impossible to cancel (i'm too funny) // host of The Uproar
May 20 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
Now that I’ve graduated Columbia University, it’s time to talk about the worst antisemitic attack I faced personally on campus.
I was fired from the Columbia Daily Spectator for being an Orthodox Jew. It had nothing to do with my opinions on Israel. Here’s the story🧵:
For two years, I was a staff writer and then a senior staff writer for the Columbia Daily Spectator university news section. I had close relationships with the reporters and editors on staff. In the beginning of September 2023, I took a break, and then Oct 7th occurred.
Nov 14, 2024 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Whether intentional or not, @Columbia’s Core Curriculum argues that Israelis are white and that Zionism is a purely European movements.
This couldn’t be more false — or racist.
A thread 🧵:
Columbia’s Core Curriculum is the “defining element of a Columbia College education,” according to their website. A few years ago, the “Global Core” requirement was added to introduce students to texts and traditions outside of the Western canon.
