Jackie Hajdenberg
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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Fast Forward Cornell University president Martha Pollack says she will retire, 3rd Ivy League leader to step down since Oct. 7
Pollack’s announcement follows the resignations in recent months of the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University
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News ‘We would like to speak in our name,’ Jewish Columbia students say in viral open letter
The students say they were concerned about anti-Zionist students and pro-Israel outsiders who have come to campus
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Fast Forward ‘I’m ready to leave this campus’: Jewish students at Columbia feel discomfort and isolation following Thursday’s unrest
In the months since Oct. 7, Columbia has at times felt like a battleground as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian students
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Fast Forward Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Alex Edelman among Jews on Time’s 2024 ‘Most Influential’ list
Here’s what you need to know about this year’s Jewish notables
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Fast Forward Former Cornell student who threatened to shoot up kosher dining hall pleads guilty
(JTA) — A former Cornell University student has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Jewish students, including saying he would “shoot up” the kosher dining hall, the United States Justice Department said on Wednesday. Patrick Dai, 21, from Pittsford, New York, was charged in October 2023 with posting threats to kill or injure another person…
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Culture The exodus story you know ‘All Too Well’ gets retold in new Taylor Swift haggadah
Get ready for Passover (Taylor’s version)
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Culture Elliot Gould, Joaquin Phoenix, Ilana Glazer, 150+ Jewish creatives sign open letter backing Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech
The letter follows a different open letter criticizing Glazer, who used his speech to criticize Israel and “dehumanization”
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Fast Forward Leading American medical journal faces down its own history of endorsing Nazi race science
The article documents how the New England Journal of Medicine praised Nazi medical practices and was slow to document Nazi Germany’s abuses.
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