Jewish students from across the country testified about the rampant antisemtism they are facing at their college campuses at a congressional hearing last week. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Another student, Joe Gindi, said antisemitism was surging at Rutgers University as well, arguing that some of the university's staff and administrators are "complicit" in the spread due to their inaction, and – in some cases – encouragement.
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"It is time to wake up America and understand what is happening on our college campuses," he said.
Shabbas Kestenbaum, a student at Harvard, said he and his classmates are resorting to legal measures.
Student testimony in Washington came just days after California high school students walked out in protest after a Jewish student was called a "dirty Jew" and attacked last week. (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Their testimony came just days after California high school students walked out in protest after a Jewish student was called a "dirty Jew" and attacked last week.
Danielle Eshed, 15, said a student screamed antisemitic comments before attacking her in late February.
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"He called me a dirty Jew, and then I said something out of defense," Eshed told KTLA-TV Channel 5. "He said he was going to beat me up, and I didn’t believe him until he got up, pushed me and started punching me repeatedly in the neck and the back."
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
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