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Small Christian University in Oregon Grapples with Accusations of Antisemitism


Small Christian University in Oregon Grapples with Accusations of Antisemitism
The allegations, and the official response that critics are calling insufficient or even misguided, illustrate the challenges of identifying, calling out and remedying allegations of antisemitism in an environment with a tiny Jewish population and relatively little familiarity with the mores surrounding discourse about Jews.
(JTA) When the new president of his small Oregon university made a remark about Jewish noses, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner was unnerved. But Pollack-Pelzner, a professor at the school, was willing to assume that the president had merely made a tactless mistake.
“At the time, I thought this is messed up,” he said of the 2018 encounter with Miles Davis, president of Linfield University. “I thought people stopped talking about measuring the size of Jewish noses sometime around 1945.” ....

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In Oregon, a small Christian university with few Jews grapples with accusations of antisemitism


In Oregon, a small Christian university with few Jews grapples with accusations of antisemitism
A 2018 photo of the Linfield University campus in McMinnville, Ore. (George Rose/Getty Images)
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(JTA) When the new president of his small Oregon university made a remark about Jewish noses, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner was unnerved. But Pollack-Pelzner, a professor at the school, was willing to assume that the president had merely made a tactless mistake. 
“At the time, I thought this is messed up,” he said of the 2018 encounter with Miles Davis, president of Linfield University. “I thought people stopped talking about measuring the size of Jewish noses sometime around 1945.” ....

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