(Jewish Group) Jews are under siege on campuses and in college towns -- where's the outrage? ....

Jews are under siege on campuses and in college towns — where’s the outrage? Where are the intellectuals?

Anyone remotely affiliated with universities should be chilled by the news that a Torah was destroyed at a fraternity house at George Washington University. The image of a replica Torah scroll — ripped apart and doused in laundry detergent, its pages on the floor — is the very latest in a series of increasingly disturbing incidents on American campuses and in college towns that are simply not getting enough attention from the intellectual community.

There is no way to misread an attack on the Torah itself.

When these incidents happen, university administrators issue statements. But the subject of antisemitism on campuses and on college towns is just not part of the discourse at universities. It is generally not part of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion discussion — despite the sad fact that antisemitic incidents in places where students and professors gather are becoming more frequent and violent.

The Anti-Defamation League found that even with almost all campuses physically closed due to COVID-19, antisemitic incidents on campus were at an all-time high in 2020-21 — with 244 reported. In its survey of 756 self-identified Jewish undergraduate students, the ADL found that a whopping 43 percent had experienced or witnessed antisemitism in the past year.

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