Building a Coalition That Stands Up For Tolerance and For Jews
I’m writing to share positive developments over the past week, following up on the video and statement I sent a week ago. You can find the follow-up video and transcript below. Thank you for your ongoing dedication to Harvard’s Jewish community.
No Jewish Student Should be Shunned for their Beliefs
Yesterday, many of you saw the Harvard Crimson article “Ethicist, Should I Let Go of My Zionist Friends?” This piece has rightfully caused shock, hurt, and concern across our community.
Support Harvard College Israel Trek
Dear fellow member of Harvard’s Jewish community, Since October 7th, antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment have surged on Harvard’s campus. Jewish students and supporters of Israel have become increasingly politicized, facing…
Jewish Life at Harvard: Doing Our Part
The release of the university task force’s report on antisemitism marked not the end of this chapter, and not the beginning of the end – but the end of the beginning.
Leading the Next Chapter of the Fight Against Antisemitism at Harvard
Earlier today, Harvard’s Presidential Task Force on Combating Anti-Semitism released its long-awaited report, which both lays bare the depth of the problems that burst into view after 10/7, and charts a path by which President Garber and the university’s leadership can rededicate Harvard to tolerance and the pursuit of truth.
Trust and Courage
The stakes at Harvard are existential: nationally – the future of American higher education and science, and, most of all, the rule of law and guarantee of due process.
Raising Our Sights
In the ten days following the settlement, three of the most vocal anti-Zionists have departed, or announced their impending departure, from Harvard’s faculty.
BREAKING: Jewish Students and Harvard Settle Antisemitism Lawsuit
This morning, Harvard University and Students Against Antisemitism, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education – announced that they had settled the plaintiffs’ lawsuit against the university for failing to protect the civil rights of Jewish students from anti-Semitic discrimination.
Stand With Jewish Students at Harvard
These are deeply challenging times on campus. The antipathy towards Israelis and the pervasive anti-Zionism we’ve witnessed since October 7 didn’t spring from nowhere – and won’t be combated through public gestures and social media posts alone.
What We’re Facing and How We’re Facing It
The protesters chanted, “Zionists are not welcome here.” On the contrary. Harvard Hillel is committed to ensuring that all Jews, including Zionists and Israelis, are welcome in every corner of this university.