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Tag: Harvard Divinity School

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Harvard Divinity School appoints professor who has criticized Zionism to new Jewish studies role

Grace Gilson in Forward · 9 Jun

Shaul Magid's appointment as a professor of modern Jewish studies at Harvard Divinity School has sparked debate due to his critical stance on Zionism.

0 Antisemitism Education

How Harvard Divinity Teaches Hate

Robert L. Friedman in The Free Press · 23 Sep 2024

Harvard Divinity School, esteemed for its religious pluralism and as a hub for theological thought, is critiqued by student Robert L. Friedman for harboring underlying currents of contemporary antisemitism.

0 Antisemitism Politics

I'm a Jew studying at Harvard Divinity School. Shabbos Kestenbaum doesn't speak for me

Zev Mishell in Forward · 19 Jul 2024

Zev Mishell, a Jewish student at Harvard Divinity School, criticizes Shabbos Kestenbaum's speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention, drawing parallels to Philip Roth's portrayal of Jewish collaboration with antisemitism.

0 Antisemitism Education

Rabbi David Wolpe on antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and Harvard

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 6 Feb 2024

Rabbi David Wolpe, a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Divinity School, discusses the reactions that occurred at Harvard in response to an event on October 7.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Why is the BDS Movement Attacking an Organization Trying to End the War?

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 5 Feb 2024

The author discusses the challenges faced by Jews who criticize Israel and support the Palestinian solidarity movement.