The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/brooklyn-college/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Brooklyn College | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/brooklyn-college/ 32 32 NYC councilwoman charged for toting gun at protest against pro-Palestinian rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-councilwoman-charged-for-toting-gun-at-protest-against-pro-palestinian-rally/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:50:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3143194 Inna Vernikov, a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant, was photographed at Brooklyn College rally last month with weapon, but her lawyer argues image could have been altered by AI

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]]> Sanders to draw on Brooklyn background for 2020 campaign launch https://www.timesofisrael.com/sanders-to-draw-on-brooklyn-background-for-2020-campaign-launch/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 16:15:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2028849 Senator will make first stop in New York borough as he seeks to showcase his story as the son of Jewish immigrants for US presidential campaign kick-off

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]]> Yaffa Eliach, pioneering Holocaust historian, dies at 79 https://www.timesofisrael.com/yaffa-eliach-pioneering-holocaust-historian-dies-at-79/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 07:34:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1496431 The survivors 'Tower of Faces' exhibit, at the US Holocaust Museum, commemorates 3,500 murdered Jews of her birthplace

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]]> No one heard student yell ‘Zionist pig’ at faculty member, Brooklyn College finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-one-heard-student-yell-zionist-pig-at-faculty-member-brooklyn-college-finds/ Sat, 11 Jun 2016 03:16:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1407910 Investigation into February 16 protest finds student called council chair Yedidyah Langsam 'Zionist' or 'Zionist Jew'

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]]> ‘Apartheid Week’ really does threaten Israel, some experts warn https://www.timesofisrael.com/apartheid-week-really-does-threaten-israel-some-experts-warn/ Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:34:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1360106 Going against prevailing wisdom, pro-Israel voices sound the alarm on Students for Justice in Palestine’s flagship project, saying the annual campus onslaught fuels attacks on Jewish students, erodes support for Israel

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]]> On Israel Apartheid Week, many pro-Israel students choose silence over conflict https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-israel-apartheid-week-many-pro-israel-students-choose-silence-over-conflict/ Tue, 15 Mar 2016 19:20:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1358510 Facing what has become an annual fixture, some activists say the best strategy is to ignore the demos, lectures and 'apartheid walls'

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]]> CUNY holds anti-Semitism probe after ‘Zionist pig’ incident https://www.timesofisrael.com/cuny-holds-anti-semitism-probe-after-zionist-pig-incident/ Fri, 04 Mar 2016 18:07:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1351817 Investigation sparked when Brooklyn College students allegedly slur professor, demand 'Zionists' leave campus

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]]> Brooklyn lawmaker: Discipline students who said ‘Zionists off campus’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/brooklyn-lawmaker-discipline-students-who-said-zionists-off-campus/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 23:46:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1343497 Assemblyman Dov Hikind calls on Brooklyn College to reprimand protesters who interrupted faculty meet with anti-Israel remarks

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]]> Brooklyn College students demand ‘Zionists off campus’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/brooklyn-college-students-demand-zionists-off-campus/ Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:24:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1342362 Group of activists barges in on faculty meeting, calls Jewish professor 'Zionist pig,' demands end to 'racist' classes

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]]> Who silenced whom at Brooklyn College? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/speaking-silence/ Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:50:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1093007 Wait, Zionists suppress discourse on the Palestinian struggle? Are you kidding?

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]]> After BDS controversy, college issues guidelines https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-bds-controversy-college-issues-guidelines/ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=905914 Event organizers must now be affiliated with Brooklyn College, after students were ejected from boycott Israel meeting

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]]> Brooklyn College cleared of discrimination charge over BDS event https://www.timesofisrael.com/brooklyn-college-cleared-of-discrimination-charge-over-bds-event/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:24:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=465858 Panel report finds the school did not remove four students from an Israel divestment discussion because they were Jewish

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]]> Where are Israel’s intrepid defenders? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/where-are-israels-intrepid-defenders/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:53:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=388400 AIPAC and other advocacy groups must battle – not appease – those working to delegitimize the Jewish state

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]]> Brooklyn College: how not to advocate for Israel https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/brooklyn-college-how-not-to-advocate-for-israel/ Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:02:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=372814 Turning the BDS event into a free speech issue harmed the pro-Israel cause

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]]> NYC mayor says BDS apostles should speak on campus https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-mayor-says-bds-apostles-should-speak-on-campus/ Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:41:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=366734 Bloomberg stresses antipathy to anti-Israel ideas, but highlights the need for academic freedom at Brooklyn College event

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