Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), a watchdog group of US college alumni active on issues of anti-Semitism, demonization of Israel, and bigotry, has released a groundbreaking report outlining the 50 most flagrant anti-Semitic incidents at American universities and detailing recommendations for alumni to combat bigotry at their alma maters.
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Some of the most alarming examples recorded in The Guide to Protect Jewish Students include swastikas spray-painted in a Jewish professor's office, the resignation of a student government vice president due to harassment for her Zionist identity, and a performer at a school-sponsored conference inviting the audience to join him in his "anti-Semitism song."
"Across the nation, Jewish students are targeted, harassed, and discriminated against because of who they are and what they believe. AEPi members were assaulted at Townson University, NYU students burned an Israeli flag, a University of Michigan professor refused to write a recommendation letter for a student to study abroad in Israel, and vandals defaced the UMass Amherst Hillel on Holocaust Memorial Day. This is only a snapshot of what Jewish students are up against," Alums for Campus Fairness Executive Director Avi D. Gordon said.
"It is more important now, than ever, for alumni to mobilize and combat this hate. ACF's report outlines the steps alumni should take to help protect Jewish students on campus and curb rising antisemitism," Gordon added.
