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How Jewish Day School Forges an Identity that Survives the Campus Culture

How Jewish Day School Forges an Identity that Survives the Campus Culture

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A study commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League found that, post-October 7, nearly 40% of Jewish college students feel uncomfortable with others knowing they are Jewish, due to the near-weekly college campus protests across North America. These protests have too often subjected Jewish, and especially Zionist, students to hate and vitriol, directed at their very identities.

Joshua J. Freundel, a research fellow at Harvard Law School, wants to know, How has Jewish day school prepared students to confront these tensions?