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Pitt, Other Pa. Universities Urged to Combat Antisemitism in Letter From Fetterman, McCormick
Pennsylvania senators urge five universities to allocate funds for Jewish student security amid record antisemitic incidents during the 2024-25 academic year, stressing safety and inclusion.
- Senators Dave McCormick and John Fetterman wrote to five Pennsylvania university presidents, including Lehigh and Penn State, urging them to protect Jewish students and fund added security.
- Because Hillel International documented record-high incidents, the senators said the 2024-25 academic year saw surging antisemitic harassment and added security costs for Jewish campus institutions, with some Jewish students hiding their Judaism.
- Reports cite vandalism and assaults such as a Pitt student attacked by six to eight men, vandalism of Chabad and Hillel, and Jeremy Brokaw fined nearly $50,000 for antisemitic flyers.
- Lehigh University praised the senators' focus on antisemitism and reiterated its commitment, while Pennsylvania State University will respond and noted added police protecting its Jewish community; Lehigh and Temple were flagged in a federal probe.
- Debate over anti-Zionism versus antisemitism complicates campus responses as FBI statistics show rising hate crimes, and Jewish community leaders fear politicized enforcement from campus critics.
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Pitt, other Pa. universities urged to combat antisemitism in letter from Fetterman, McCormick
Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators are calling upon five of the state's universities, including one in Pittsburgh, to ensure that Jewish organizations on their campuses are “equipped to protect the students they serve.”
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Fetterman, McCormick ask Pa. universities to protect Jewish students
Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators sent letters last week to five in-state universities, the respective homes to the most Jewish students in the commonwealth, asking campus leaders to commit to combating antisemitism.
McCormick, Fetterman urge Pa. colleges to focus on Jewish student safety
With the 2025-26 school year kicking off, Sens. Dave McCormick (R-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) wrote to the presidents of five Pennsylvania universities urging them to work with their Jewish communities to ensure Jewish students’ safety and ability to participate in campus life. McCormick and Fetterman wrote the letters to the presidents of Lehigh University, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pitts…
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