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@SophieS
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 • 3 years ago •
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Where to go to be safe.

For context I am Jewish and I have been researching whether or not schools are antisemitic. I already have a problem with this at my high school but it is manageable. I would like to bond with other Jewish individuals during my college experience, but I want to remain safe while doing so. If you have any recommendations for schools who meet my requirements please respond in the comments.

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@futuredoc3 years ago

Hi! I am a Jewish student as well. Super sad but you will pretty much encounter anti semitism anywhere. I don't know about specific schools, but try to look into Chabad and Hillel houses on campus that can help you connect with other Jewish students and mentors for support. A bonus is that they have great food, Shabbat dinner, etc.:) Good luck!

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@CameronBameron
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 • 3 years ago

College with great Jewish communities are

Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, UPenn, BU, Tufts, Brandeis, Tulane, GWU, NYU, Brown, Yale, Stanford, Wash U, American, Syracuse, UMiami, NorthWestern, U Chicago. Also these.

https://www.reformjudaism.org/sites/default/files/Col_TopCharts_f14_F_spreads.pdf

As a Columbia U. student, I find it easy to make Jewish friends and clubs and belong to the Hillel house. Plus, you can't beat NYC for authentic Jewish cuisine.

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@kat.in.the.shat3 years ago

As a Jewish student, I'm sorry but not all of these are great for us. NYU seems very hostile and has many reported incidents of antisemitism on the Instagram page @jewish.on.campus. A high Jewish population and availability of resources unfortunately doesn't equate to an amazing environment. A report released last year by StopAntisemitism graded a bunch of schools on this. Tulane, Penn, and Brandeis did receive As, BU had a B+, but GWU and Harvard got Ds; Columbia, Yale, and NYU got Fs.

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