Posts Tagged: antisemitism
The California Regents Provide a Purim Present, But There’s Still Work to Be Done
Yesterday, on the eve of Purim, the Regents of the University of California unanimously adopted a historic statement against intolerance. The governing board for this...
U of California Regents Adopts Report Condemning ‘Antisemitism and Antisemitic Forms of Anti-Zionism’
The Regents of the University of California (UC) voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt the entirety of a controversial report concerning principles of intolerance on...
Lawsuit Against CUNY Alleges Pervasive, Explicit Antisemitism Among Kingsborough College Administrators
A lawsuit filed last month by a faculty member at the City University of New York's (CUNY) Kingsborough Community College alleges explicit antisemitic discrimination and...
NY State Senate Decision to Slash Funding to CUNY Over Antisemitism Will Send Message to Other Universities, Says Jewish Leader (INTERVIEW)
The head of a major Jewish organization praised the New York State Senate’s decision last week to slash funding to the City University of New...
Someone Should Remind the University of California Regents That It’s Purim
This coming Thursday, Jews around the world will celebrate the holiday of Purim. This holiday does not commemorate the inauguration of a new country, a...
Secretive Group Releases New Report on Anti-Israel, Antisemitic Activity at Vassar College, Amid Complaints of Campus Radicalism
A clandestine organization that documents antisemitic and anti-Israel activity on US campuses released a report Friday, following the “large number of requests” it received “to expose radicalism"...
Transgender Activist Janet Mock Cancels Brown U Talk After Anti-Israel Activists Reject Hillel Co-Sponsorship
A leading activist for queer and transgender rights has cancelled an upcoming appearance at Brown University, The Algemeiner has learned, due to a controversy surrounding the campus...
Pro-Israel Candidate for Student Govt President at Trent U Loses Election Days After Swastikas Drawn Into His Name on Campus Graffiti
A candidate for student government president at Canada’s Trent University lost the election five days after antisemitic graffiti against him and his candidacy appeared on...
U of California Governing Body Declines to Adopt State Dept Definition of Antisemitism in Newly Released Report
The University of California's (UC) governing body on Wednesday released a report addressing antisemitism and anti-Zionism across the 10 campuses of the UC system, but declining to...
Toronto U Faculty Join Academics at Other Colleges in Endorsing BDS
More than 130 faculty members and librarians at the University of Toronto (UT) have signed a petition calling on the university to divest from several...
Massachusetts High School Bans Students From Basketball Game After Fans Chant ‘You Killed Jesus’ to Jewish Rivals
Catholic Memorial School in Massachusetts will not allow its students to attend a basketball game on Monday night, following an antisemitic incident, an editor for the...
Watchdog: Anti-Israel Activity at American Universities Fuels Antisemitism on Campus
A new report by a watchdog group has found the “first hard evidence” demonstrating that anti-Israel activity at universities is “at the heart of the rise in...
Massachusetts Catholic High School Basketball Fans Chant ‘You Killed Jesus’ to Jewish Opponents
The chanting started with a rude taunt: Newton North High School students cheering for their basketball team Friday night shouted, “Where are your girls?” to...
European Student Organization Declares Opposition to BDS, Condemns Antisemitism
A major European student organization this week issued a sharp statement against campus antisemitism and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, The...
