Posts Tagged: University of Pennsylvania
Israel-Bashers Headline Jewish Center’s Speaker Series at Temple University
JNS.org - While attention has been focused on the anti-Israel literary festival at the University of Pennsylvania, harsh critics of Israel are also being featured...
Roger Waters Wasn’t Banned From Anti-Zionist Festival, University of Pennsylvania Says
Roger Waters, who was scheduled to speak at a controversial anti-Zionist festival held at the University of Pennsylvania over the weekend, was not banned from...
Why Did Taxpayers Fund Antisemitic Hate Fest at Penn?
JNS.org - Despite a sea of protests, the “Palestine Writes” festival at the University of Pennsylvania, which features a parade of convicted Palestinian terrorists, as...
Anti-Zionist Festival to Be Hosted by Elite US University Stirs Outrage Among Students, Alumni
Outraged University of Pennsylvania alumni and students are calling on the school's administration to publicly oppose an anti-Zionist festival being hosted on campus featuring several...
Antisemitic Vandalism Hits University of Pennsylvania as It Prepares to Host Anti-Zionist Festival
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn), one of America's most prestigious institutions of higher education, was struck by an antisemitic incident of vandalism and harassment on...
US Colleges in Kansas, New York Hit With Antisemitic Graffiti Incidents
Two antisemitic incidents involving graffiti recently occurred at US college campuses, continuing an upswing in disturbing hateful acts that have plagued institutions of higher education...
‘Promoting Hateful Lies’: US Lawmaker Targets Princeton University for Defending Use of ‘Blood Libel’ Book
US Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is calling out Princeton University after the school's president appeared to defend a decision by one of his professors to...
UPenn Hillel to Hold ‘Massive’ Shabbat Event as School Begins Hosting Anti-Zionist ‘Palestine Festival’
The University of Pennsylvania's Hillel chapter announced that it will hold a "massive" Shabbat event this Friday in response to a controversial festival taking place...
‘Dismayed’: US Lawmaker Calls on Ivy League Schools to Clamp Down on Campus Antisemitism
US House Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is calling on the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University — two of America's most prestigious institutions of higher...
‘Blood Thirsty Baby Killers’: Extremist Anti-Israel Activism Surging on US College Campuses, New Report Finds
Anti-Israel activists on US college campuses embraced a strategy of vilifying Zionists and supporting terrorism against the Jewish state during the 2022-2023 academic school year,...
‘Are Most Jews Evil?’: Top US University Hosting ‘Palestine Literature Festival’ Featuring Avid Anti-Zionists
The University of Pennsylvania is preparing to host an event that will feature a gamut of anti-Zionist activists who have promoted antisemitic tropes and called...
12 Universities Urged to Drop Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Endorsement
A coalition of organizations that support academic freedom and oppose boycotts of Israel urged a dozen universities on Wednesday to disaffiliate from the Middle East...
US FDA Advisers Recommend COVID-19 Boosters for 65 and Older after Rejecting Broad Approval
Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted on Friday to recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for Americans 65 and older and those at...
UPenn Refuses to Reschedule Commencement Ceremony on Shavuot
JNS.org - The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia said it will not move the date of its commencement ceremony, which is set to take place...
