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Shai Davidai, Israeli Columbia professor who railed against campus antisemitism, says university is investigating him

Davidai compared the investigation to the Dreyfus Affair, the infamous 19th-century antisemitic incident, but said he intends to cooperate.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters near Columbia University in Manhattan, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Columbia U antisemitism task force says Jews experiencing ‘isolation and pain’ on campus

The task force says that since Oct. 7, Jewish students are treading an ideological minefield and lack support from the administration.

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At a ‘Hackathon’ in Brooklyn, Jewish teens solve real-world problems faced by an Israeli food bank

Students from 16 area day schools competed in a STEM-focused event to address real-life post-Oct. 7 challenges in Israel.

A pedestrian on the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on Aug. 30, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Jewish professor who quit MIT over its handling of antisemitism accepts post at Yeshiva University

By Luke Tress February 20, 2024 4:08 pm

Mark Treyger, incoming leader of the JCRC-NY. (Courtesy)

‘A crisis-level emergency’: Incoming JCRC chief Mark Treyger plans to focus on education to combat antisemitism

By Luke Tress February 15, 2024 1:17 pm

Robert Chazan, 87, NYU scholar of medieval Jewry who helped build field of Jewish studies

By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 13, 2024 11:06 am

A truck reading "Claudine Gay is a National Disgrace," next to photos of Gay and Hitler, drives through Harvard's campus

Feds to probe Harvard’s response to harassment of pro-Palestinian students

By Andrew Lapin February 7, 2024 6:00 pm

NYC public schools announce new initiatives to combat antisemitism

By Luke Tress January 23, 2024 9:20 am

Kill it or reform it? Jewish critics of DEI debate the future of campus diversity programs

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 21, 2024 6:45 am

Many Jews criticized Harvard’s Oct. 7 response. Fewer are applauding President Claudine Gay’s resignation.

By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 5, 2024 1:42 pm

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