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In new letter, Mahmoud Khalil downplays campus antisemitism and accuses some students of ‘participating in the genocide’

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025Sara Wood

Mahmoud Kahlil accused Columbia University of creating a “manufactured public hysteria about antisemitism” and likened the school to a Nazi collaborationist government in a letter dictated from an ICE detention center. He also claimed, without citing evidence, that fellow students who spoke out against antisemitism were serving in the Israeli military during school vacations. The […]

U.S. Naval Academy removed books about the Holocaust, antisemitism and Jewish Americans ahead of Hegseth visit

April 7, 2025April 8, 2025Sara Wood

At the same time as the U.S. Naval Academy removed a display honoring Jewish female graduates ahead of a visit from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, it also removed books about the Holocaust and antisemitism. The books, which also covered the history of white supremacy in the United States, were among nearly 400 removed ahead of […]

Jews at Tufts are furious over ICE seizing a pro-Palestinian grad student. But they’re wary of joining protests for her.

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025Sara Wood

For the last year and a half, Tufts Students for Israel has battled against criticism of Israel on the Boston-area campus. But on Thursday, the group took a stance of a different kind: It published an op-ed in the campus newspaper advocating for the school’s most prominent pro-Palestinian student. “The detainment of Rümeysa Öztürk is […]

Federal spending cuts could affect aid for Holocaust survivors and kosher Meal on Wheels deliveries

April 4, 2025April 5, 2025Sara Wood

Mass layoffs and a sweeping restructuring at the Department of Health and Human Services could disrupt programs that deliver support for Holocaust survivors and kosher meals to homebound seniors and people with disabilities. As part of the Trump administration’s move to slash federal spending, the department is reducing its workforce by 25% and eliminating the […]

Pennsylvania Jewish groups condemn ‘genocide’ slogan on Gisele Fetterman’s charity

April 4, 2025April 5, 2025Sara Wood

Several Jewish groups condemned a sheet that was draped over a charity store run by Sen. John Fetterman’s wife, Gisele, accusing the couple of “genocide.” The sheet, draped over Gisele Fetterman’s Free Store in Braddock, Pennsylvania, reads “Genocide John, Genocide Gisele, Blood on your hands.” A coalition of Jewish groups, including several Jewish federations in […]

The Ben of Ben & Jerry’s is asking Unilever to let his ice cream brand go

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025Sara Wood

In the latest bid to cleave Ben & Jerry’s from its parent company, Unilever, co-founder Ben Cohen is attempting to buy it back. Cohen is making moves to gather investors for a potential buy-back, according to the Wall Street Journal, a step that would sever ties with Unilever 25 years after it bought the Vermont […]

Brown U leaders praise Jewish life on campus as Trump expected to slash $500M

April 4, 2025April 6, 2025Sara Wood

The Trump administration plans to freeze more than $500 million in federal funding to Brown University, making the school the fifth to face a financial penalty amid a crackdown over what the White House says is antisemitism on campuses. The freeze has not formally been announced and university officials say they have not been given […]

ADL upgrades 19 colleges’ antisemitism ‘grades,’ as some enact new policies

April 4, 2025April 6, 2025Sara Wood

The letter grades that the Anti-Defamation League has issued to campuses on their response to antisemitism are showing signs of growing influence: The group announced today that several schools have adopted new policies to improve their grades in the month since this year’s report was released. The ADL also said it upped grades for 19 […]

Hillel CEO says he shares ‘concerns’ over campus deportations, calls for due process

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025Sara Wood

Hillel International’s CEO expressed concern over the Trump administration’s plans to deport pro-Palestinian students and freeze federal funding to schools over campus antisemitism. The statement from Hillel, the largest organization focused on Jewish students, is especially notable because its chapters have often been at the forefront of calling out campus antisemitism and supporting pro-Israel students. […]

Jewish Princeton student accused of assault at protest last year is found not guilty

April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Sara Wood

A Jewish Princeton senior and U.S. Army veteran accused of assaulting the school’s head of campus security during a pro-Palestinian protest last year has been found not guilty. A New Jersey judge delivered the verdict Tuesday, the same day that Princeton’s president announced the school’s federal funding had been frozen by the Trump administration amid […]