Why Are New Jersey Taxpayers Underwriting Antisemitism? By Rabbi Abraham Cooper and Michael Cohen/ Simon Wiesenthal Center | June 03, 2021
The tsunami of violent targeting of Jews by pro-Hamas criminals has reached the tri-state area. Just last week, a community rally in Tenafly signaled New Jersey officials that they must do more to combat antisemitic attacks. And a few days ago, Joseph Borgen (see the Queen s Jewish Link s interview with him on page 72), who was severely beaten on the streets of New York for the crime of wearing a kippah, came out of the hospital to lead over 4,000 protesters at the Wiesenthal Center rally to demand action to safeguard our families and communities.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A 62-word statement from the Rutgers president attempted to re-enforce the university’s stance against hatred and bigotry, while seemingly seeking to defuse a potential.
On Wednesday, the chancellor of Rutgers University at New Brunswick, Christopher J. Molloy, and the provost, Francine Conway, condemned anti-Semitism in a message to the campus. "We are saddened by and greatly concerned about the sharp rise in hostile sentiments and anti-Semitic violence in the United States. Recent incidents of hate directed toward Jewish members of our