Urgent Action Needed to Combat Antisemitism in New York Schools

Over 500 days have elapsed since the brutal attack by Hamas on October 7th, an event that marked the deadliest assault on Jews since the Holocaust. This tragedy has prompted a significant crisis in antisemitism, particularly within New York state, which hosts the largest Jewish community outside Israel.

More than 500 days of political platitudes have yielded no tangible progress. Instead of diminishing, hostility against Jewish individuals is accelerating, leaving Jewish students in New York not only unwelcome but also unsafe.

Jewish Students Under Siege

The alarming statistics convey a stark reality. Reports categorize New York as a leading location for campus antisemitism, placing institutions like Cornell, Columbia, The New School, and NYU in the