Institute of

Dozens of protesters were arrested outside the Art Institute of Chicago during a demonstration on Saturday, following a police request from the institute to clear the premises, according to the Chicago Police Department’s post on X (formerly Twitter.) Meanwhile, protests on other campuses did not escalate to arrests. In Ann Arbor, temporarily inte...

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"This will happen not one more time but 10,000 more

"This will happen not one more time but 10,000 more times!" With these words echoing the harrowing past, and Combating Antisemitism, has drawn a stark parallel between the recent surge in antisemitism on US college campuses and the cruel treatment of Jewish students in the 1930s. In a poignant letter dated May 2, 2024, addressed to US university l...

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When he announced this week that had reached an agreement

When he announced this week that had reached an agreement with the groups behind the school’s pro-Palestinian encampment, President Michael Schill was hopeful he could salvage the rest of the semester and commencement. “I am proud of our community for achieving what has been a challenge across the country: a sustainable, de-escalated path forward,”...

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The pro-Palestinian encampments sweeping American universities and igniting antisemitic hyperbole

The pro-Palestinian encampments sweeping American universities and igniting antisemitic hyperbole across the continent are, one could argue, similar in some ways to the which swept through Europe in the 1930s. Of course, the idea that Jews today are facing the same threat as their brethren who lived in pre-war Europe is fanciful.  Nevertheless, ch...

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Committee leaders across the House Republican conference are prepared to

Committee leaders across the House Republican conference are prepared to conduct oversight and take significant financial actions against universities for failing to protect Jewish students, they said during a Tuesday afternoon news conference on . Chairs of the Oversight; Judiciary; Science, Space and Technology; Education and Workforce and Ways a...

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Let’s talk about the handful of Jewish students who attend

Let’s talk about the handful of Jewish students who attend these antisemitic pro-Hamas protests across campuses. For weeks now, across American universities have gathered on their respective campuses in what they call “anti-Israel encampments’ or “liberated zones.” They illegally pitch tents on campus lawns even though some students were banned, s...

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heckled House Speaker on Wednesday as he visited the flashpoint

heckled House Speaker on Wednesday as he visited the flashpoint of nationwide student demonstrations over the Israeli war in Gaza, even as the New York school agreed to 48 more hours of negotiations to end a protest encampment. Johnson's visit, which he said was meant to support Jewish students intimidated by some anti-Israeli demonstrators, took...

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(JTA) — A lecturer at an Israeli university is going

(JTA) — A lecturer at an Israeli university is going on unpaid leave after students demanded he be fired for signing a petition that claims Israel “appears to” be . Regev Nathansohn, who teaches communications at Sapir College, is one of two dozen Israeli academics who have signed a petition calling for the United States to stop arming Israel in it...

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Two items of equating a Star of David to a

Two items of equating a Star of David to a Nazi swastika were found outside the University of Michigan Hillel last week, the Jewish campus organization said in a statement on Wednesday. Graffiti comparing the to the Nazi icon was reportedly found on a bench outside the Hillel building on Tuesday. Hillal also said a flier with a similar message wa...

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An asteroid the size of around 89 wolverines is set

An asteroid the size of around 89 wolverines is set to pass the Earth on Monday, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. The asteroid in question, dubbed 2021 CF6 as noted by the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), will be passing by during Shushan Purim, the date the is celebrated in Jerusalem. No...

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In a world where being over 40 is considered by

In a world where being over 40 is considered by as being “over the hill,” people will do almost anything to look younger – hair transplants, dental implants and teeth whiteners, hair dye, exercise, and injections of wrinkle fillers into their skin. Appearance is an indicator of age and life stage linked to socially salient stereotypes and prejudic...

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To say that tensions were high on campus at the

To say that tensions were high on campus at the Ann Arbor in the wake of October 7 would be an understatement.  The state's flagship university is home to almost 50,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Approximately 8% of the student body is Jewish and about 3% are Muslim, according to University data from 2016.  Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel...

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As a small country where people like to have protektzia

As a small country where people like to have protektzia – connections especially through serving together in the IDF – helps Israelis find a place in crowded restaurants and even to find jobs. Women working in organizations are frequently encouraged to cultivate connections to high-status individuals based on a prominent social network theory. But ...

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