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An elite Jewish society at Yale fractures over its director’s embrace of Itamar Ben-Gvir

April 23, 2025David Leibermann

Fissures are opening in a Jewish society at Yale University known for its commitment to open discourse after its director announced plans to host the far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. At least three members of the selective society have resigned over director Rabbi Shmully Hecht’s decision to host Ben-Gvir, whose record includes extremist rhetoric and […]

Washington University in St. Louis has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students leaving uncomfortable campuses

February 19, 2025February 20, 2025Sara Wood

During Lauren Eckstein’s freshman year at Pomona College, her grandparents pledged $1.2 million to the private school toward a scholarship to support refugee students. They gave the money, a press release said at the time, in honor of their family’s own refugee background, having fled antisemitism in Europe. That was in December 2022. Less than […]