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How Trump's attacks on the university target what has made America great for Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY Amid rising antisemitism on American campuses and broader societal tensions following the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Trump administration has targeted universities, accusing them of allowing antisemitic environments. 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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Trump AdministrationAcademic FreedomJewish CommunitiesFree SpeechIdentity PoliticsUniversitiesRadical RightProject 2025

Places mentioned

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Photo by Getty Images The gates to Harvard University as seen on April 17, 2025."
Pennsylvania, United States
"attacks such as, most recently, the arson of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiros home."
New York, United States
" The administration is pursuing similar funding cuts and pressure tactics with colleges including Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern"
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
" The administration is pursuing similar funding cuts and pressure tactics with colleges including Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern"
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
" The administration is pursuing similar funding cuts and pressure tactics with colleges including Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern"
Ithaca, New York, United States
" The administration is pursuing similar funding cuts and pressure tactics with colleges including Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern"
Evanston, Illinois, United States
" The administration is pursuing similar funding cuts and pressure tactics with colleges including Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern"
Gaza, Southern District, Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government, and the unspeakable devastation suffered by Palestinians in Gaza have roiled American society and riven Jewish communities."

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