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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
University of Texas Hillel vandalized
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe University of Texas and Austin Police are working to determine whether an incident of vandalism at the campus Hillel was specifically targeting the Jewish community.
The Texas Hillel says that a window of its building was broken on Saturday morning. The vandalism comes amid an uptick across the country in threats on Jewish community buildings.
The office of university president Greg Fenves says in a statement: “The University will assist Austin police as they investigate and determine if this was an act of hate against Jewish students. As the UT community made clear at last week’s town hall, acts of hate — whether posters targeting Muslims and immigrants or a rock thrown at Hillel — have no place here. We will do everything we can to support our students who were affected by this.”
Hillel says in its own statement that it is “working to take specific actions to ensure the safety of the Jewish community on campus,” and said it would provide more details on those actions when they are available.
— JTA
The Times of Israel Community.