An Orthodox rabbi at Columbia University urged Jewish students on Sunday to go home for their own safety following displays of “extreme antisemitism” around the New York City campus.
CNN’s Jake Tapper reported Rabbi Elie Buechler, who is part of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative On Campus and works with the Hillel group for Columbia and its partner school Barnard College, sent the message amid protests in and around the Ivy League school in response to the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
“What we are witnessing in and around campus is terrible and tragic,” Buechler wrote. “The events of the last few days, especially last night, have made it clear that Columbia University’s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students’ safety in the face of extreme antisemitism and anarchy.”
In response to “horrific” scenes of antisemitic harassment at and around campus, the Orthodox Rabbi at…
