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| Federal investigation opened following complaint of antisemitism at UIUC |
| 2020-11-19 |
| [Jpost] The good news comes as a relief to many on campus, who claim to have experienced antisemitic and anti-Zionist harassment in alarming increasing rates over the past five years. The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint of unrelenting antisemitic harassment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), submitted on behalf of UIUC’s Jewish students. The good news comes as a relief to many on campus, who claim to have experienced antisemitic and anti-Zionist harassment in alarming increasing rates over the past five years. The federal investigation launched by the OCR will examine the complaint alleging numerous antisemitic and anti-Zionist instances at UIUC, including swastikas being found on campus several times, Jewish ritual items such as menorahs and mezuzahs being vandalized, windows of Jewish fraternity houses being smashed by bricks, and frequent harassment by members and supporters of Students for Justice in Paleostine at UIUC. The complaint also claims that UIUC has allowed a hostile environment to proliferate on its campus in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It describes how on different occasions, UIUC employees have been complicit in fostering a hostile environment on campus. "Jewish and pro-Israel students at UIUC have been subjected to antisemitic and anti-Zionist harassment for far too long," said Alyza D. Lewin, President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, which helped prepare the complaint. "We are very appreciative of OCR’s careful review of the complaint and correct determination of the necessity of a thorough and comprehensive investigation. This significant and critical development reaffirms the seriousness of the harassment and discrimination Jewish students face on a regular basis, and the importance of ongoing action by the university," she added. Mark Rotenberg, vice president for University Initiatives and Legal Affairs at Hillel International, which also helped draft the complaint, expressed appreciation for the important step taken by OCR, stressing that "all Jewish college students deserve the right to learn and live in a safe, welcoming environment, free of antisemitism and anti-Israel harassment." Rotenberg's comments were reflected in statements made by several other universities following OCR's announced investigation. Williams College, the University of North Carolina, Duke University and NYU all agreed to implement steps to combat rising antisemitic harassment and discrimination threatening Jewish students on their campuses. Related: Office for Civil Rights: 2020-01-09 US increases scrutiny of travelers and cargo amid Iran tension Office for Civil Rights: 2019-12-24 Columbia University Faces Second Recent Complaint Alleging Antisemitic Discrimination Office for Civil Rights: 2019-06-06 Authorities investigate Williams College for rejection of pro-Israel group Related: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 2019-07-30 Wealthy Illinois families manipulate system for college financial aid University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 2011-11-22 Al-Qaeda's Rope-a-Dope University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 2008-08-29 What scandal? Edwards hikes speaking fee Related: Duke University: 2020-10-03 Duke Professor: Identity Politics Is A Threat To Science Duke University: 2020-08-16 Duke University Economist Calls for $12 Trillion in Slavery Reparations Duke University: 2020-08-10 Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective Related: NYU: 2020-11-17 Washington, D.C.: How Big was the Million MAGA March, REALLY? And why do BLAMTIFA continue to terrorize business owners and innocent people? NYU: 2020-11-10 Georgia Democratic Senate Candidate Compares Israel's West Bank Policy to Apartheid NYU: 2020-11-05 31-year-old killed, 6 others hurt in latest NYC shootings Related: University of North Carolina: 2020-09-07 China, Russia and Iran 'have deployed spies to steal US vaccine research in an intelligence war targeting biotech companies and university research centers' University of North Carolina: 2020-02-24 Black Robed Tyrant abruptly changes course on UNC Confederate statue decision University of North Carolina: 2019-10-29 Group Demands Docs Related to Qatar's Suspected Infiltration of U.S. Public Schools Related: Title VI: 2020-09-18 Princeton University may be forced to pay back $75m in federal funding after its president admitted racism was 'embedded' at the school Title VI: 2020-09-17 Education Department opens investigation into Princeton University after president deems racism 'embedded' in the school Title VI: 2020-06-24 The Corporate and Elitist Function of Racial Grievance Politics |
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