ANTISEMITIC DISRUPTIONS ON CAMPUS - ENSURING SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS - Hearing

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Hearing record of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions focused on ensuring safe learning environments for all students amid antisemitic disruptions on campus. The committee meeting opened with testimony framing the aftermath of October 7, 2023, describing harassment and attacks against Jewish students and citing reported antisemitic incidents with a sharp increase from 2022-2023. It highlights federal accountability under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and criticizes failures to respond or condemn these events, emphasizing a bipartisan need for action.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

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Pages174

Reading Time7 h 18 min

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Opening Statement of Senator Cassidy

Campus antisemitism incidents and impact

Federal accountability under Title VI

Witnesses

Carly Gammill

Levi Shemtov

Dr. Charles Asher Small

David Saperstein

Kenneth Stern

Additional Material

Letters and related articles

Questions for the Record

Responses to senators' questions

ANTISEMITIC DISRUPTIONS ON CAMPUS:ENSURING SAFE LEARNINGENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS HEARING OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH,EDUCATION,LABOR,AND PENSIONSUNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON EXAMINING ENSURING SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALLSTUDENTS,FOCUSING ON PROTESTS ON CAMPUS MARCH 27,2025 Printed for the use of the Committee on Health,Education,Labor,and Pensions 米 Available via the World Wide Web:http://www.govinfo.gou U.S.GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICEWASHINGTON:2026 60-598 PDF RAND PAUL,M.D.,KentuckySUSAN M.COLLINS,MaineLISA MURKOWSKI,AlaskaMARKWAYNE MULLIN.OklahomaROGER MARSHALL.M.D.KansasTIM SCOTT,South CarolinaJOSH HAWLEY,MissouriTOMMY TUBERVILLE.AlabamaJIM BANKS,IndianaJON HUSTED,OhioASHLEY MOODY.Florida COMMITTEE ON HEALTH,EDUCATION,LABOR,AND PENSIONS BILL CASSIDY,M.D.,Louisiana,Chairman BERNIE SANDERS ①),Vermont,RankingMember PATTY MURRAY,WashingtonTAMMY BALDWIN,WisconsinCHRISTOPHER MURPHY,ConnecticutTIM KAINE,Virginia MAGGIE HASSAN,New HampshireJOHN HICKENLOOPER,ColoradoED MARKEY,MassachusettsANDY KIM,New JerseyLISA BLUNT ROCHESTER,DelawareANGELA ALSOBROOKS,Maryland AMANDA LINCOLN,Majority Staff DirectorDANIELLE JANOWSKI,Majority Deputy Staff DirectorWARREN GUNNELS,Minority Staff DirectorZAIN RIZVI,Minority Deputy Staff Director CO N T E N T S STATEMENTS THURSDAY, MARCH 27,2025 Page CoMMITTEE MEMBERS Cassidy,Hon. Bill, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Opening statement………………………………………………………………………………………………Sanders, Hon. Bernie, Ranking Member,U.S. Senator from the State ofVermont, Opening statement…………………………………………………………………………………………………2 1 WITNESSES Gammill, Carly,Director of Legal Policy, StandWithUs Center for CombattingAntisemitism,Los Angeles, CA……………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Prepared statement………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 Summary statement…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11 Shemtov, Levi, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), Washington, DC……………………………………………………………………………………………………12Prepared statement……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15 Asher Small, Dr., Charles, Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, New York, NY…20 Prepared statement ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………22 Summary statement …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………27 Saperstein, David, Director Emeritus, Religious Action Center of Reform Ju- daism, Washington, DC……………………………………………………………………………………………………27Prepared statement ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………29 Summary statement………………………………………………………………………………………………………………39 Stern, Kenneth S., Director, Bard Center for the Study of Hate, Brooklyn, NY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………40 Prepared statement ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………43 Summary statement …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………86 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Statements, articles, publications,letters, etc. Banks,Hon. Jim: Letter to the Hon. Pam Bondi ……………………………………………………………………………113The New York Times article ……………………………………………………………………………………………………115 Cassidy, Hon. Bill: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America………………………………………………120 Statement from the Zionist Organization of America………………………………………123 American Jewish Medical Association Report ………………………………………………………………140 Sanders, Hon. Bernie: Minority Staff Report……………………………………………………………………………………………………………146Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America …………………………………………153 Jewish Electorate Institue …………………………………………………………………………………………………………156 QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD Response by Rabbi Shemtov to questions of: Senator Hassan …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………158 Page Response by Ms. Carly Gammil to questions of: Senator Scott ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………158 # ANTISEMITIC DISRUPTIONS ON CAMPUS:ENSURING SAFE LEARNINGENVIRO

FAQs

What is the hearing primarily concerned with?

It focuses on ensuring safe learning environments for all students in the context of antisemitic disruptions on campus, including harassment and attacks against Jewish students.

Why does the opening statement reference October 7, 2023?

It describes how the aftermath of October 7, 2023, saw violence and antisemitic demonstrations disrupt campuses for over a year.

What legal framework is cited regarding university responsibility?

The opening statement cites Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and argues that the Department of Education must hold universities accountable for failing to address discrimination on campus.

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