Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff
@concernedjfaculty.bsky.social
We believe that the fight against antisemitism cannot be separated from the struggle against all forms of oppression. Learn more and join us: https://concernedjewishfaculty.org Our statements: https://www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/statements
"To teach students that anti-Zionism can be labeled as “contemporary antisemitism” borders on antisemitic tropes. It stereotypes Jews as monolithically supporting the state of Israel [and] threatens to rob our students of the opportunity to critically examine Zionism." thehill.com/opinion/educ...
Yes, we should be challenging Zionism in schools
We refuse to exceptionalize a single form of discrimination.
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"If the Israeli government truly cared about the safety of the Jewish diaspora, it would have been just as quick to call out Trump’s Soros conspiracy-mongering as it was to call out Mamdani’s. It was not. That silence is the whole answer."
Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · last wk.Instead of asking American Jews if we "stand with Israel," more of us should be asking whether Israel, the Jewish state that claims to speak on behalf of all Jews, stands with us. I wrote about why the answer is so obviously no. forward.com/opinion/8409...
Let us be clear: Criticizing the actions or leaders of a country is not incitement to violence. It is, rather, an essential feature of democratic civil society. peterbeinart.substack.com/p/the-incohe...
The Incoherence of Blaming Mamdani for anti-Jewish Violence
He’s the one who keeps saying that Jews and Israel aren’t the same. It’s his pro-Israel critics who lump them together.
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"History shows us that appeasement enables democracy’s enemies." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/27/o...
Yale shouldn’t cut a deal with Trump - The Boston Globe
Yale should resist rather than negotiate away its independence.
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This brilliant Muslim woman scholar has been denied tenure at Princeton University - after unanimous departmental endorsement at her interim review and strong endorsement for tenure from overwhelming faculty majority, tenure was rejected based on a very small number of Zionists' complaints.
Penn Press@pennpress.bsky.social · 10mo agoCongratulations to author Tehseen Thaver, whose book BEYOND SECTARIANISM, which presents a thorough reevaluation of sectarian approaches to the Qur’an commentary tradition, has recently received honorable mentions or been a finalist for three different awards!
From Joan Scott: "The Palestine exception to free speech and academic freedom is a problem in its own right—and is not peculiar to Princeton. But it is one of several ways that the stealth attack on the humanities is being accomplished at Princeton and elsewhere." academeblog.org/2026/07/14/a...
Academic Freedom and the Palestine Exception at Princeton
BY JOAN W. SCOTT Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber has carefully curated his public reputation as a defender of free speech and academic freedom against the wanton attacks by the…
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"When the House Committee smeared me on TV and sent letters chastising Northwestern during the Biden administration, suddenly my Palestine solidarity speech became a fireable offense." lithub.com/when-we-figh...
When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government
Yesterday, I filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University and—in his official capacity as Chairman of the US House of Representatives House Committee on Education and the Workforce—Michigan Cong…
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A new group called the "Academic Engagement Network" is pulling a familiar move within the discipline and profession of psychology: claiming to help combat antisemitism, but actually running suppression against any criticism of Israel @royeidelson.bsky.social writes: royeidelson.com/this-is-not-...
This Is NOT the New Curriculum Psychology Students Need – Roy Eidelson
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I'm so sick of institutions claiming to act on behalf of "the Jewish community" when they really serve only a specific pro-Israel faction. The latest AP-NORC poll shows a plurality (38%) of US Jews feel US is *too supportive* of Israel. Do they not count as Jews? apnorc.org/projects/dem...
Democrats are increasingly supportive of the Palestinians, while support for Israel declines - AP-NORC
Overall, 31% of Americans say Israel’s military actions in Gaza constitute genocide, while 2 in 10 say is has not. Just about half of the public feels they don’t know enough about the situation to say...
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Schools and other institutions should not be in the business of deciding which Jews are the "real Jews" and which lie outside of "the Jewish community", based on their views on Israel, Palestine, or anything else.
Ben Allen@evodynamics.bsky.social · 3w agoMy high school alma mater reprimanded a Jewish teacher for a poster featuring a quote by Rabbi Heshel on the value of dissent, which school administrators somehow deemed "offensive to the Jewish community"??? I wrote a letter to the editor about it: evanstonroundtable.com/2026/07/15/l...
When you give the bullies what they want, they punch you again and demand more. Only viable option is to fighter. Other schools have successfully fought the Trump administration and won. Why won't Yale? yaledailynews.com/articles/yal...
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AFT, @aaup.org, @aftct.bsky.social, & @yaleaaup.bsky.social urge Yale to reject a settlement with the Trump admin: “[Yale] should defend academic freedom in public in solidarity with the broader higher ed community, and in accordance with the principles that make a university worthy of the name.”
AAUP, AFT, Yale Leaders Urge University to Resist Trump Administration Settlement Demands
WASHINGTON–Today, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), AFT Connecticut, Yale AAUP and the national AFT sent a letter to the Yale University Board of Trustees, urging them to rejec...
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Today, the AAUP & Texas AAUP sued Texas Tech Chancellor Brandon Creighton over directives he gave that mandated the censorship & thought policing of thousands of faculty & students leading to the suppression of academic freedom & the pursuit of knowledge. More Here: www.aaup.org/news/aaup-te... 🧵
Attending a nonviolent protest is not a suspendable offense, let alone an arrestable one. See link below for actions to support UC Irvine Global Studies Professor Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, and demand that UC Irvine administration drop all disciplinary measures against her.
Stacy Fahrenthold@sfahrenthold.bsky.social · last mo.2 years ago, Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard was arrested at @ucirvine.bsky.social as UCI chose to repress its Palestine encampment & fail its constitutional obligations. Her disciplinary case now rests w/the Chancellor. Let's ensure he knows what's right, sign/share! sites.google.com/view/withdra...
New AP-NORC poll: "Among Jewish adults, 38% say the U.S. is being too supportive of Israel and 32% say it is not being supportive enough. Twenty-eight percent think U.S. support is about right." apnorc.org/projects/dem...
Democrats are increasingly supportive of the Palestinians, while support for Israel declines - AP-NORC
Overall, 31% of Americans say Israel’s military actions in Gaza constitute genocide, while 2 in 10 say is has not. Just about half of the public feels they don’t know enough about the situation to say...
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Yale Law Dean is correct that entering a settlement with Trump DOJ would cause severe reputational damage. And no doubt place the law school in violation of ABA standards. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...
Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal
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Attending a nonviolent protest is not a suspendable offense, let alone an arrestable one. See link below for actions to support UC Irvine Global Studies Professor Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, and demand that UC Irvine administration drop all disciplinary measures against her.
Stacy Fahrenthold@sfahrenthold.bsky.social · last mo.2 years ago, Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard was arrested at @ucirvine.bsky.social as UCI chose to repress its Palestine encampment & fail its constitutional obligations. Her disciplinary case now rests w/the Chancellor. Let's ensure he knows what's right, sign/share! sites.google.com/view/withdra...
Phillipe, thank you for giving @menchik.bsky.social and me this generous invitation to reflect on our work! Hard to believe that @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social is only 18 months old. We've made so much good noise. And people are starting to listen.
Phillipe Copeland, PhD@ptheeeducator.bsky.social · last mo.The latest episode of "From Issues To Action" is now available. It features a conversation about the misuse of Jewish identity to silence support for Palestinians and fighting antisemitism through solidarity and dialogue. fromissuestoaction.riverside.com/e/solidarity...
The latest episode of "From Issues To Action" is now available. It features a conversation about the misuse of Jewish identity to silence support for Palestinians and fighting antisemitism through solidarity and dialogue. fromissuestoaction.riverside.com/e/solidarity...
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In Sharon MA, a Jewish teacher is accused of antisemitism for showing a film about daily life in the West Bank, and one about an Israeli soldier experiencing PTSD. This is not about antisemitism. It's about shielding Israel from criticism. And it hurts everyone. www.instagram.com/p/DaJNeb3lfMr/
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In Sharon MA, a Jewish teacher is accused of antisemitism for showing a film about daily life in the West Bank, and one about an Israeli soldier experiencing PTSD. This is not about antisemitism. It's about shielding Israel from criticism. And it hurts everyone. www.instagram.com/p/DaJNeb3lfMr/
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Several Lexington families were upset about a presentation on antisemitism given at Diamond Middle School last month. But viral posts on X, Fox News, and elsewhere turned the local incident into a national story — without essential context and factchecking. lexobserver.org/2026/06/24/w...
Setting the record straight on the Diamond Middle School principal’s apology letter regarding an antisemitism presentation
Accounts on X, Fox News, and elsewhere have shared misinformation about what happened. In reality, LPS responded to concerned families and stands behind combating antisemitism.
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JTA's @andrewlapin.bsky.social clarifies that Lexington parents were *not* objecting to Holocaust education, as some initial reports suggested. The training was not about the Holocaust. Objections were to labeling many criticisms of Israel as presumptively antisemitic. www.jta.org/2026/06/25/u...
Massachusetts principal under fire for apologizing for antisemitism discussion - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Initial reports that the Lexington principal expressed regret for holding a Holocaust lesson were misleading, according to local media.
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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff@concernedjfaculty.bsky.social · last mo.A middle school in Lexington ran an antisemitism training that conflated Jewish identity with support for the Israeli government. Fortunately, parents pushed back and the principal apologized. Unfortunately, extremist groups are trying to spin this apology as evidence of antisemitism. (1/2)
A middle school in Lexington ran an antisemitism training that conflated Jewish identity with support for the Israeli government. Fortunately, parents pushed back and the principal apologized. Unfortunately, extremist groups are trying to spin this apology as evidence of antisemitism. (1/2)
Jonathan Feingold@jpygold.bsky.social · last mo.“TribeTalk materials and workshops do not teach the Holocaust, they exploit it. They insist on the disingenuous “Three Ds” coined by former Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Natan Sharansky… to shield Israel’s policies…from criticism.” @concernedjfaculty.bsky.social @margaretlitvin.bsky.social
In the words of JFREJ member Rabbi Abby Stein @abbystein.bsky.social today's NY election "gives us reason to hope for an even better New York City. A city where the arc doesn’t just bend toward justice, but where we actively bend it ourselves."
San José State University must reinstate Sang Hea Kil, a professor fired for actions related to pro-Palestinian activism, with full back pay after an arbitrator on Monday decided the school went too far with its sanctions. www.kqed.org/news/1208842...
San José State Professor Fired Over Campus Gaza Protests to Win Back Job | KQED
Sang Hea Kil is one of the first full-time, tenured professors to be fired from a public U.S. university in connection with the protests.
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Comparing Jews to insects is a longtime fascist antisemitic trope that the Nazis, among other fascist groups, relied upon. Now, at the “World Symposium Against Anti-Zionism,” pro-Israel Jews redirected that antisemitic trope against anti-Zionist Jews. (jewishcurrents.org/scenes-from-...)
Mary Basset, former director of Harvard's François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, on being fired for providing accurate public health programming on Gaza. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
There’s No Room for Palestine in “Viewpoint Diversity” | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard’s guiding imperative is defending the restoration of $3 billion in federal grants, which apparently means appeasing those in the Trump administration who have decreed that any discussion of Pa...
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Indiana's Lt Gov is lashing out at Indiana Jews for standing by their Muslim neighbors instead of hating them. Antisemitism and Islamophobia are deeply intertwined, and can only be countered in solidarity. indianacitizen.org/lt-gov-beckw...
Lt. Gov. Beckwith lambasts Jewish leaders for rejecting his call to hate Muslims - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Ctiizen May 30, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith on Saturday criticized Indianapolis Jewish community leaders who had joined an interfaith statement condemning his cal...
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Greenblatt claims the parade is “a celebration of Jewish identity, pride and community.” Jewish identity is a rich tapestry, multilayered across place & time. Reducing Jewish identity and community to being solely about the state of Israel is flat-out antisemitic.
Waning American Support for Israel Sets the Scene for Parade in New York
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