Yeshiva University, an elite Jewish college in New York, is being flooded with applications from students and faculty fleeing 'rampant antisemitism' from other schools.
The antisemitism that has surfaced on U.S. college campuses since Israel was attacked by Hamas terrorists in October has sent Jewish students and faculty fleeing. Now, America's — and the world's — flagship Jewish institution, Yeshiva University, is bursting at the seams. Yeshiva recently hit record-high enrollment, with transfer applications up 53%.
The private orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York announced it was at capacity before the fresh round of anti-Israel protests that began a few weeks ago at neighboring campuses Columbia and NYU. But after watching the violent demonstrations spread and continue to rage at schools throughout the country, Yeshiva decided to open its doors to more Jewish students and faculty across the country who feel threatened by their campus climates.
Although the deadline for transfer applications had already passed, Yeshiva President Rabbi Ari Berman reopened its transfer portal for undergraduate students last week and announced the school is also creating new faculty positions as it continues to receive inquiries from academic staff at top-tier universities looking for an institution with values that align with their own. Rabbi Berman was in Jerusalem Oct. 7 when Israel was attacked.
What we're seeing right now is … these students have been indulged," Berman said of the protests. "They've been coddled, they've been acting inappropriately and scaring their fellow Jewish students since Oct. 7.
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