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I teach at an Ivy League university. The tolerance for antisemitism has become unbearable

JL;DR SUMMARY Dany Bahar, a professor at Brown University, reflects on the increase in antisemitic rhetoric and actions on college campuses, particularly following the recent conflict involving Israel and Hamas. 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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HamasHate SpeechFree SpeechIvy LeagueInclusivityUniversityDany BaharAcademic Responsibility

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Students participate in a protest in support of Palestine outside of the Columbia University campus on Nov. 15."
Ithaca, New York, United States
"threatening their safety on campus, such as the violent antisemitic threats posted by a student at Cornell University"
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
"As a professor of international and public affairs at Brown University"
Caracas, Capital, Venezuela
"I immediately called my grandmother, a Holocaust survivor (who was living in Caracas) to comfort her."

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