The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/princeton-university/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:09:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Princeton University | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/princeton-university/ 32 32 Scholars transcribe hundreds of thousands of Cairo Geniza fragments, some never read before https://www.timesofisrael.com/scholars-transcribe-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cairo-geniza-fragments-some-never-read-before/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:13:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3697022 The MiDRASH project received an $11.5 million grant to take research on medieval Jewish literature to the next level

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]]> Jewish Princeton student cleared of assault at anti-Israel protest last year https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-princeton-student-cleared-of-assault-at-anti-israel-protest-last-year/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:07:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3517153 Judge finds US Army veteran David Piegaro showed poor judgment but it did not amount to 'criminal recklessness'

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]]> Trump administration freezes dozens of Princeton grants amid antisemitism probe https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-administration-freezes-dozens-of-princeton-grants-amid-antisemitism-probe/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 01:55:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3516292 Ivy League school vows to 'cooperate with the government in combating' Jew hatred while 'vigorously defending academic freedom and the due process rights of this university'

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]]> US colleges rush to settle federal antisemitism suits, but some pan ‘toothless’ deals https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-colleges-rush-to-settle-federal-antisemitism-suits-but-some-pan-toothless-deals/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:17:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3460700 With over 100 schools under Title VI investigations over anti-Israel campus activity, many are looking to get cases cleared before Trump can make good on threats to cut off funding

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]]> Columbia drops midnight deadline for razing anti-Israel camp as 550 arrested across US https://www.timesofisrael.com/columbia-drops-midnight-deadline-for-razing-anti-israel-camp-as-550-arrested-across-us/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:20:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3276651 University President Minouche Shafik announces retreat, citing 'progress' in talks with students; Hezbollah terror group flag spotted at Princeton camp

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]]> Hundreds arrested across US campuses as police clamp down on anti-Israel protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-arrested-across-us-campuses-as-police-clamp-down-on-anti-israel-protests/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:04:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3276413 Authorities increasingly using a heavy hand with encampments popping up at colleges throughout the country; 108 arrested at Boston protest, 93 at University of Southern California

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]]> US opens civil rights probe into Princeton over alleged antisemitism on campus https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-opens-civil-rights-probe-into-princeton-over-alleged-antisemitism-on-campus/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 03:40:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3265942 Some Jewish leaders at university push back against complaint; Dartmouth now the only Ivy League school not under federal investigation for its response to Jew-hatred since Oct. 7

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]]> 20 Jewish college basketball players to watch in 2023-24 https://www.timesofisrael.com/20-jewish-mens-and-womens-college-basketball-players-to-watch-in-2023-24/ Sun, 05 Nov 2023 22:52:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3144845 New crop of Israelis also gaining attention, as they struggle with war; USF's Levy says it has been hard to stay on top of school and basketball with 'everything going on at home'

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]]> Report: Tehran set up Russian-Israeli’s abduction in Iraq to secure Iranian’s release https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-tehran-set-up-russian-israelis-abduction-in-iraq-to-secure-iranians-release/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:11:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3048543&preview=true&preview_id=3048543 London daily Asharq Al-Awsat says Islamic Republic looking to swap Elizabeth Tsurkov, possibly for prisoner Israel says is Revolutionary Guard operative

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]]> Iraqi government opens probe into kidnapping of Israeli-Russian academic https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-government-opens-probe-into-kidnapping-of-israeli-russian-academic/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:52:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3047747 Spokesman Bassem al-Awadi says there will be no official statement about disappearance of Elizabeth Tsurkov until government 'completes its official investigation'

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]]> Outrage as Jewish art exhibit at Princeton is canceled over ties to the Confederacy https://www.timesofisrael.com/outrage-as-jewish-art-exhibit-at-princeton-is-canceled-over-ties-to-the-confederacy/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:35:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2736012 Display of 19th-century American artists was to feature Moses Jacob Ezekiel and Theodore Moise; curator denounces development as 'unfortunate surrender to cancel culture'

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]]> Princeton student body candidate called ‘poor choice’ because he served in IDF https://www.timesofisrael.com/princeton-student-body-candidate-called-poor-choice-since-he-served-in-idf/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:17:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2201002 Fellow student claims David Esterlit 'was part of an organization known for the torment and abuse of an entire population'; others defend him

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]]> Wife of US grad student held in Iran denies he’s a spy https://www.timesofisrael.com/wife-of-us-grad-student-held-in-iran-denies-hes-a-spy/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:08:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2127174 Hua Qu calls on government to devote more attention to freeing her husband, Xiyue Wang, says he's a victim of 'an apparently ever-intensifying quarrel between world powers'

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]]> Arabs becoming less religious, BBC survey finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/arabs-becoming-less-religious-bbc-survey-finds/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:51:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2099653 Major poll of Arab world shows Trump least popular foreign leader, Israel perceived as top threat, 'honor killings' more acceptable than homosexuality

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]]> Documentary unravels history — and digital future — of mysterious Cairo Geniza https://www.timesofisrael.com/documentary-unravels-history-and-digital-future-of-mysterious-cairo-geniza/ Thu, 16 May 2019 01:32:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2074072 Film includes interviews with 40 experts who chart the strange discovery and continued scholarship of the mass of rare random documents that make for a rich 'medieval Facebook'

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