Antisemitism on campuses
Antisemitism on campuses
- December 12, 2024
- Jeff Kopstein, poli sci, Harvard Magazine, Dec. 12, 2024
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On December 10, faculty from nine institutions gathered at Harvard to reflect on how the past year changed Jewish studies. … Frost professor of Jewish history Derek Penslar, convened the event through his role as director of Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies …. “Disruptions on campuses are reflections of broader tensions in American society,” he said, noting that antisemitism is prevalent among the general American populace. Referencing University of California, Irvine political scientist Jeffrey Kopstein, who spoke at a Harvard conference on hatred this May, Penslar said, “Campuses don’t have an antisemitism problem—America has an antisemitism problem.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2024/12/antisemitism-campuses-jewish-studies-faculty.
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