On campus…
🎒 A Harvard task force found that Israeli students face a “dire” situation on campus, and on Wednesday released a list of recommendations to help curb antisemitism. Some Jewish leaders at the school say the recommendations don’t go far enough. (JTA, Jewish Insider)
🏫 UC Berkeley will involve all new students in its antisemitism education program, after a spring semester when the campus was rocked by pro-Palestinian protests. A new Israel Studies minor will also begin this fall. (LA Times)
📚 After complaints from conservative activists, a Texas school district agreed to remove 676 books from its libraries, including texts about the Holocaust and antisemitism like an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary and the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus. (JTA)
And in other news…
🎨 Two artists opened an exhibit with work that promoted pro-Palestinian messages, including the slogan “From the River to the Sea.” Three days later, the St. Louis art center hosting the exhibit called it antisemitic and shut it down. (St. Louis Public Radio)
⚡ The fifth and final person involved in a neo-Nazi plot to attack Idaho’s power grid pleaded guilty in federal court. A propaganda video the group made concludes with them giving a “Heil Hitler” salute. (Justice Dept.)
👮 New York City police arrested a 24-year-old “man who allegedly demanded that ‘Zionists’ identify themselves on a crowded subway car” earlier this month. (NY Jewish Week)
✍️ The North Carolina legislature codified a definition of antisemitism into state law, making it easier for law enforcement to classify hate crimes — and prompting criticism that it limits free speech. (Courthouse News Service)
🇬🇧 A Jewish LGBTQ+ group said it would drop out of participating in this weekend’s Pride parade in London, out of fear for their safety. (Jewish News)
🖼️ A museum in Amsterdam said it would return a Matisse painting to the heirs of a Jewish family that was forced to sell it to fund their escape from the Holocaust. (New York Times)
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