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Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff
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We believe that the fight against antisemitism cannot be separated from the struggle against all forms of oppression.

Learn more and join us:
https://concernedjewishfaculty.org

Our statements:
https://www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/statements
In our own Shadow Report, we offer a way forward: to combat antisemitism in a way that safeguards bedrock democratic principles of equality, free speech, academic freedom, and due
process.

www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/commission-s...
CJFS Commission Shadow Report | Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff
www.concernedjewishfaculty.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Excellent longform piece on weaponization of antisemitism, in MA and elsewhere, by @tomdispatch.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Remember: Trump's antisemitism investigations of universities are being prosecuted by Hitler fans.

They are doing antisemitism under cover of fighting antisemitism

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
DOJ lawyer in Harvard case once wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
CJFS member Ben Allen: The Commission "has not been responsive to the community it purports to protect. We are Jewish orgs too: @workerscircle.bsky.social , CJFS, @ifnotnowmovement.org , @jvp.bsky.social , MA Synagogue Network on Israel-Palestine, @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social & many more.”
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is the problem in equating criticism of a country with bias against its people. Not only is it logically and morally wrong, but it leads to some very disturbing implications. Is the message here that all countries should be free of criticism or consequences for their actions?
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Our Shadow Report outlines best practices for combating antisemitism without undermining the rights of other groups, and highlights the misinformation, biases, and false assumptions that drove the Commission's approach

drive.google.com/file/d/1GqhR...
CJFS Commission Shadow Report.pdf
drive.google.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In a number of cases, anonymous single-paragraph complaints, with no supporting evidence provided, spurred full-scale Title VI investigations.

“Government civil rights enforcement is now being driven by the equivalent of a YouTube comment section.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows
A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM