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The ongoing anti-Israel demonstrations astatine elite U.S. colleges and universities are precisely what happened in Germany successful nan 1920s, conscionable years earlier Nazis took complete nan country, according to nan caput of nan Holocaust museum.
Dani Dayan, nan president of Yad Vashem, nan World Holocaust Remembrance Center, wrote a missive to Columbia University President Minouche Shafik connected Friday, April 26, to pass her astir imaginable consequences should nan anti-Israeli sentiment proceed to foster and grow.
"Heidelberg University successful Germany was not little prestigious than Columbia," Dayan wrote. "In nan 1920s it was a halfway of wide thinking. A decade later a mob of Heidelberg students burned Jewish and different 'corrupt' books successful Universitätsplatz (‘University Square’). Its module developed pseudo-academic fields for illustration race theory, eugenics and forced euthanasia. Heidelberg did person administrators. Unfortunately, it lacked civilized leadership."
He added: "The Jewish People was dispersed for 2 millennia, taxable to persecutions, forced conversions, discrimination, pogroms and yet nan extermination of six cardinal Jews successful nan Holocaust. We returned to our ancestral homeland. Pursuing nan demolition and erasure of nan Jewish State is not little barbaric than group laws. Will Columbia beryllium remembered arsenic Heidelberg? To a very ample extent, it is up to you, Madam."
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Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, wrote a missive to Columbia University President Minouche Shafik connected Friday, April 26, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/picture confederation via Getty Images)
"A awesome civilized conflict was delivered to your doorsteps. Rise to nan occasion. Lead pinch civilized principles, not only pinch administrative regulations. Speak up," he added successful nan letter.
The chairman’s informing comes arsenic thousands of students astatine schools for illustration Columbia University, nan University of Southern California, MIT, UT-Austin and others are protesting against Israel and its warfare pinch Hamas successful Gaza. Hundreds of students astatine these schools person been arrested.
"I constitute to you successful respective capacities: arsenic Chairman of Yad Vashem, nan flagship institution of Holocaust remembrance; arsenic a erstwhile Consul General of Israel to New York (a position successful which I collaborated often pinch your predecessor); and past but not slightest arsenic nan proud begetter of a Columbia alum (GS ’21 and SIPA ’22)," Dayan’s missive started.
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan warned Columbia University astir imaginable consequences should anti-Israeli sentiment proceed to foster and grow. (Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
"Madam President, nan Presidency of Columbia University is 1 of nan astir important activity positions successful nan world world. The President of Columbia is not – arsenic sometimes erroneously referred – an administrator. He aliases she is chosen to beryllium a Leader," it continued.
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"All nan decisions you precocious made were administrative successful nature: to telephone nan NYPD to evacuate nan forbidden encampment, to let its re-establishment, to activate aliases deactivate credentials, to move to online teaching. Even your determination to discuss is administrative successful nature.
"Madam, nan clip requires activity decisions. Your illustrious profession brought you to nan Presidency of Columbia not to beryllium a CEO aliases a Crisis Manager but to lead. To lead academically and moreover much important, to lead morally," it read.
The rider that accosted Adams accused him of leaving nan authorities while anti-Israel agitators were being arrested by constabulary astatine Columbia University successful caller days. (Peter Gerber)
Dayan past urged President Shafik to "take a stand" arsenic "thousands of Columbia faculty, unit and students telephone for nan elimination of nan State of Israel and nan abolition of Zionism."
"Not a governmental stand. A civilized stand. When it becomes crystal clear that abolishing nan beingness of nan Jewish State is simply a prevalent ideology successful Columbia — nan President of nan institution cannot stay silent," he added.
Anti-Israel agitators conception an encampment connected Columbia University’s field successful New York City connected Monday, April 22, 2024. The assemblage announced that each classes would beryllium held virtually coming successful consequence to nan ongoing demonstrations connected campus. (Peter Gerber)
Dayan past cited nan Talmud, aliases Jewish belief law, and said it teaches: "Silence is admission."
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"Silence inevitably will beryllium interpreted arsenic tolerance or, moreover worst, consent," he reiterated.
Dayan past citied nan Talmud, aliases Jewish belief law, and said it teaches: "Silence is admission." (GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Adding: "Your determination to woody only pinch nan behaviour – aliases nan manners – of nan demonstrators is not sustainable. A polite KKK personnel is arsenic bad – and astir apt much vulnerable – than a thuggish one. A civilized leader will conflict some pinch nan aforesaid determination."
He past called nan Columbia University president to act.
"Madam President, clip has travel for you to return a stand: tin nan promotion of nan elimination of Israel – pinch aliases without genocide of its Jewish organization - beryllium a morganatic cause, precocious successful world syllabi, lectures, events, demonstrations and encampments successful Columbia University aliases – for illustration apartheid, misogyny, homophobia, achromatic supremacism – is truthful bad that will not beryllium tolerated. Each day, each hr you evade making a nationalist determination of this quality and acting accordingly – you really determine affirmatively."
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The Yad Vashem president concluded his missive pinch a quote from Elie Wiesel, nan Holocaust subsister and Nobel Peace laureate who defined indifference arsenic "the astir insidious threat of all."
He besides referenced nan Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whom he quoted arsenic saying that "the hottest spot successful Hell is reserved for those who stay neutral successful times of awesome civilized conflict."
