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Yeshiva University faculty protest commencement honor for Republican star Elise Stefanik

JL;DR SUMMARY Faculty at Yeshiva University have expressed strong objections to the institution's decision to honor Rep. Elise Stefanik with its Presidential Medallion and have her speak at commencement, citing her ties to former President Trump and promotion of the "great replacement" theory. 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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Yeshiva UniversityRachel Goldberg PolinJewish ValuesElise StefanikRising AntisemitismPolitical ControversyPro Israel StanceCommencementPresidential Medallion

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New York, United States
"Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, its highest honor, the Presidential Medallion, and to feature her as a speaker at Thursdays commencement ceremony."
Pennsylvania, United States
"Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Leadership, earned plaudits in the pro-Israel community after challenging the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania on whether calls for the genocide of Jews violate their campus codes of conduct."
Queens, New York, United States
"The commencement speaker at this years ceremony, to be held at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York, is Rachel Goldberg-Polin, the mother of slain American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin."

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