Posts Tagged: Ronald S. Lauder
Antisemitic Vandalism Next to University of Pennsylvania Fraternity Triggers Hate Crime Investigation
Another antisemitic incident has touched the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), adding to concerns about rising anti-Jewish hatred on the prestigious school's campus. Members of Alpha Epsilon...
‘You Are a Coward’: Israeli Columbia University Professor Calls Out President for Silence on Pro-Hamas Protests
Columbia University professor Shai Davidai this week gave a thunderous speech before a crowd of students and others gathered on campus, calling the school's president...
NYC Law Firm Rescinds Offers to Ivy League Students Who Signed Anti-Israel Letters After Hamas Massacre
Davis Polk & Wardwell, a major New York City law firm, said on Tuesday that it had rescinded job offers to three students at Harvard...
Billionaire Ronald Lauder Threatens to Cut Financial Support if Penn Doesn’t Do More to Combat Antisemitism
Billionaire Ronald Lauder, a major financial backer of the University of Pennsylvania, has threatened to pull his funding from the school unless it does more...
Vast Majority of Jewish Students Consider Antisemitism a Threat to US, New Survey Finds
Amid a global surge in antisemitic hate crimes, a striking 84 percent of Jewish students in the US fear that antisemitism poses a threat to...
‘Let Us Draw Strength’: Polish and Israeli Leaders Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Leaders from Poland and Israel commemorated the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on Wednesday during a ceremony at the Monument of the Ghetto Heroes of Warsaw. Israeli President...
European Jewish Community Unenthusiastic on EU Antisemitism Initiatives: Report
The European Jewish diaspora is unenthusiastic about European Union (EU) member states' efforts to fight antisemitism, according to a report presented on Tuesday by the...
NY State Senator Declares Support for Dozens of Jewish Faculty Resigning From CUNY Union
On Monday, New York State Senator Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) issued a statement of support for the group of at least 50 Jewish professors who...
President of Top World Jewish Organization Praises Pope for ‘Tremendous Compassion’ After Visit With Holocaust Survivor
The president of the World Jewish Congress praised Pope Francis for meeting over Shabbat with an 89-year-old Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor, saying it “demonstrated a sincere...
Representative Body of UAE Jewish Community Officially Affiliates With WJC
With Israel and the United Arab Emirates set to ink their recently-announced normalization deal next week, the representative body of the Gulf state's Jewish community...
Germany Praised by Top Jewish Group for Contributing Another 60 Million Euros to Preservation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Site
Germany said this week that it would provide an additional 60 million euros for the preservation of the remains of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, drawing...
Top Jewish Leader Praises President Trump for Commitment to Fighting Antisemitism Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The head of a leading international Jewish group praised US President Donald Trump over the weekend for a proclamation condemning antisemitism, saying, “I know personally...
Leading Jewish Organizations ‘Devastated,’ ‘Shocked’ by ‘Horrific’ Shooting at California Synagogue
Jewish organizations responded with grief and anger on Saturday night after a gunman killed one and wounded three in an attack on a synagogue in...
Top American, French Jewish Groups Voice Concern Over Entry of Far-Right Party Into New Austrian Government
A prominent American Jewish leader voiced criticism on Sunday of the coalition deal reached between Austrian Chancellor-elect Sebastian Kurz’s conservative People’s Party and the far-right Freedom...
