Jewish students from across the country testified at a Congressional hearing last week about the prevalence of anti-Semitism they face on college campuses.
The House Education Committee on Thursday invited students to testify about their experiences. Students described vicious anti-Semitic incidents occurring at Harvard University, Columbia University, the University of California, Berkeley, and several other universities.
“Dirty. Dirty Jewish monster. Colonist. Infant killer. These are the names given to us at Stanford University. Labels that strip us of our humanity, dignity, and identity. These are the names that were given to us at Stanford University one night. “These are the names that several people threw in my face when they surrounded me in November,” Kevin Feigelis of Stanford University told lawmakers.
“They called my people dirty Jews, disgusting monsters, and when they look at me, it makes me sick. I’ve only been to Israel once. I’m from the most diverse state in the country. I grew up in New Jersey. I was raised by a single mother in a broken home. I had to fight hard to get to where I am today. Why? “I don’t know anything about me other than the fact that I wear a kippah. I’m Jewish,” he continued.
He added, “This is the season for Jews to be allowed on our campuses.”
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Jewish students from across the country testified at a Congressional hearing last week about the prevalence of anti-Semitism they face on college campuses. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Another student, Joe Gindi, said anti-Semitism is spiking at Rutgers University as well, and that some university staff and administrators have been “complicit” in contributing to the outbreak through their inaction and, in some cases, encouragement. ” claimed to have done so.
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“It’s time to wake up America and understand what’s going on on college campuses,” he said.
Harvard University student Shabazz Kestenbaum said he and his classmates are pursuing legal action.
The California Legislative Jewish Caucus called on university leaders to address the growing problem of anti-Semitism on campuses and protect Jewish students. (Getty Images)
“The situation at Harvard is so bad that we really only had two options: One is to come here and we are doing so now. The other is to hold them accountable in court. “We filed a lawsuit, and I’m one of them,” said one of the six plaintiffs, who say that if Harvard doesn’t fix the terrible plague of anti-Semitism, the courts will. Of these, in terms of what the U.S. Congress can do, subpoenas, subpoenas, subpoenas are the best. “It’s scary to see what goes on behind the scenes,” he said.
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The students invited to participate in the hearing were Kestenbaum, Guindy, Feigelis, and Noah Rubin of the University of Pennsylvania. Talia Khan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Eden Yadegar, Columbia University. Hannah Beth Schlachter, University of California, Berkeley; Yasmeen Ohebuchon, Tulane University; and Jacob Kalili, Cooper Union.
The student testimony in Washington came days after high school students in California walked out in protest after a Jewish student was attacked last week after being called a “dirty Jew.” (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Their testimony came days after high school students in California walked out in protest after a Jewish student was attacked last week and called a “dirty Jew.”
Danielle Eshed, 15, said a student shouted anti-Semitic remarks and then attacked her in late February.
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“He called me dirty jew“And I said something in defense,” Eshed told KTLA-TV Channel 5. “He said he was going to hit me, but I didn’t believe him until he got up, pushed me down, and started punching me over and over again,” in the neck and back. ”
