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Activist Accused of Antisemitism Speaks at Virtual GU Event Despite Student Backlash

Activist Accused of Antisemitism Speaks at Virtual GU Event Despite Student Backlash

By Caitlin McLean October 23, 2020

Miko Peled, a Jewish pro-Palestinian writer and activist who has been accused of posting antisemitic tweets, spoke at an event Sunday despite widespread condemnation from students and campus organizations. Peled’s...

COURTESY GEORGE TABOADA | The earlier graffiti used the same antisemitic imagery and tropes as the graffiti an unknown vandal left outside Hardy Middle School.

Antisemitic Drawings Discovered in Burleith Weeks Prior to Hardy Middle School Defacement

By Clara Grudberg June 9, 2020

This article directly references content that is potentially upsetting. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Antisemitic flyers and drawings were spotted by Burleith...

GradGov Faces Bias Complaint From VP

GradGov Faces Bias Complaint From VP

By Harrison McBride and Jaime Moore-Carrillo February 14, 2020

This article directly references content that is potentially upsetting. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University Graduate Student Government Vice...

4th Annual Women's March Sees Decrease in Attendance

4th Annual Women’s March Sees Decrease in Attendance

By Giulia Testa January 24, 2020

The fourth annual Women’s March on Washington drew a crowd of around 10,000 people Saturday, approximately a sixth of the estimated 65,000 people who attended last year’s march. Several Georgetown...

FILE PHOTO: KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA | Members of the Jewish Student Association attended a Muslim prayer service March 22, a week following the deadly shooting at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand that killed 50 worshippers.

Muslim, Jewish Communities Demonstrate Solidarity After Tragedy

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 5, 2019

Every Friday, Muslim Life at Georgetown University runs weekly Jum’ah prayer services at 1:30 p.m. in Bulldog Alley. At the March 22 service, attendees grappled with responding to a devastating massacre....

VIEWPOINT: Redefine Modern Antisemitism

By Rebecca Stekol March 15, 2019

At 19 years old, I still find it difficult to answer basic questions pertaining to my national and cultural identity. Denationalization, the removal of a group of people from a national consciousness...

NATALIE ISE/ THE HOYA As incidents of antisemitism persist in the United States, Georgetown's Center for Jewish Civilization continues to attract more students

Center for Jewish Civilization Nears 100th Member

By Grey Rosenzweig and Elizabeth Ash November 14, 2018

As a Jewish student at Georgetown University, Sam Appel (COL ’20) was not interested in taking classes within the minor offered by the the Center for Jewish Civilization when he arrived his freshman...

VIEWPOINT: Mourning Alone

By Lizzie Hyman November 13, 2018

Just two weeks have passed since a shooter killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue. While the rest of the world is moving on to the next big story, the Jewish community is still mourning. As a Jewish...

EDITORIAL: Combat Campus Antisemitism

By Editorial Board November 9, 2018

As the United States mourns another tragedy fueled by bigotry, members of the Georgetown University community — both students and administrators — must look inward to realize the danger of enabling...

VIEWPOINT: Study Roots of Synagogue Attack

By Paige Harouse and Nathan Wecht November 2, 2018

Our parents were married here. Our friends became bar and bat mitzvah here. On Saturday, 11 of our neighbors were killed here. On Oct. 27, an antisemitic gunman gunned down 11 innocent people in the...

After Antisemitic Shooting, GU Mourns, Calls for Action

After Antisemitic Shooting, GU Mourns, Calls for Action

By Alexandra Bowman November 2, 2018

Georgetown’s Jewish community and its allies are calling for action against antisemitism in the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Robert Bowers entered...

VIEWPOINT: Rising Above Despair

VIEWPOINT: Rising Above Despair

By Rev. Brandon Harris November 2, 2018

Three years ago, the killing of nine black worshippers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., created outrage and fear in the black community. Now, as the country mourns another...

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