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Rutgers Hillel director is leaving his post after 20 years. He’s worried about Jewish student life at the school.

JL;DR SUMMARY Andrew Getraer, the outgoing director of Rutgers University Hillel, reflects on the dual nature of Jewish life at the university as he steps down after two decades. 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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Jewish CommunityPalestineCampus LifeHillelRutgers UniversityVirtual LearningJewish Student LifeAndrew Getraer

Places mentioned

Rutgers University, New Jersey, United States
"Jewish life at the school, New Jerseys flagship university, is thriving."
Palestinian Territories
"from the protective bubble of campus that, even at a big state school, still feels more intimate and insulated than the outside world. And to Getraer, the spike in antisemitic incidents that accompanied last months conflict in Israel and Gaza demonstrated the dangers"
New Jersey, United States
"a New Jersey Democrat, who wrote an open letter to the schools president imploring him to speak out against this hate-filled misinformation campaign and rhetoric."
Israel
"accompanied last months conflict in Israel and Gaza demonstrated the dangers of the left-wing antisemitism that he sees on campus."

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