Antisemitism Controversies Rock Ivy League Universities

Penn Hillel, a Jewish organization at the University of Pennsylvania, was vandalized by a student who shouted antisemitic obscenities and knocked over furniture. The incident occurred just before a morning prayer service for the Orthodox Jewish community. The student was apprehended by Penn Police and was found to be experiencing a crisis. Hillel has requested full-time security in front of the building and criticized the university for not taking a strong stance against antisemitism. The incident comes ahead of the Palestine Writes festival, where some speakers have been accused of making antisemitic remarks in the past.