The billionaire investor has mounted a high-profile battle against Harvard president Claudine Gay over antisemitism and threats to Jewish students on campus, but long-held personal grudges play a part, too.
Category: Jews and Judaism
-
Mideast War Pushes Companies to Extend Diversity Programs to Faith Groups
Workers are asking employers to respond to rising Islamophobia and antisemitism. But office discussions about religion are complicated.
-
Jewish Theatermakers Are in Good Company
So many of America’s great plays and musicals have been created and performed by Jews. T’s Holiday issue explores why — and gathers dozens of Jewish actors, writers and directors.
-
An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time
“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes to New York in February.
-
Susan Sarandon Dropped by Talent Agency After Remarks on Gaza War
Sarandon, the Academy Award-winning actress, was dropped by United Talent Agency after she said that Jews who are frightened were “getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country.”
-
Amid Antisemitism, Wearing the Star of David Is an Embrace of Heritage
Wearing Star of David necklaces and other Judaica has become a way for some Jewish people to declare their heritage amid a rise in antisemitism.
-
White House Condemns Elon Musk for Spreading ‘Antisemitic and Racist Hate’
The tech entrepreneur had endorsed a social media post that echoed the conspiracy theory that had fueled the Tree of Life synagogue killer in 2018.