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Essayist, critic. Magazine: The Atlantic. Book: The Sabbath World Articles: linktr.ee/judithshul.
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Frank Foer's excellent deep dive into antisemitism at Columbia dredges up so much astounding stuff that no one else in the mainstream media has written about, it almost feels like samizdat. Gift link. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Chaim Grade's latest novel, which I've reviewed in the Atlantic, jams almost too much life into its pages. Not a criticism: the streets of prewar Jewish Eastern Europe also overflowed. Grade’s prose reproduces the way Jews thronged in their tight quarters. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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I have to say that the crudeness of the language and the absence of reasoning in most of the negative responses to my posts somewhat vitiate their critique.

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1/ I strongly defend Mahmoud Khalil's right to *have* rights, due process, and all the other protections to which his green card entitles him. The way he is being treated is egregious and wrong. But I think we should be clear about what he has done. His actions do not constitute protected speech

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1/ Is Trump really worried about antisemitism at universities? Doubtful. He goes after higher ed because that's popular with his base, then blames his aggression on the Jews. I'd bet that most Jews--including many observant ones--don't like being used to justify a lawless assault on

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1/ It’s possible to think two thoughts at once: 1. Khalil’s detention is Palmer-Raid-level abuse and 2. Khalil probably does support Hamas, because that’s the often-stated position of CUAD, the group he worked with.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous gets it exactly right: www.instagram.com/reel/DHBrLhW...

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"Wait, can they actually do that [to Columbia]? The answer is plainly no." www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/03/wait...

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Why schools should ban masks. Gift link. www.wsj.com/opinion/what...

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For those who couldn't call up the Stand Columbia newsletter, here's the right link: standcolumbia.org/2025/03/08/i...

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My distant cousin Uri Shulevitz (we never figured out how far removed), one of the most magical children's book authors and illustrators, died three weeks ago. Whether you have children or not, you should experience the pleasure of looking at his books. Baruch Dayan Ha-Emet.

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“Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk using an arrangement that shields their identities from public view” www.ft.com/content/6685...

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My dear friend @davidberreby.bsky.social‬ comments, "Surely they're at risk because the Trump administration seized on a pretext for its planned attacks on academia. Why blame kids for decisions of the regime?" My answer. 🧵⬇️

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“Research, careers, labs, and livelihoods—and students, junior faculty, early career investigators, trainees, and other learners they support—are at risk because of a few disruptive protestors (egged on by radicals unaffiliated with the university) living in an alternate reality.

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My X feed is all "Columbia had it coming!" My Bsky feed is all "Columbia's a victim of fascism!" Me: both are true. Just bec a corrupt thuggish govt exploits a bad situation, that doesn't mean the situation isn't bad. Yes, Virginia, there is Jew hatred at Columbia. Not just tolerated but defended.

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A whole generation is being deprived of higher education. Universities aren’t taking graduate students. Scholarships are being withdrawn. Labs are closing. It’s like we’re living under the Khmer Rouge.

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No one has ever tried harder to get arrested than the protesters at Barnard. They're as happy as can be right now. They threw their all into it: pamphlets with Hamas logos on them. Poster of Sinwar, "Wanted" poster of Barnard v-p. Screaming into a bullhorn in a library. Etc.

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Uncanny visual resemblance to Jan 6.

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The Trump kleptocracy's first Republican hero www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

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Robert Pinsky, describing being hissed at a bookstore decades ago, identifies a genre of protest all too familiar today--innocent, totalitarian, "so naïvely high-minded, so confidently habitual as a cultural gesture, that it doesn’t know it is dictatorial." www.newyorker.com/books/second...

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