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… reported June 8 that Wilson received backlash from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights organi- zation, and the Wayne State University Student Senate…
… for his statement. Wilson blocked the Student Senate from sending a mass email containing the anti- Israel resolution throughout the university. HILLEL RESPONDS Hillel of Metro Detroit…
… Boycott, Diverstment and Sanctions Movement (BDS). Immediately following the vote, Hillel of Metro Detroit’s WSU Student groups — the Jewish Student Organization, Students for Israel and AEPi…
… University Student Senate approved an anti-Israel resolution on Friday, May 27. The statement, posted on Instagram, “condemned all forms of antisemitism, Islamophobia and violence against Israeli and…
… on Thursday, June 3, addressing stu- dents and faculty: “Some members of the community have assumed that the [Student Senate] statement carries the endorsement of the university. It does not…
… campus leadership to advocate on important issues.” Starkman said that she hopes the university will adopt a definition of antisemitism that will help protect the Jewish students who are feeling…
…JUNE 17 • 2021 | 21 “Dad was a swash- buckler, a brilliant trail- blazing adventurer who loved every minute of his charmed life. Unlike me, my father not only accept- ed but embraced the years…
… of sacrifice and struggle. “I was not willing to pay the price. I would say the difference between us is this. I would say, ‘every ship needs a harbor.’ Stan would say, ‘every ship needs an…
… ocean.’” But they loved each other. “You know, Father’s Day was one of his favor- ite holidays,” his son said. When the great inventor was dying of prostate can- cer in 2012, Harvey helped organize…
… depth and menschkeit. “I am proud of him, not only as a son, but as a per- son. I am happy to have lived to have seen him with his wisdom and maturity.” This Father’s Day, Harvey Ovshinsky looks…