The authors of the letter say their main goal is to bring attention to something they say is core to their identity, both as Jews and as students.
Hundreds of Jewish students at Columbia University have signed a letter asking for understanding from the campus communityThe letter, signed by nearly 500 students, asks for understanding of the Jewish community, explains the historical connection to Israel and calls for the Columbia campus to be repaired.
"After the encampments went up, I was felt very uncomfortable and unsafe to be here and very, very tense. So I left campus," Schorr said. "If the last six months on campus have taught us anything, it is that a large and vocal population of the Columbia community does not understand the meaning of Zionism," one line reads.
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