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Anti-gov’t activist held on suspicion of incitement after social media post calling for ‘rebellion'
Dr. Yolanda Yavor was arrested on suspicion of incitement after a post urging “rebellion,” with police saying her language created a real risk amid heightened national tensions.
Between hatred and antisemitism: Suspended Hebrew U prof. finds new job at Princeton - opinion
Two Jewish students sue MIT, tenured professor for antisemitic harassment, doxing
For the first time since Henry VIII created the role, a Jew will helm Hebrew studies at Cambridge
Relatives of murdered Iranian prisoners speak out against Oberlin professor
On Monday, The Jerusalem Post reported that Oberlin College professor Mahallati supported a 1989 fatwa, or decree, to assassinate writer Salman Rushdie.
Academic freedom of Jewish prof. who reported antisemitism was violated
Linfield fired Pollack-Pelzner shortly after he went public with accusations of antisemitism against the school’s president.
An anti-Israel professor teaches at McGill - opinion
Professor Rula Jurdi Abisaab of McGill University in Montreal worked with Samah Idriss, the late Lebanese writer and anti-Zionist activist.
Heroic Prof. Justus Rosenberg dies at 100 years old
During the Holocaust, Rosenberg worked as a courier for a rescue effort led by the American journalist Varian Fry to save intellectuals, writers and artists stuck under Nazi rule.
High Court lets Gallant deny Israel Prize to math professor
Critics of the decision called on the remaining Israel Prize winners to refuse to accept their prizes in solidarity with Prof. Goldreich.
Do Jewish studies courses require warning labels? - opinion
As academia has become increasingly 'woke', students should scrutinize every syllabus before enrolling, seeking balance. When a syllabus fails the test, you at least know what you’re getting in to.
David Sompolinsky, distinguished professor and WWII hero, turns 100
David Sompolinsky, professor emeritus at Bar Ilan University, turned 100 on Friday. He was active in the rescue of Danish Jews during WWII, and his 100th birthday was noted in the Danish press.
Harvard prof quits, says was denied tenure for supporting Palestinians
In his resignation letter, Cornel West says he was denied tenure partially on the basis of his support of the Palestinians.
Michigan university fires professor for antisemitic and racist posts
Thomas Brennan, a physical sciences professor, had tweeted about a “Jewish mafia” and called the COVID-19 pandemic a “Jewish revolution.”
David Gitlitz, 78, scholar of Sephardic Jewish history, dies
Gitlitz, who died of complications from COVID-19 on Dec. 30, in Oaxaca, Mexico, where he lived in retirement, began his career as a professor of Spanish language and literature.
