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George Washington U bans student from campus after speech calling to divest from Israel

Pro-Israel students and alumni had urged the school to discipline the speaker and a dean who thanked her for “sharing your words and your views.”

 Cecilia Culver, a recent graduate of George Washington University, uses her commencement speech to urge her fellow graduates not to donate to the university unless it divests from Israel, May 17, 2025, Washington, D.C.
 Demonstrators gather at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in University Yard at George Washington University in Washington, US, May 2, 2024.

George Washington University suspends JVP chapter as colleges prepare for Israel protests

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place at University Yard on the campus of George Washington University, in Washington, DC, last week. Protesters shouted ‘Whose campus? Our campus!’ says the writer.

Congress cancels hearing on George Washington U protests after police clear encampment

 A statue depicting first American president George Washington seen at the Federal Hall National Memorial, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, USA. December 25, 2013.

Unmarked graves reveal George Washington’s centuries-old family secrets


George Washington's history with the Jews of the US

Rabbi Tuvia Geffen: This day should be held in high regard by Jews. This is the day when George Washington, the founder of the American government, was born.

 Arthur Szyk: George Washington from ‘George Washington and His Times,’ Paris, 1931. (Courtesy of Irvin Ungar, Historicana)

George Washington U students project anti-Israel messages on campus building

The messages — including “Glory To Our Martyrs,” “Divestment From Zionist Genocide Now,” and “Free Palestine From The River To The Sea” — appeared on the side of a library building.

 THE TRUSTEES GATE at George Washington University (Illustrative).

American Jewish communities demand protection from antisemites - opinion

Antisemitism is spiking all across America. In April, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recorded more than 2,700 antisemitic incidents – the highest level on record since 1979.

Law enforcement vehicles are posted near a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during a hostage-taking incident, in January. (Shelby Tauber/Reuters)

George Washington's first letter to a US Jewish community to be auctioned

The address was a response to a statement made by Levi Sheftall, of the Sephardi Jewish community in Savannah, Georgia, who thanked the president for supporting religious tolerance.

A 1784 painting by Charles Willson Peale titled ‘George Washington at the Battle of Princeton.’

As a mixed-race Jew who presents white. Jessica Krug’s story eye-opening

I have gone through my life as a mixed-race person often wondering if I was Jewish enough or Mexican enough.

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University professor who faked an Afro-Latina identity resigns

“We hope that with this update our community can begin to heal and move forward.”

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GWU Professor faking Afro identity won't teach fall semester

The university made the announcement in a statement Friday, a day after Krug confessed her decades-long deception in a Medium post.

People await a formation of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to fly over the National Mall as a collaborative salute to first responders and other essential personnel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2020.

White Jewish professor investigated for pretending to be Black

The situation came to light after the publication of a blog post attributed to professor Jessica Krug, in which the white author confesses to falsely claiming Black Caribbean heritage.

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After Charlottesville, Trump violated Washington’s promise to US Jews

Shortly after George Washington became America’s first president, he undertook to reassure the young nation’s religious minorities that their rights would be safeguarded under this new republic.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news briefing at the White House in Washington, US, July 23, 2020

The American Revolution's fight for religious freedom

The water-stained diary pages recovered from the body of pastor Rev. Moses Allen showed the religious persecution inflicted by the British, faced by a Jewish colonel in the Continental Army.

The Battle of Long Island in the US Revolutionary War.

GWU students call for university to adopt antisemitic acts definition

In the letter, students said there are several forms of antisemitism on campus

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