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Jewish student wearing Star of David attacked by group in Pittsburgh

By Mathilda Heller

Members of JForce and Magen Herut Canada at the University of Toronto pro-Palestine protest, Friday 6th 2024

JForce and Magen Herut: The Jewish safety patrols protecting Toronto

By Mathilda Heller

Law enforcement officers detain a demonstrator, as they clear out the protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 2, 2024.

Jews fear showing identity amid spike in antisemitism on US college campuses

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Pro-Palestine protesters march past a Star of David made of Israeli flags on Columbia University campus, during a march in support of a protest encampment supporting Palestinians in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2024.

Hillel and SCN launch new campus security initiative to protect Jewish students

By HANNAH SARISOHN , MICHAEL STARR

PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, this week. Members of nearby Jewish communities now take detours to avoid confrontational student protests, the writer notes. Uploaded on 1/5/2024

UCLA ordered by court to develop plan to protect Jewish students

By MICHAEL STARR

A counter protester waves an Israeli flag as students rally on Columbia University campus at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians in New York City, US, April 29, 2024.

Top Christian universities condemn campus antisemitism and pledge safe haven for Jewish students

By RIKKI ZAGELBAUM

CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla speaks during the Anti-Defamation League's "Never is Now" summit at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2022.

ADL files civil right complaint over alleged antisemitism in Philadelphia school district

By Ximena Conde/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

Shabbos Kestenbaum testifies in court against Harvard University.

Harvard faces legal action: Shabbos Kestenbaum defends Jewish students

By Rebecca Szlechter

Demonstrators take part in an "Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza," amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., October 14, 2023.

Harvard antisemitism task force finds ‘dire’ situation for Israelis on campus, urges swift action

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

‘IT’S VERY important to partner and to find allies in the other universities who can keep their college campuses safe, Yeshiva University head Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman told the ‘Post’.

YU head to 'Post': ‘Campuses need to be safe for Jews, not free from Jews’

By MICHAEL STARR

JEWISH STUDENT leaders address the crowd at the March for Israel last month.

Come study in Israel, Universities here offer safe haven amid rising campus antisemitism

By INBAL RATZ GILMORE

Delegation of students visiting Israel on "Take Action for Israel" trip, May 22, 2024.

'We are not afraid': US university students arrive in Israel as antisemitism rocks campuses

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Signs are displayed in front of Deering Meadow, where an encampment of students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, US. April 25, 2024

Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

A student protester waves a Palestinian flag from the roof of Hamilton Hall, where students at Columbia University have barricaded themselves as they continue to protest in support of Palestinians, April 30, 2024.

WUJS to Columbia U: Encampments are vehicles for heinous antisemitism

By Yana Naftalieva/President of WUJS

Columbia University student Jessie Brenner speaks at a press conference calling for the university’s administration to support students facing antisemitism, in New York on October 30.

Jewish Columbia student calls for empathy in the face of campus antisemitism

By BECCA BAITEL

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, April 20, 2024.

Columbia Jewish alumni: 'Violence against Jewish students on campus is imminent'

By Darcie Grunblatt

A poster with a picture of a woman and the word "kidnapped," is seen as people attend a demonstration to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza as part of a student walkout by students of New York University, in New York City, US, October 25, 2023.

Jewish Federations of North America praises introduction of bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act

By HANNAH SARISOHN

Students take part in an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University in New York City last month. Many students demonstrating against Israel likely do not know basic facts about the Mideast, the writer argues.

Ten Jewish students file lawsuit against Cooper Union for failing to address surge in antisemitism

By HANNAH SARISOHN