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grossproffit

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Sat Sep 14, 2019, 09:52 AM Sep 2019

"Imagine a World without Jews" Hofstra University professor [View all]

After telling a professor I would need to miss class for the Jewish high holidays, I was told I needed to re-evaluate my religious beliefs. That same professor told the class to imagine a world without Jews in it.

Later, a student compared the Jewish tradition of marrying within the religion to Nazi eugenics. When I approached the aforementioned professor after class to tell her how uncomfortable the comments had me feel, I was essentially told to be less sensitive.

Then, just three days after the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh in which 11 Jews were shot attending services, another professor asked the class to discuss whether the shooter was “truly evil.” Many students expressed the belief that the shooter, who murdered 11 innocent Jewish people, could not be considered evil as he did what he believed was right.

On another occasion, a classmate told me it was no longer important to learn about the Holocaust since everyone knows about it already. I disagreed, citing a statistic stating that over a third of people in major European cities do not know about Auschwitz, the largest concentration camp in Nazi Germany. She replied, “Of course Europeans wouldn’t know about that, the Holocaust is American history.”

https://www.thehofstrachronicle.com/category/editorials/2019/9/12/t703om6ntzdjzq9bcxkquvf93fqyum

It's time to start suing the crap out of these universities.

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.Oh! This Gentile stands with Jews! raging moderate Sep 2019 #1
Thanks for your kind message. Allies are important. JudyM Sep 2019 #32
At the minimum the professor should be fired still_one Sep 2019 #2
And blackballed. dchill Sep 2019 #3
I agree still_one Sep 2019 #4
+ 1 nt iluvtennis Sep 2019 #10
They should at LEAST be educated, elleng Sep 2019 #5
WTF? area51 Sep 2019 #6
At Hofstra? On Long Island, NY? For real? Paladin Sep 2019 #7
"Imagine a World without Jews" is possibly about the LEAST offensive thing in that article. thesquanderer Sep 2019 #8
Jesus, Mel Brooks, etc. grantcart Sep 2019 #15
I thought that including William Shatner was funny. RussellCattle Sep 2019 #28
yeah, that made me laugh mucifer Sep 2019 #33
LOL, William Shatner JudyM Sep 2019 #24
Adam Sandler's song about everyone that celebrates Hanukkah cannabis_flower Sep 2019 #29
Need some info about the college? packman Sep 2019 #9
Shocking! steventh Sep 2019 #11
Just awful...professors may know a lot of facts but lack overall understanding. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #12
The Nutty Professor The Wizard Sep 2019 #13
What was the subject of this class??? TNNurse Sep 2019 #14
Color me sceptical. Current President of Hofstra is Dr. Stuart Rabininowtz grantcart Sep 2019 #16
Lots of people hate their bosses. thesquanderer Sep 2019 #19
I just think that if there was widespread antisemitism that the President would take action grantcart Sep 2019 #22
re:"They were more likely to try and get the students to think of how Jews have enriched civilizatio thesquanderer Sep 2019 #25
Can you imagine a world without antisemitism? AJT Sep 2019 #17
Geezus! I hate the assumption of superiority among haters. ananda Sep 2019 #18
the World would be a bleak place indeed lunatica Sep 2019 #20
"Of course Europeans wouldn't know about that, the Holocaust is American history." --- WOW! Perseus Sep 2019 #21
Wow! Unbelievable!!! LiberalFighter Sep 2019 #23
That train is never late crazytown Sep 2019 #26
stupidity is on the rise. That gives rise to all these versions of hate. demigoddess Sep 2019 #27
Was this a Humanities class? Backseat Driver Sep 2019 #30
And here I thought "Imagine a World without Jews" was a way PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #31
Some thoughts on this overt antisemitism Red Pest Sep 2019 #34
Heartening to see so many postive responses. Behind the Aegis Sep 2019 #35
Concur MosheFeingold Sep 2019 #37
Seeing headline, i thought it might be a positive article about the contributions of Jews MyMission Sep 2019 #36
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