New York University

Baruch Levine, Bible scholar who grew Judaic Studies at NYU, dies at 91

The Emeritus Skirball Professor of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at New York University, Levine passed away on December 16th in Hamden, Connecticut at age 91.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
22/12/2021

Students at NYU school named for Steinhardt calls for removal of his name

Michael Steinhardt acquired, owned and sold more than 1,000 looted items over the past 30 years

By SHIRA HANAU/JTA
10/12/2021
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NYU publication commits itself to supporting BDS

In their most recent edition of The Harbinger, NYU Review of Law & Social Change announced that it will boycott academic events convened or cosponsored by Israel.

08/12/2021
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NYU adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism, settles antisemitism lawsuit

Adela Cojab says she is "excited to see NYU take on these new policies" and that "I love NYU with all of my heart, but I want to see it be a better school."

03/10/2020
Young Israelis dance in one of the first Jewish settlements between 1934 and 1937

Israel State Archives refuses information request on settlements - NYU

NYU'S Taub Center for Israel Studies claims the documents it was denied would not harm Israel's national security.

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NYU slams anti-Israel grad student union’s call to boycott TLV global site

Austrian and German student parliaments have deemed BDS to be antisemitic

Silver Center for Arts and Science, New York University

NYU slams ex-SJP president for 'callous' tweet about coronavirus victim

Aryeh Even, an 88-year-old Israeli Holocaust survivor, died last week. He was the first Israeli fatality due to the virus.

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NYU students urge university to fire Palestinian professor

Amin Husain, is one of the co-founders of Decolonize This Place, the group that vandalized New York City's subways last month.

‘NYU administrators know about campus antisemitism, don’t do enough’

In an exclusive interview, a former student who is suing school for antisemitism, shares her difficult experience

13/02/2020

Student who sued NYU over antisemitism praises Trump's executive order

The executive order "should serve as a source of empowerment to ensure that Jewish students can proudly live on campuses," Adela Cojab Moadeb wrote in a New York Post op-ed.

15/12/2019
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