“it is difficult for the Jewish community to take UofT’s apology for the school’s history of antisemitism seriously at the same time that the university is timorous in combating antisemitism among the TFOM faculty – as exemplified by a letter, signed by 45 faculty members, the minority of whom are Jewish, sent to the UofT’s administration following a speech given by Professor Irwin Cotler on 26 January 2022 to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.”
U OF T’S TEMERTY FACULTY OF MEDICINE (TFOM)’S LONG HISTORY OF ANTISEMITISM
Reflections on Addressing Antisemitism in a Canadian Faculty of Medicine: Ayelet Kuper, Canadian Medical Education Journal, Dec. 5, 2022 — In June 2021 the Dean of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine (TFOM) at the University of Toronto (U of T) announced that, in response to reports of increasing antisemitism affecting Jewish learners, staff, and faculty members, the Faculty had created a novel position in contemporary Canadian health professions education: Senior Advisor on Antisemitism. …
Antisemitism in Universities: When an Apology Is Not Enough: Nathan M. Greenfield, University World News, Jan. 14, 2023 –– On 21 December 2022, Canada’s paper of record, the (Toronto) Globe and Mail published an op-ed by Meric Gertler, president of the University of Toronto (UofT). The article did not discuss noteworthy academic achievements or reflect on the first full year of on-campus classes since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Rather, it outlined UofT’s response to serious charges of antisemitism at its Temerty Faculty of Medicine (TFOM) laid out in the article “Reflections on addressing antisemitism in a Canadian faculty of medicine” published 17 days earlier in the Canadian Medical Education Journal, written by Professor Ayelet Kuper, a physician at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and scientist and associate director of the Wilson Centre for Research in Education. Both institutions are affiliated with UofT. …
Kenneth Roth’s Reward for Slandering Israel: Dominic Green, WSJ, Jan. 24, 2023
Israeli Voices Get Silenced on Campus; Jew Haters Are Given ‘Academic Freedom’: Alexander Joffe, Algemeiner, Feb. 1, 2023
Jewish Staff Boycotts Virginia University’s Holocaust Day Event: Andrew Lapin, Israel National News, Jan 31, 2023
All Canadian School Boards Should Take Action to Protect Students From Antisemitism: Barbara Kay, Epoch Times, Jan. 23, 2023
Congress Pursues Bill to Educate Youth on Holocaust, Fight Antisemitism: Mica Soellner, The Washington Times, Jan. 27, 2023 — A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants a national audit of what public schools teach students about the Holocaust because recent studies found that young Americans lack awareness of that dark period in world history.
22% Increase In Antisemitism On Campus In The Last Two Years – CST Report: JP staff, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 23, 2023 — The UK has experienced a significant increase in campus antisemitism over the last two years, a new Community Security Trust (CST) report has found.
Grotesque Antisemitism at George Washington University: Ezra Mayer, The James G. Martin Center, Jan. 6, 2023 — On October 11, a number of students gathered outside the George Washington University’s Jewish student center in protest of a routine event held by the student group GW for Israel.
Race Against the Clock For Germany’s Top Nazi Hunter: Tilman Blasshofer, Reuters, Jan. 27, 2023 — Germany’s top Nazi hunter, Thomas Will, is hopeful of securing further convictions over the Holocaust even as the remaining suspects, many now in their late 90s, die.
Was the Holocaust Predictable?: Jacob Katz, Tablet, Jan. 27, 2023 — Almost anyone who lived through the period of the Holocaust, observing it from either near or far, will readily testify that information concerning the Nazi murder of the Jews, when it first came out, seemed absolutely unbelievable—impossible.
