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From the Newsletter | Reporting on Antisemitism Is Not ‘Opinion’

JL;DR SUMMARY Megan Naftali shares her experiences at a university newspaper where her attempt to report on antisemitism as a news story was dismissed as merely an opinion piece. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Rosh HashanahJewish StudentsJournalismCampusFreedom Of SpeechHate IncidentsBiasUniversity

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Hofstra, New York, United States
"These events range from the Issues in Judaism lecture series and events reflecting on the experiences of Holocaust survivors to speeches by authors and journalists such as Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Charles Blow, and are often sponsored in partnership with campus organizations, including Hofstra Hillel."
Hamas, Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"After October 7, 2023, the former editor-in-chief unfollowed me on Instagram (big surprise there). When Hamas attacked Israel, I was in my last semester of graduate school."
Israel
"Other students I interviewed expressed trepidation about discussing Israel in front of their classmates."
United States
"antisemitism is prevalent in the United States and on this campus."
Stanford, California, United States
"Antisemitism is still prevalent on campuses and might be getting worse, but Im proud that there are Jewish students who are still willing to stand up for what they believe in (as seen in Moments recent piece on Stanford) and fight for what they think is righteven if the majority of people tell them its wrong."

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