ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA OP-ED ZOA’s Tuchman/Klein – JPost Op-Ed: U.S. Jewish Students are Not Protected By U.S. Civil Rights Office The antisemitic hostility on campus is frightening; the results of a recent Anti-Defamation League/Hillel International survey bear that out. By Susan B. Tuchman, Esq. and Morton A. Klein (NOVEMBER 27, 2021 / JPOST) If you’re worried about rising campus antisemitism and its impact on young Jews, you’ll be alarmed to know that the one federal agency tasked with addressing this problem – the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – has spent years dragging its feet. It’s time for OCR to promptly and vigorously protect Jewish students’ legal right to a campus environment that’s physically and psychologically safe. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits racial and ethnic discrimination in federally funded programs, which includes all public and almost all private universities. Under Title VI, a school must promptly and effectively address antisemitic harassment and prevent it from recurring, or risk losing its federal funding. The antisemitic hostility on campus is frightening; the results of a recent Anti-Defamation League/Hillel International survey bear that out. Some 43% of Jewish college students experienced and/or witnessed antisemitic activity in the past year, and most who experience antisemitism don’t report it. This should set off alarm bells at OCR. But several student-supported Title VI cases are stagnating. One, against Rutgers University, has been sitting at the agency for more than 10 years, and we have not been able to get OCR even to respond to our repeated requests for information about the case’s status. The Zionist Organization of America filed its complaint against Rutgers in 2011. After we waited three years for a decision, OCR closed the case in 2014 for insufficient evidence. Four years later, OCR finally accepted the ZOA’s appeal, vacating its earlier decision and reopening the case, to determine whether a hostile environment had existed at Rutgers in 2011 and exists today. READ MORE ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA 2021 VIRTUAL SUPERSTAR GALA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2021 REGISTER NOW! ‌ ‌ ‌ About Us News Videos ZOA Report Events Founded in 1897, ZOA played a key role in the Jewish State's re-establishment. Today, ZOA is the leading major American Jewish organization courageously defending Israel and the Jewish people; fighting against all forms of antisemitism, including anti-Jewish boycotts; and promoting the Jewish people's lawful right to live in and settle historic Jewish lands. ZOA exposes that a Palestinian state would endanger Israel's existence; presents the facts about the Arab/Islamic war against Israel; and combats the anti-Israel lie that Israel is an "occupier" of her own land. ZOA spearheaded long battles to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and apply civil rights protections to Jewish students. ZOA provides free legal assistance and programs to pro-Israel students at numerous college campuses. ZOA's bold, unapologetic voice has a significant impact on public discourse and policy. DONATE NOW Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2021, All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave, 31 B, New York, NY 10017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]