New York CNN —Some of the nation’s most powerful law firms are warning America’s elite universities to crack down on antisemitism on campus – or the schools and their students will face real consequences.
“Over the last several weeks, we have been alarmed at reports of anti-Semitic harassment, vandalism and assaults on college campuses, including rallies calling for the death of Jews and the elimination of the State of Israel,” more than two dozen law firms wrote in a letter obtained by CNN.
The letter campaign was spearheaded by Joe Shenker, senior chair of Sullivan & Cromwell, according to the New York-based law firm.
“One would hope that by the twenty-first century, antisemitism would have been relegated to the dustbin of history,” Columbia University leaders said in a statement.
Last month, a Columbia student hanging up posters on campus in support of Israel was assaulted.
Persons:
Moore, Ellis, Paul, Weiss, Wachtell, Lipton, Katz, Joe Shenker, Sullivan, Cromwell, Ryna Workman, Israel “, ”, Strawn, Workman, “, ” Workman, they’ve, Liz Magill, ” Magill, ” Gillian Lester
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, CNN, Debevoise, Plimpton, Kirkland, Garrison, Rosen, Yale, Harvard, University of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, University of Michigan, University of Michigan , New York University, Stanford, NYU Student Bar Association, Winston, NYU, Columbia University, ” Columbia University, Columbia Law School, Cornell University
Locations:
New York, Israel, ”, Rifkind, Wharton, Slate, Columbia, Georgetown, University of Michigan , New, Penn, New York City