JNS
US Jewish students transfer to friendlier schools post-Oct. 7
David Isaac
August 1, 2024

In the wake of the anti-Israel protests that swept across U.S. college campuses following the Hamas invasion on Oct. 7, anecdotal evidence suggests that Jewish students have started voting with their feet and decamping from the worst-offending schools. “We’ve seen an unprecedented number of students from top-tier institutions transfer to Yeshiva University, including from Columbia, Cornell and Barnard,” Yeshiva University President Rabbi Ari Berman told JNS…[Emmit] DeHart said he’s just one of a growing trend of Jewish students leaving problem campuses. He’s happy about his decision to go to a school “where being Jewish is normal and you can focus on your education without having to worry about all these protests and antisemitism.” READ MORE