Despite the recent pro-Palestinian encampments, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts hosts the Judaica gallery, where you can pick up a guide to exhibited Judaica, making for a fun treasure hunt.
The London-born Rabbi Joe Wolfson has a reputation for quickly becoming an active and important force in whichever city in the world he chooses to call home.
The altercation is the latest in a string of antisemitic incidents since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7 that have targeted Jewish institutions.
Divestment campaigns have already met success overseas: universities in Ireland and Spain have made promises to advance requests for divestment from Israeli companies.
As law enforcement and Jewish groups have documented a spike in antisemitism since Oct. 7, the Community Security Service in Pennsylvania has seen demand for its services increase.
MIT and Penn experienced crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests, sparking debates on campus safety and free speech, amid escalating tensions over Gaza across US universities.
In an email sent to the Cornell community, Pollack cited the “enormous, unexpected challenges” posed by the war and incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia.
To advocates for Jews in the literary world, the spreadsheet offered bitter confirmation of a climate of intolerance in which authors who are perceived to be pro-Israel are facing exclusion.
Universities across the country have struggled to find the right response to the encampments, which have gone up at dozens of schools over the past few weeks.