Posts Tagged: Rutgers University
US Rep. Gottheimer Condemns Antisemitism on ‘Far Right and Far Left’ at Rutgers Hillel
New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer spoke at Rutgers University Hillel on Monday evening, condemning antisemitism across the political spectrum and addressing two controversies on campus...
Jewish Groups Slam ‘Outrageous’ Activist Statement ‘Delegitimizing’ Rutgers Hillel
On Thursday, Rutgers University Hillel denounced a statement from Rutgers' Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter and other activist groups that described the administration's...
Congressman Urges Rutgers University President to Speak Out Against Anti-Israel Rhetoric by Union
JNS.org - Expressing concern for Jewish students at Rutgers University who may be the target of antisemitic attacks after a union of part-time lecturers at...
From ‘Defund the Police’ to ‘Defund Israel’
A coalition of activists and politicians, such as the "Squad," that repeatedly called on authorities to "defund the police" last year is focusing on a...
Rutgers Jewish Group Condemns University’s ‘Pattern of Minimizing Antisemitism’ After Apology That Followed Message of Support
The Rutgers University chapter of Hillel and a leading American Jewish organization have strongly criticized the school over an apology from administrators for failing to...
You Can’t Be ‘Even-Handed’ About Condemning Those Who Hate Israel and Jews
JNS.org - On Thursday, both Democratic and Republican congressional leaders joined with the Anti-Defamation League and the major Jewish religious denominations to hold a Zoom...
Book Accusing Israel of Sparing Palestinian Lives ‘In Order To Control Them’ Wins Women’s Studies Award
A Rutgers University professor who accused Israeli forces of deliberately sparing the lives of Palestinians in order to debilitate them has been awarded by the...
Education Dept. to Probe Whether Rutgers University Tolerates Hostile Environment for Jewish Students
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reopening a 2011 case that accused Rutgers University in New Jersey of tolerating a hostile environment...
Head Writer of Hit Israeli TV Series ‘Fauda’ to Teach at Rutgers University This Fall
The head screenwriter for the popular Israeli TV series Fauda will instruct students at Rutgers University in New Jersey this semester. Moshe Zonder will teach the undergraduate...
Rutgers University No Longer Employing Former Syrian Diplomat Who Accused Israel of Trafficking Children’s Organs
Rutgers University is no longer employing a former Syrian diplomat who defended the regime of President Bashar al-Assad during the country’s ongoing civil war, the...
Advocates, Community Members Applaud Rutgers for Disciplinary Actions Against ‘Antisemitic’ Professor
Advocates and community members have applauded Rutgers University for taking disciplinary action against a professor who shared tweets denigrating Jews and Israel. After completing an initial...
Rutgers President Owes The Algemeiner an Apology
A phrase that likely originated as a wartime code of conduct, “shooting the messenger,” describes the act of blaming the bearer of unpleasant news. Before the era of...
Outrage Grows Over Rutgers President’s Response to Antisemitism on Campus
The president of Rutgers University in New Jersey is facing increasing criticism for his defense of three faculty members who made widely condemned remarks about...
Defending Antisemites, Rutgers President Takes Aim at The Algemeiner
After weeks of dogged Algemeiner coverage of antisemitism at Rutgers University, we expected that the school’s president, Robert Barchi, would respond. But when he finally...
