Are Jews Safe on College Campus?
Three Chabad Shluchos (emissaries) serving university campuses discuss the rising antisemitism at their colleges and what they are doing to help students feel safer, prouder and even more connected to their Judaism. An interview with Miri Gourarie, Chabad at Penn State; Mushka Lipskier, Chabad at Tulane University; Naomi Drizin, Chabad at Columbia University.
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Chana Weisberg is host of the Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories podcast and curator of advanced learning experiences on Chabad.org. She lectures internationally on issues relating to women, relationships, meaning, self-esteem and the Jewish soul. She is the author of six books. Her latest book, Shabbat Delights, is a two-volume series on the weekly Torah portion.
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Chana, this was wonderful! Thank you!
Thanks Jodi!
The short answer? No. The long answer? Since October 7, I'm starting to realize that no, we aren't 100% safe on college campuses, or anywhere for that matter. My therapist says that there's at least one Jewish person in every country, but for every Jewish person in every country, there's at least ten non-Jewish people who hate that person simply for existing as a Jew.
I think much of the hostility is because of Israel and its perceived or actual misbehavior. It's not just 'because we are Jewish.'