{"id":2203927,"date":"2024-03-22T05:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-professors-on-israel-visit-describe-existential-crisis-for-jews-back-home-and-loss-of-faith-in-dei\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T05:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:41:25","slug":"harvard-professors-on-israel-visit-describe-existential-crisis-for-jews-back-home-and-loss-of-faith-in-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-professors-on-israel-visit-describe-existential-crisis-for-jews-back-home-and-loss-of-faith-in-dei\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Professors Describe Jews&#8217; &#8216;Existential Crisis&#8217; and DEI Concerns during Israel Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-professors-on-israel-visit-describe-existential-crisis-for-jews-back-home-and-loss-of-faith-in-dei%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2203927&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Harvard Professors&#8217; Eye-Opening Solidarity Visit to Israel<\/h2>\n<p>TEL AVIV\u2014In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-first-foreign-port-to-tote-us-commissioned-navy-warship\/\" title=\"Australia becomes first foreign port for US Navy warship.\">remarkable display<\/a> of wartime empathy, a group\u200b of Harvard University professors embarked on \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-gov-hochul-announces-upcoming-visit-to-israel-in-show-of-support\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Hochul to Visit Israel, Showing Support\">solidarity mission<\/a> to Israel this week. However, what transpired\u2063 during their visit painted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-study-nearly-half-of-u-s-moviegoers-still-staying-away-from-cinemas\/\" title=\"Shock Study: Nearly Half of U.S. Moviegoers Still Staying Away from Cinemas\">stark picture<\/a> of\u2063 their own\u2063 vulnerabilities and\u2064 the need\u2062 for\u2064 mutual support.<\/p>\n<h3>A Profound Revelation<\/h3>\n<p>During intense sessions\u2064 at Tel Aviv University, Harvard faculty, alongside counterparts from MIT, Stanford, Dartmouth,\u200c Yale, and other prestigious institutions, opened up about \u2062their feelings\u200d of abandonment and fear festering on their home \u2062turfs. The organizer\u2062 of the mission, Professor \u200dGabriel Kreiman from Harvard Medical School,\u2064 shed light on their awakening to the dark side of the prevailing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) narrative.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>**Kreiman \u200cshared**, &#8220;The current version of DEI\u200c is fraught\u200d with double standards and, in many instances, veers into overt anti-Semitism.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One faculty member pointed out \u2062the \u2062hypocrisy, stating, &#8220;It&#8217;s\u200d as if\u200b suffering is validated,\u2063 unless you&#8217;re Jewish.&#8221; The international \u2063response post the Oct. 7 turmoil and subsequent Gaza conflict left many disillusioned.<\/p>\n<h3>A Quest for Community<\/h3>\n<p>For Miri Bar-Halpern Hobin, an Israeli-American psychologist aiding distressed Harvard faculty, the pursuit of roots and communal solace in Israel became imperative post Oct. 7. The surge of anti-Semitism in Boston caught her off guard, with universities becoming hotbeds for hatred.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>**Bar-Halpern Hobin remarked**, &#8220;Justifying our pain shouldn&#8217;t be a prerequisite. Trauma \u2063care and safety promised by DEI\u2062 now feel like hollow words for Jews.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The solidarity mission, culminating on Thursday, \u2062came amidst \u2062increasing censure against prominent U.S. \u200buniversities for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-slammed-for-weak-response-to-chinas-threat-over-pelosis-possible-taiwan-visit\/\" title=\"White House slammed for weak response to China\u2019s threat over Pelosi\u2019s possible Taiwan visit\">feeble response<\/a> to anti-Semitic incidents. Symbolizing a critical juncture for global Jewry, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-calls-for-netanyahus-ouster-new-elections-in-israel-amid-war-with-hamas\/\" title=\"Schumer Urges Netanyahu to Step Down and Calls for Fresh Elections in Israel During Conflict with Hamas\">visit underscored<\/a> the existential \u200bcrisis facing\u2063 Israel and its people.<\/p>\n<h3>An Uphill Battle<\/h3>\n<p>Despite their support for Israel, many faculty \u2064members \u2064hesitated to \u2063join \u200bthe mission, fearing\u200b backlash\u200d in their professional spheres. Yair Jablinowitz, \u2062from Israel Destination, recognized the sacrifices made by attendees, especially those lacking job \u200bsecurity.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>**Jablinowitz\u200b highlighted**, &#8220;Bringing representatives from prominent universities \u200cto stand against anti-Semitism showcases a profound shift\u200d in solidarity.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Susan\u200d Hess, a progressive activist, \u200cexpressed her \u200ddisillusionment with DEI post Oct. 7, recognizing the exclusion of Jews in the pursuit of justice.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>**Hess emphasized**, &#8220;The unsettling reality of feeling safer in \u2062war-torn Israel than in\u2064 the U.S. speaks volumes about\u200d the current climate.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At Tel Aviv University, faculty echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing the importance of support from their American counterparts in combating anti-Israel bias.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>**Maureen Adiri Meyer stated**, &#8220;Loneliness \u2063and fear loom large; standing \u2063together is crucial for our future.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As Harvard\u200c and USC reiterate their\u200b condemnation \u200bof anti-Semitism, the aftermath\u200c of the solidarity visit resonates deeply, reflecting \u2063a critical \u200djuncture in the fight against bigotry and injustice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEL AVIV\u2014Harvard University professors visited Israel this week to show solidarity during wartime. However, the group, consisting of over 50 members, appeared to require support as much as their hosts. During sessions at Tel Aviv University, concerns were raised by the delegation, highlighting a shared sense of vulnerability and the importance of providing mutual assistance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2482,"featured_media":2203928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0976_2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0976_2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}