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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54. “Matthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family,” the company said in a statement. As Chandler, he played the quick-witted, insecure and neurotic roommate of LeBlanc's Joey and a close friend of Schwimmer's Ross. I ‘was’ Chandler.”Unknown at the time was the struggle Perry had with addiction and an intense desire to please audiences. But I could sometimes say a line and the audience wouldn’t laugh and I would sweat and sometimes go into convulsions,” Perry wrote.

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☆ Who Decides Penn’s Future: Donors or the University?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Stephanie Saul | More About Stephanie Saul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

“The conference became a vehicle.”It is not unusual for donors, unhappy with student activism, to pull back giving. “It’s essential that the university remains independent from donor pressure or influence on the content of work that’s done in the university,” said Ms. Lieberwitz, who is also general counsel for the American Association of University Professors. “Very broadly, I am deeply committed to academic freedom,” Ms. Magill had told The Daily Pennsylvanian, the campus newspaper. Alumni Donors Push BackOne day after the Indigenous Peoples’ Day post, Ms. Magill issued her first statement condemning the Hamas assault. Some Wharton alumni had been unhappy with the university’s direction for a long time.

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☆ Rabbi Says He Gave Thanks During Service for Two Hostages' Release
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein of the Chabad of Evanston, near Chicago, where Judith Raanan is a community member, said he gave thanks during service Saturday that she and her daughter Natalie were safe after Hamas freed the two hostages from captivity in Gaza. The past two weeks have been “beyond horrific,” he said. The community’s joy over the Raanans’ release has been tempered by the knowledge that others are still being held captive. “A full celebration can’t come until all the hostages are free,” he said.

Persons: Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein, Judith Raanan, Natalie, ” Locations: Evanston, Chicago, Gaza

☆ Opinion | Why Big Money Can’t Easily Change Campus Politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

First, Jewish donors probably can’t win the identity politics game. But this strategy also has inherent limits, insofar as the free speech protected by campus administrators is only as diverse as the people who are speaking. Which brings us to the second point for would-be reshapers of the university: If you can’t influence faculty hiring and tenure, you may be wasting your money. Will the University of Pennsylvania miss the collection of major donors who’ve denounced the school in the past week? But not with the goal of using such student groups as a means of conflict with the administration or the faculty.

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☆ Harvard has become the poster child for American culture wars in the 11 days since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. Here's what's happened.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Harvard University has become a flashpoint in the intergenerational divide on the Israel-Hamas war. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the 11 days since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its terrorist attack on Israel, Harvard University has become a flashpoint for intergenerational tensions about the war — and the broader culture war around campus free speech. Hamas launches terrorist attacks on IsraelPalestinian militant group Hamas launched a series of terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, with Israel retaliating. AdvertisementAdvertisement"These hateful Harvard students are the future leaders of our society," Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York wrote on X. Some student groups backtrackSome student groups that co-signed the original statement have since withdrawn their signatures.

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As the death toll rises in the Israel-Hamas war, they have become seats of anguish. On many campuses, these students agree on one thing: Their colleges, which are increasingly staking out positions of neutrality, have not done enough to support them. College officials, already under pressure to allow conservative opinions on campus, have been trying to preserve free speech and open debate. Some students were angry that a statement from the university president did not go far enough to acknowledge Palestinian deaths. “It shouldn’t be hard to support Palestinian rights and dignity ... while still condemning what Hamas did to Israeli civilians,” Spitalnick said.

Persons: ”, Alex Morey, ” Morey, —, Stanford, Richard Saller, Jenny Martinez, Martinez, we’re, Nadia Ali, Ashkenazie, Zareena Grewal, Grewal, “, ” Eytan, they’ve, Israel, Hussam Ayloush, Ayloush, Israel “, “ Harvard’s, Lawrence Summers, ” Summers, Claudine Gay, ” Harvard Hillel, Amy Spitalnick, ” Spitalnick, Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley Organizations: Jewish, College, Foundation, Rights, Stanford University, ”, Columbia University, Israel, Palestinian, Hamas, Yale University, “, Yale, Islamic, Harvard University, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Media, Harvard, Twitter, university’s Hillel, Jewish Council, Public Affairs, Hillel, Tufts University, Associated Press, Carnegie Corporation of New, AP Locations: Israel, Gaza, California, Manhattan, ” Eytan Israel, Palestine, U.S, Washington, Carnegie Corporation of New York

☆ For Palestinian Americans and activists, doxxing is nothing new
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN is not naming the site because it reveals the identities of students and other individuals without their consent. A conservative nonprofit said it organized the truck featuring the virtual billboards with students’ names and images under a banner that reads: “Harvard’s Leading Antisemites.”Palestinian human rights activists say doxxing is nothing new. They told CNN they’ve feared losing jobs and endured psychological harm for advocating for fair treatment of Palestinians under occupation – or for simply being Palestinian themselves. Doxxing is the release of personal information without a person’s consent, often with malicious intent, according to the International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication. Despite the reality of harassment for Palestinian Americans, the student said, the current sense of hysteria on the Harvard campus is unprecedented.

Persons: Fouad Abu, Israel, Hijleh, “, CNN they’ve, ” Abu, ”, ” Dylan Saba, ” Saba, ” Lena Ghrama, ” Ghrama, Ghrama, ” Harvard Hillel, Meredith Weenick, Bill Ackman, UC Berkeley Law Dean, Erwin Chemerinsky Organizations: New, New York CNN, University of North, CNN, West Bank, Harvard, International, Gender, Media, Communication, Facebook, ” CNN, Palestinian, UN, Palestine, City University of New York School, Law, ”, Jewish, Holocaust, Alliance, Harvard University, University of California, Department of Education, Daily Cal, UC Berkeley Law, Justice, Peace, “ Locations: New York, Jordan, University of North Carolina, Chapel, Abu, Israel, Israeli, Gaza, Palestine, Brooklyn, undergrad, Berkeley

☆ Harvard is temporarily closing off its historic center to visitors at night, as backlash continues to roil against students blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Harvard told students in an email that its historic center would be closed to non-ID holders nightly until Monday, the Harvard Crimson reported. Harvard Yard is the oldest part of the university campus and is where most freshman dormitories are housed. The move comes amid an escalating backlash against student groups that cosigned a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementHarvard is closing off its historic center, Harvard Yard, to visitors at night until Monday, amid an escalating backlash against students who cosigned a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks, the Harvard Crimson reported Thursday, citing an email sent to students. Harvard Yard is a 25-acre green space that is the oldest part of the university campus and is where most freshman dormitories are housed.

Persons: Israel, —, Meredith Weenick, Bill Ackman, Larry Summers, Jason Furman, Boaz Barak, Harvard Hillel Organizations: Harvard, Harvard Crimson, Service, Harvard Yard, Harvard University Police Department Locations: Israel

☆ How the tech sector in Israel is navigating the war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London CNN —Israel’s vast tech sector has seen its fair share of crises, from financial downturns and the Covid-19 pandemic to periodic flare-ups in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “This is different than anything we’ve faced before,” said Avi Hasson, the CEO of Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), a non-profit that promotes Israel’s tech industry globally. “Seasoned investors with experience backing Israeli startups are not backing away due to the war,” said Samid of TechAviv. For many in Israel’s tech industry, the devastating circumstances have only served to underscore the sector’s famed resilience. “Israeli [tech] hasn’t stopped,” Hasson noted.

Persons: we’ve, ”, Avi Hasson, wasn’t, Leah Walters, Monday.com, Rafael Henrique, Yaron Samid, Jensen Huang, Jon Medved, “, Hillel Fuld, it’s, hasn’t, ” Hasson Organizations: London CNN, Hamas, Nation Central, CNN, Tech, SNC, Nasdaq, Tel, Nvidia, Israel Innovation Authority, ” Tech, Microsoft, Google Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, “, Israeli

☆ Names and faces of Harvard students linked to an anti-Israel statement were plastered on mobile billboards and online sites
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas. Some students and their groups have since distanced themselves or withdrawn their endorsements from the statement amid an intense backlash inside and outside of Harvard. A conservative nonprofit said it organized the truck featuring the virtual billboards with students’ names and images under a banner that reads: “Harvard’s Leading Antisemites.” It also published names online. “We will continue to reject the PSC’s statement in the strongest terms — and demand accountability for those who signed it,” the statement added. In the wake of the mounting backlash, at least eight of the original 34 co-signing Harvard student groups had withdrawn their signature from the statement as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.

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☆ Former Harvard president Larry Summers thinks Bill Ackman asking for lists of student names is the 'stuff of Joe McCarthy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ackman wants Harvard to disclose the names of students blaming Israel for Hamas attacks so potential employers can avoid hiring them. Former Harvard president Larry Summers told Bloomberg he thought Ackman was "getting a bit carried away" with his call. Summers told Bloomberg in an interview on Wednesday he thought Ackman was "getting a bit carried away" with his call for the university to release students' names. Many in the groups had no idea there was even going to be a letter," Summers said during the interview. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe former Harvard president echoed some of these sentiments in a post he published on X shortly after the interview.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Israel, Larry Summers, Ackman, Joe McCarthy, —, Ackman's, Summers, McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, Ted Cruz, Boaz Barak, Harvard Hillel — Organizations: Harvard, Bloomberg, Service, Harvard University, American, Ackman

☆ A Harvard professor says a former student is getting doxxed over the letter blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks — even though they graduated in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A letter signed by over 30 Harvard student groups blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks has drawn significant backlash. One Harvard professor says a person who said they recently graduated and had no involvement with the letter has been doxxed. AdvertisementAdvertisementA letter signed by Harvard student groups that blamed Israel for the Hamas attacks has drawn significant backlash from figures like billionaire investor Bill Ackman and Senator Ted Cruz. The person wrote they had been doxxed in relation to the letter despite having nothing to do with it. "We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence," wrote the letter, which was signed by over 30 Harvard student groups.

Persons: Israel, —, Bill Ackman, Ted Cruz, Jason Furman, Twitter —, I've, Furman, doxxing, We'll, Harvard Hillel, Ackman Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard Kennedy School, Twitter, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Harvard Crimson Locations: Israel, Palestine

☆ Analysis: War with Hamas threatens funding recovery in Israel's vital tech industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Steven Scheer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"This is not a particularly easy time to get investment," he added, noting the number of flights to Israel that have been cancelled. CONFIDENCE EARNEDThat said, Hasson and others expect Israel's tech sector to rebound in the same way it has in past conflicts with Palestinian and Hezbollah militants. Medved said that he believes that Israel will prevail as an tech investment destination. "Historically, every time Israel has gone to war, long term has been a buy side," he said. "That shift may even help push those investors who might have been reluctant (to invest in Israel)," he said.

Persons: Jon Medved, Israel, Maya Eisen Zafrir, Avi Hasson, Hasson, Medved, Arie Zilberstein, Gem's, Ariel Efergan, Hillel Fuld, Steven Scheer, Krystal Hu, Louise Heavens Organizations: Overseas, OurCrowd, Hamas, Silicon Valley Bank, IVC Research, Investment, Startup Nation, Israel, U.S, Insight Partners, Security, Startup, Thomson Locations: Israel's, Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Yom, Silicon, Palestinian, New York, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

☆ U.S. Colleges Brace for Tensions From Opposing Groups
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

College campuses around the U.S. braced for tensions Monday as opposing groups spoke out about whether Gaza or Israel was to blame in the escalating conflict. At Harvard University, a joint statement signed by 31 student organizations said they “hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.” At the University of California, Berkeley, the local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine issued a statement denouncing the Israeli occupation of Gaza. Matt Vogel, executive director of Hillel, the Jewish student group, at the University of Vermont, posted on Instagram that campus police would increase patrols by the school’s Hillel house this week where a vigil in support of Israel is planned. More than 45 faculty are organizing a teach-in to provide students with historical context, he said. “We keep the memories of those murdered alive and we will keep hope alive for those who are held captive,” Vogel wrote on Instagram.

Persons: Matt Vogel, Hillel, “, ” Vogel Organizations: Harvard University, University of California, Justice, University of Vermont Locations: U.S, Gaza, Israel, Berkeley, Palestine, Instagram

☆ Opinion | The Largest and Fastest Religious Shift in America Is Well Underway
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Donnell McLachlan, 29, who lives in Chicago, has been sharing the story of his deconstruction on TikTok @donnellwrites, where he has nearly 250,000 followers, since 2021. He was brought up in what he describes as a small Black church on the South Side of Chicago in the Pentecostal and Apostolic traditions. “I started to notice the distance between what we professed and what we actually did,” he told me, especially when it came to women, the L.G.B.T.Q. community and Black Lives Matter. And just like language, there are many interpretations and ways to express it.

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☆ Huwara: The settler attack on this West Bank town was called a 'pogrom' by Israel's military. Videos show soldiers did little to stop it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Gianluca Mezzofiore Celine Alkhaldi Abeer Salman Nima Elbagir | Gianluca Mezzofiore | Celine Alkhaldi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

Smoke rises over Huwara after Israeli settlers rampaged through the town, setting fire to homes, businesses and cars. Videos chronolocated at 8:25 p.m. show fire trucks and ambulances being stopped by Israeli soldiers at the roundabout leading to Huwara’s main street. Soon after, they returned with a group of Israeli soldiers in tow, Abdalmenem said. Israeli soldiers are now on permanent patrol of the town, periodically closing roads and forcing shops to shutter, according to residents, who said it is impacting their livelihoods. A man inspects the damage to a restaurant following a reported attack by Israeli settlers in Huwara on March 28.

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☆ One of the most dangerous hours in America is now 11 o’clock on Sunday morning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

It would also foreshadow a disturbing trend that has only worsened in subsequent years: 11 o’clock on Sunday morning is now one of the most dangerous hours of the week in America, pastors and church security officials say. Brady Boyd, senior pastor of New Life Church, the same church where Assam confronted a gunman 16 years ago. And in 2018, a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. But his church security does not have a monopoly on Sunday morning firepower. Consider this sobering Sunday morning scenario:A spiritual seeker visits a church and finds it filled with metal detectors and armed security guards carrying walkie-talkies.

Persons: Jeanne Assam, He’s, Beretta, Jake Stephens, Brian Snyder, ”, Brady Boyd, Boyd, “ That’s, Scott Olson, Rabbi Hillel Norry, Beth David, Norry, “, Kwon, Jeff Swensen, ” Norry, that’s, Shaukat Warraich, Dwayne Harris, Harris, Hope, ” Harris, Darren Hauck, Tim Russell, ‘ I’m, David Swanson, Pastors, Jesus ’, ” Boyd, Jesus, Tommy Mason, Mason, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Saint Joseph, Beau Biden, Brendan Smialowski, Jerilee Bennett, George W . Bush, “ You’re Organizations: CNN, New, Church, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Reuters Churches, New Life, White, Texas Church of Christ, Baptist, Security, Police, House Church, Geneva Presbyterian, Colorado Springs, Marion County Baptist Association, Service, Brandywine Catholic, “ Police, AP, Minneapolis Police Department Locations: Colorado, Assam, Colorado Springs, America, Charleston , South Carolina, Sutherland Springs , Texas, Texas, Orange County , California, Oak Creek , Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Georgia, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, That’s, New Zealand, Missouri, ”, Geneva, Laguna Woods , California, Marion, Alabama, Saint, Brandywine, Brandywine Catholic Church, Wilmington , Delaware, AFP, AP Assam

☆ Trump loses bid to delay October 2 fraud trial where New York attorney general will try to run him out of state
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A judge denied Trump's request for a six-month delay for his October 2 fraud trial in New York. State Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, his family, and his business in September. The judge declined to move the trial date even though lawyers for Trump said Tuesday that even just a three-week delay would be useful. But the attorney general alleges a decade-long pattern of fraudulent valuations that go beyond the subjective, one of James' lawyers said. "Our complaint shows that there were objective facts that are false," assistant attorney general Kevin Wallace told the judge.

[1/4] Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing coalition and its proposed judicial reforms to reduce powers of the Supreme Court, in Tel Aviv, Israel January 21, 2023. Israeli tech isn't going anywhere. FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITYIn a country rife with divisions over the conflict with the Palestinians and matters of synagogue and state, Israel's tech sector has generally stayed out of sensitive political debates. For some of those running tech businesses in Israel the judicial reforms plans may have tipped the scales. Additional reporting by Rami Amichay and Emily Rose in Tel Aviv; Writing by Maayan Lubell; Editing by James Mackenzie and Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Antisemitism Is Rising at Colleges, and Jewish Students Are Facing Growing Hostility
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Adina Pinsker commutes to Rutgers University in Newark, N.J., to study supply-chain management. She is also active in Hillel International, the nation’s largest collegiate Jewish organization. When she arrives on campus, she takes an indirect route to class and tucks inside her shirt the silver Star of David she wears around her neck. These are precautions, she said, to avoid harassment from students who dislike Israel, the people who support it, or both.

☆ Doug Emhoff says there's an 'epidemic of hate' in the US at White House antisemitism roundtable
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Kayla Gallagher | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The White House hosted an antisemitism roundtable Wednesday with Jewish leaders and organizations. The roundtable discussion was hosted by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who is Jewish. In April the Anti-Defamation League released an audit revealing that antisemitic incidents reached an "all-time high" in 2021, citing a 34% increase year over year. The second gentleman noted during the roundtable that antisemitism is not a partisan issue. Emhoff declared that he will not stand idly by and will work with Jewish leaders to continue combatting antisemitism in America.

☆ Donald Trump may have had a bad week with US voters, but Republicans in Israel still love the former president
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Insider met with Republicans Overseas in Israel to discuss Donald Trump's popularity in the country. It's named in honor of former President Donald Trump, a figure who is generally beloved in the country. Trump Square's modest sign reads: "The USA's 45th president and the first to acknowledge Jerusalem as the capital of Israel." Joshua Zitser/Insider"Israel never had a president who is as supportive and helpful as US President Donald Trump," Rami Greenberg, the mayor of Petah Tikva, at the unveiling of Trump Square in 2019. A 2018 University of Maryland poll of 650 Israeli Jewish people found that 73% of those surveyed supported moving the embassy.

☆ Stanford University apologizes for limiting Jewish student admissions in the 1950s
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Stanford University apologized Wednesday for limiting Jewish student admissions during the 1950s — a practice that the school long denied had taken place. Stanford had targeted specific high schools known to have significant populations of Jewish students, allowing the school to still "claim that the university did not impose a quota on Jewish students," the report said. It said that despite "decades of denials," a 1953 memo, dubbed the "Glover Memo," clearly reported Snyder's "intentions to act against Jewish students." "However, the report articulates how this effort to suppress Jewish enrollments had long-lasting effects and dissuaded some Jewish students from applying to Stanford in later years. “This is what we want for all members of the Stanford community,” she said, according to the outlet.

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