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Columbia Hillel rejects a call from Orthodox rabbi to stay away from campus due anti-Israel activity
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The Hillel center for Jewish life at Columbia University rejects a call from the rabbi serving Orthodox students for Jewish students to stay away from campus due to a recent surge in anti-Israel activity.
Columbia Hillel says in a statement that it does not believe Jewish students should leave the campus and that it would remain open to serve the community.
At the same time, the Hillel makes clear that it expects the university and New York City to do more to protect Jewish students.
“We call on the university administration to act immediately in restoring calm to campus. The city must ensure that students can walk up and down Broadway and Amsterdam without fear of harassment,” Columbia Hillel says.
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