Lily Cohen

A Vitriolic Response to Standing Up for Being Jewish on Campus

By JAC Senior Intern Lily Cohen
 
These are frightening times to be Jewish in America, and even more so to be a student on a college campus. College should be a safe place for productive conversations about differing opinions. However, as antisemitism has invaded colleges across the country and my personal space, my campus has not been that place.
 
As a Junior at Northwestern University in Evanston, just 30 minutes outside of Chicago, I have seen antisemitic incidents on campus over the past three years.