{"id":2227022,"date":"2024-04-22T10:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T10:35:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:35:45","slug":"columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia University shifts to online classes amid campus tension affecting Jewish students"},"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%2Fcolumbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge%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=2227022&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--><p>Columbia University moved to remote\u200c learning due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-pledging-to-reopen-schools-joe-biden-endorses-chicago-teachers-unions-illegal-strike-video\/\" title=\"After Pledging to Reopen Schools, Joe Biden Endorses Chicago Teachers Union\u2019s Illegal Strike (VIDEO)\">safety concerns<\/a> following pro-Palestinian protests, unsettling Jewish students before Passover.\u2064 President Minouche Shafik&#8217;s decision, influenced by a rabbi&#8217;s urging, aimed\u2063 to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-response-to-putin-debate-challenge-shows-weakness-white-house-continues-to-deflect-amid-ramped-up-rhetoric-from-china-nk-and-russia\/\" title=\"Biden response to Putin debate challenge shows weakness, White House continues to deflect amid ramped up rhetoric from China, NK and Russia\">de-escalate tensions<\/a>. Students protested for university divestment from Israel-related companies. Over 100 students were arrested, including\u2063 Isra Hirsi, \u200cleading \u2063to suspensions. Rabbi Buechler advised students to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">stay home<\/a> \u2062amidst escalating antisemitism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Columbia University in New York City moved to remote learning on Monday because of safety concerns stemming from pro-Palestinian protests that have unsettled the Ivy League school\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2024\/04\/for-the-first-time-people-were-truly-afraid-antisemitism-hits-boiling-point-at-columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish population<\/a> as the Passover holiday is set to begin.<\/p>\n<p>Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, announced the move in a <a href=\"https:\/\/president.columbia.edu\/news\/statement-columbia-university-president-minouche-shafik-4-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> after a rabbi for Columbia and its partner school Barnard College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urged<\/a> Jewish students to go home due to the \u201cextreme antisemitism and anarchy\u201d that the university and New York Police Department could not contain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday,\u201d Shafik said early Monday morning. \u201cFaculty and staff who can work remotely should do so; essential personnel should report to work according to university policy. Our preference is that students who do not live on campus will not come to campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shafik said school officials will try to resolve the \u201ccrisis to a resolution\u201d in the coming days. \u201cThat includes continuing discussions with the student protestors and identifying actions we can take as a community to enable us to peacefully complete the term and return to respectful engagement with each other,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n<p>Shafik also claimed in her statement that tensions at her school \u201chave been exploited and amplified by individuals who are not affiliated with Columbia who have come to campus to pursue their own agendas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reported that students have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/22\/us\/columbia-university-protests-classes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">erected tents<\/a> on a central campus lawn at Columbia and insisted they would not leave until the university divests from companies that have ties to Israel, which is fighting a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip after Hamas committed deadly attacks in Israel last October and took people hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past week, police arrested more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/nyregion\/arrested-columbia-students-suspended.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 students<\/a> at Columbia University for refusing to leave. Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and a Barnard student, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/photos-show-ilhan-omars-daughter-arrested-for-refusing-to-leave-anti-israel-encampment-at-columbia-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detained<\/a> and later said she had been suspended\u00a0along with others over their activism.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper reported on Sunday that Rabbi Elie Buechler, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/columbiabarnardhillel.org\/staff\/elie-buechler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">part<\/a> of the Orthodox Union\u2019s Jewish Learning Initiative On Campus and works with the Hillel group for Columbia and its partner school Barnard College, warned students to stay home.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In response to \u201chorrific\u201d scenes of antisemitic harassment at and around campus, the Orthodox Rabbi at Columbia\/Barnard sent a WhatsApp message to more than 290+ Jewish students this morning recommending that they go home until it\u2019s safe again for them on campus: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uqAntEICLv\">pic.twitter.com\/uqAntEICLv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1782045735736820222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are witnessing in and around campus is terrible and tragic,\u201d Buechler wrote. \u201cThe events of the last few days, especially last night, have made it clear that Columbia University\u2019s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students\u2019 safety in the face of extreme antisemitism and anarchy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cIt deeply pains me to say that I would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and remain home until the reality in and around campus has dramatically improved. It is not our job as Jews to ensure our own safety on campus. No one should have to endure this level of hatred, let alone at school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tapper said Buechler\u2019s warning was sent to 293 primarily Orthodox Jewish students as a personal message in response to the \u201cjust horrific\u201d videos of \u201cprotesters on campus calling for Jews to be killed, just off campus Jews being yelled at to \u2018go back to Poland,\u2019 text messages I\u2019m getting constantly from Jewish students about how unsafe they feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HerbieZiskend46\/status\/1782166786563092763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>, House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1782164781002113290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson (R-LA)<\/a>, New York City Democratic Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1782169499774377999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Adams<\/a>, and other leaders issued statements condemning acts of anti-Semitism that have been witnessed on campus and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cas Holloway, chief operating officer at Columbia University, <a href=\"https:\/\/publicsafety.columbia.edu\/news\/enhanced-safety-measures-morningside-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> on Sunday \u201cenhanced safety measures\u201d that included an increase in police patrols, private security, and tighter ID checks at campus security to address the \u201cgathering of large crowds on campus and around the Morningside perimeter are causing considerable disruption and distress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shai Davidai, an assistant professor in the Management Division of Columbia Business School, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaiDavidai\/status\/1782376674530570610\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> plans on social media to have a peaceful sit-in on Monday morning at the so-called \u201cLiberation Zone\u201d where protesters have set up camp. He encouraged people to bring Israeli and American flags in an effort to create a \u201csafe space for Jewish and Zionist students on campus and standing up against terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia University in NYC shifted to remote learning due to safety worries from pro-Palestinian protests, unsettling Jewish students ahead of Passover. 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