SHABBAT READING
Korah Took…: Prof. Haim (Howard) Kreisel, The Torah.com, June 22, 2023 — After the punishment of the wilderness generation for the sin of the scouts, Korah, a Levite, leads a group of people in an uprising against Moses.[1] Their complaint seems straightforward and reasonable:
במדבר טז:ג וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ עַל מֹשֶׁה וְעַל אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם רַב לָכֶם כִּי כָל הָעֵדָה כֻּלָּם קְדֹשִׁים וּבְתוֹכָם יְ־הוָה וּמַדּוּעַ תִּתְנַשְּׂאוּ עַל קְהַל יְ־הוָה.
Num 16:3 They gathered against Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all the community are holy, all of them, and YHWH is in their midst. Why then do you raise yourselves above YHWH’s congregation?”
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THE PRIDE OF CUNY
‘May Every Zionist Burn in the Hottest Pit of Hell’: Meet CUNY Law School’s Antisemitic Graduation Speaker: Ari Blaff, National Review, May 31, 2023 — Fatima Mohammed, a student activist whose recent speech at the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Law School graduation was roundly condemned as antisemitic, has an extensive history of making antisemitic remarks on social media.
RELEASE: Gottheimer Urges Department of Education to Investigate CUNY Law School’s Antisemitic Commencement Speech for Civil Rights Violation: Violation Could Result in CUNY Forfeiting Federal Funding: Josh Gottheimer, NJ 5th District, June 7, 2023 — This week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) urged the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights to investigate whether City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law’s antisemitic and anti-Israel commencement speech, and the administration’s response, violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ensure that Jewish and pro-Israel students are protected under federal law. A violation could result in CUNY forfeiting their right to receive federal funding.
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Finally, CUNY’s Antisemitism is in the Dock: Benjamin Kerstein, JNS, June 5, 2023
Biden’s Antisemitism Strategy Faces Early Test Amid CUNY Controversy: Matthew Kassel, Jewish Insider, June 1, 2023
CUNY Schools Jews on the New Race Regime: Armin Rosen, Tablet, July 1, 2022
The Rise and Fall of Jews at Law Schools: Rebecca Roiphe, Sapir Journal, Volume Six Summer 2022
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Anti-Israel CUNY Graduation Speakers Led 2022 Rally Linked To Antisemitic Assault: Luke Tress, The Times of Israel, June 19, 2023 –– At a pro-Palestinian rally in midtown Manhattan last year, several activists broke off from the demonstration to pursue a Jewish counter-protester down a street.
Inspired by CUNY Law Grad, California student Delivers anti-Israel Speech: JNS, June 19, 2023 — “I gift my graduation to all Palestinians, who have lost their life and those who continue to lose their lives every day due to the oppressive apartheid state of Israel killing and torturing Palestinians as we speak,” said Jana Abulaban in her commencement address at El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., south of Los Angeles.
CUNY Union’s Endorsement Rocks Brooklyn Council Primary Race with Claims of Antisemitism: Carl Campanile, NY Post, June 21, 2023 — The controversy over antisemitic comments and hostility toward Israel at City University of New York campuses has emerged as a hot button issue in the upcoming primary election next Tuesday.
Jewish Leaders Demand Termination Of CUNY Law Dean After Antisemitic Speech: Haley Cohen, Jerusalem Post, June 16, 2023 — Jewish activists are set to lead a protest Wednesday evening demanding consequences for the dean of City University of New York (CUNY) law school for giving platform to a graduate whose speech critics describe as filled with hate and dangerous anti-Israel, anti-American and antisemitic rhetoric.
Bill in Congress Aims To Defund Colleges For Antisemitism After NY Law School Speech: Luke Tress, Times of Israel, June 2, 2023 — Pressure mounted on New York City’s public college system on Thursday in the wake of a commencement speech that was harshly critical of Israel, as US Congress members introduced legislation to defund universities that host “antisemitic” events, a growing roster of public officials and Jewish groups condemned the commencement address, and a campaign in support of the speaker gained steam.
CUNY Union’s Endorsement Rocks Brooklyn Council Primary Race with Claims of Antisemitism: Carl Campanile, NY Post, June 21, 2023 — The controversy over antisemitic comments and hostility toward Israel at City University of New York campuses has emerged as a hot button issue in the upcoming primary election next Tuesday.