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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff had calls with two Columbia University Jewish leaders as pro-Palestinian protests spread to campuses across the country, a White House official confirmed. Emhoff spoke with the director of Orthodox Union-JLIC at Columbia and Barnard College, Rabbi Elie Buechler, and Brian Cohen, Columbia’s Hillel director, earlier this week, according to the official. …
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) As pro-Palestinian protesters gather in solidarity and their tents, sleeping bags and banners dot the greenspace on campuses across the U.S., many students Jewish and non-Jewish alike could be seen at makeshift tables this week over a Seder dinner to honor the Passover holiday.The start of this year s Jewish holiday of Passover, which marks the Hebrews liberation from slavery in Egypt, coincided with intensifying calls against Israel s war in Gaza on college campuses."We as Jews have this idea of Tikkun olam to repair the world," said Zoe Kanter, a student protester with Yale Jews for Ceasefire. "And that s really a guiding principle for me … recognizing where there is injustice and suffering and working to repair it any way possible."At Passover Seders when Jews traditionally gather to recount the story of the Exodus, share symbolic dishes and pray participants reflect on themes of oppression, persecution,
Far-left U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) not surprisingly appears to be fully backing the Hamas-loving, Israel-hating demonstrations that have been springing up with greater frequency on college campuses in the last couple of weeks.In an X post Tuesday night, Ocasio-Cortez condemned call.