Egg-throwing disrupts solemn Yom Ha Shoah event at college where antisemitism is allegedly an “ongoing issue”
Eggs were thrown at a New Jersey Jewish fraternity house, disrupting a solemn 24-hour reading of the names of Holocaust victims.
The incident took place at Rutgers-New Brunswick College during on event to mark Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day).
In a statement on social media, University Chancellor Dr Christopher Molloy said he was deeply disturbed by the harm caused to the Jewish community at the college. He expressed his “sincere support for our Jewish students, faculty and staff,” and his “full commitment to ensuring that all members of our community feel a sense of belonging.”
Dr Molloy also said that the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) were investigating the incident. John Cramer, Director of Public and Media Relations said that Rutgers was “committed to creating a campus environment in which all people are treated with respect.” He added that police patrols “have been increased in the area.”
The University’s Student Assembly also released a statement on Instagram saying that they “must be vigilant in our condemnation of such heinous acts” and “continue to hold those who perpetrate such hate accountable.”
However, the virtual organisation Jewish On Campus, which enables allows Jewish students across the United States to speak out against antisemitism, shared an anonymous claim from Rutgers alleging that antisemitism was an ongoing issue.
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