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Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman backs fundraiser after Minneapolis shooting

Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman gave $10,000 to a GoFundMe supporting the family of a man killed by immigration agents (ICE) in Minneapolis.

Bill Ackman, Founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management speaks about higher education and Harvard University during at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 6, 2025.
A rare shot of Reuven Milon at work.

Reuven Milon: The photographer who captured Jerusalem’s soul, one ordinary moment at a time

Harvard University's "Veritas" shield is seen on a gate on Feb. 17, 2024.

Harvard professor arrested by US immigration agents for firing pellet gun near synagogue

Ibrahim Bharmal and Elom Tettey-Tamaklo surrounded a Jewish student named Yoav Segev and covered him with keffiyehs while shouting “Shame! Shame! Shame!” as he tried to free himself and said "don't touch me." October 2023.

Harvard, Columbia quietly promote individuals involved in antisemitic incidents


Harvard antisemitism task force finds ‘dire’ situation for Israelis on campus, urges swift action

Harvard’s handling of Jewish student concerns came under intense criticism from Jewish circles after Oct. 7.

 Demonstrators take part in an "Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza," amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., October 14, 2023.

John Fetterman disavows Harvard, his alma mater, while receiving an award from Yeshiva University

Fetterman and Y.U. leaders used Wednesday’s event, held at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, to portray the flagship Modern Orthodox university as a counterpoint to college campuses across the US.

Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Yeshiva University

Harvard says it will no longer take stances on many issues after making Israel-Gaza statements

The new policy is part of a recommendation by the Institutional Voice Working Group after Harvard's post-Oct. 7 response was heavily criticized.

 Harvard University president Claudine Gay resigned at the beginning of 2024, after she and other presidents of Ivy League schools were widely criticized for their congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus.

Elite campuses are a source of weakness for America - opinion

When students and faculty join the cause of an entitled terrorist organization, something has gone deeply wrong in the purpose of American higher education.

A sign hangs on a gate of a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 6, 2023.

Hundreds of anti-Israel Harvard students storm out of graduation in protest

Harvard said in a Wednesday statement that 13 students were unable to graduate because of the punishments for involvement in the protest encampment established on April 24.

 Graduating students rise in support of 13 students not able to graduate because of their participation in pro-Palestinian protests during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, May 23, 2024.

Anti-Israel Harvard activists won't graduate as suspensions stand

Over 35 Harvard student groups issued statements in support of students allegedly placed on multi-semester probation and students who had been suspended on Thursday for their role in the encampment.

 Demonstrators take part in an "Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza," amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., October 14, 2023.

Harvard's lack of action on antisemitism exposed by Congressional Committee

The Orthodox Union has called upon the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to promptly conclude its investigation under Title VI.

 US Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, US June 8, 2022.

Semites (and antisemites) in Cambridge and Boston

Despite the recent pro-Palestinian encampments, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts hosts the Judaica gallery, where you can pick up a guide to exhibited Judaica, making for a fun treasure hunt.

 THE HARVARD Museum of the Ancient Near East (also known as the Semitic Museum).

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin calls on Harvard to embrace ‘Western values’

Griffin, the founder of US hedge fund Citadel, told the Financial Times in an interview that the US had "lost sight of education as the means of pursuing truth and acquiring knowledge."

 Ken Griffin, founder and CEO, Citadel, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.

‘Student intifada here to stay’: Harvard activists defy suspension threat

Harvard out of Occupied Palestine’s press statement declared that “The student intifada is here to stay at Harvard."

 Harvard activists defy suspension threat. May 7, 2024.