Diaspora Jewry is the collective name for the Jewish communities outside of the Land of Israel. Historically, these communities go back to big historical events like the Babylonian exile, the siege of Jerusalem and the expulsion from Spain. Today, the biggest Diaspora communities exist in the United States, France, Canada, the UK and Russia.
Rabbi Thaler, who ran the camp until 1997 and also served for 37 years as rabbi of Temple Gates of Prayer in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, died April 18. He was 91.
Lawler said every college and university president who refuses to take action should immediately "resign in disgrace" or be thrown out.
Ivy League university campuses see increasing tensions over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Encampments were started at Yale, the University of Michigan, New York University, The New School, Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emerson College, and Rutgers University.
The series will also feature an end-title song by the legendary Jewish artist and EGOT holder Barbra Streisand.
Davidai had earlier advertised a "PEACEFUL sit in at Columbia's declared 'Liberation Zone,'" inviting followers on X to bring Israeli and American flags.
The arrests come following the erection of a protest encampment in the model of the tents set up at Columbia University earlier this week.
"If you do not rectify this danger, then the Committee will not hesitate in holding you accountable," the congresswoman wrote.
"This Passover falls particularly hard on hostage families trying to honor the spirit of the holiday – a story centered on freedom – while their loved ones remain in captivity," the statement said.
The mayor cited several examples of violent rhetoric used on campus, and pledged that the police were ready to respond to law-breaking; he noted, however, that the university is private property.
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