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Who is Alan Garber, the Jewish Harvard president who stood up to Trump over antisemitism?

JL;DR SUMMARY Alan Garber, a Jewish leader, serves as the current president of Harvard University and embodies a strong moral stance amid tensions with the Trump administration over antisemitism and academic freedom. 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 IdentityTrump AdministrationAcademic FreedomIsrael Hamas ConflictHarvard UniversityJewish ValuesStudent ProtestsAlan GarberMoral Leadership

Places mentioned

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Dr. Alan Garber, then the interim president at Harvard University, at the May 2024 commencement."
Rock Island, Illinois, United States
"Born in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1955 to Jean and Harry Garber, he grew up attending services at the Tri-City Jewish Center and going to a Jewish summer camp."
Jerusalem, Israel
"his older brother, David, made aliyah and lives in Jerusalem."

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