Professor Salo Wittmayer Baron, a renowned scholar of Jewish history, challenged the conventional view of Jewish suffering by presenting a comprehensive social and religious history of Jews.

Columbia University Professor Rashid Khalidi, in his book "Brokers of Deceit: How the US Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East," contends that the US has hindered Israeli-Palestinian peace by serving as "Israel's lawyer" instead of a neutral broker.

Alan Cooper, once a singer for Sha Na Na at Woodstock, is currently a Jewish studies professor at JTS.

Morris Dickstein's memoir "The Life of the Flying Aperu" provides an insightful account of his sentimental education, focusing on his Jewish identity and intellectual journey at Columbia University in the 1960s.

Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, a prominent Jewish historian, is remembered for his groundbreaking work on the Marranos, Jews caught between worlds.

An Orthodox Jewish student at Barnard College was allegedly advised by Prof. Rachel McDermott against taking a course by Joseph Massad due to his anti-Israel views, suggesting the student explore Jewish history instead.