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The Rise and Fall of Jews on Campus

JL;DR SUMMARY The article delves into the stark rise of antisemitism on American university campuses, highlighting a disturbing shift from historical discrimination to current challenges. 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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Social JusticeLeftist IdeologyAmerican JewsCivil Rights MovementIdentity PoliticsUniversitiesElite CampusesUniversity AdmissionsCampus Radicalism

Places mentioned

Berkeley, California, United States
"Not so at Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, and their ilk."
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
"In 1967, Temple Beth Israel in Jackson, Mississippi, was bombed, along with the home of its rabbi."
Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States
"Three students, two of them Jewish, were murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the Freedom Summer in 1964."
Columbia, New York, United States
"Not so at Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, and their ilk."
Shaker Heights, California, United States
"Instead of classes dominated by graduates of Andover, Exeter, and Choate, with Roman numerals after their names, the enrollment was now split between top students from prep schools and students from Bronx Science, Shaker Heights, and New Trier."
Harvard, California, United States
"Not so at Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, and their ilk."

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