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Columbia University Office’s Statement On Pittsburgh Massacre Doesn’t Mention Jews Or Anti-Semitism

Hank Berrien

In the wake of the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue that was the worst attack on American Jews in the country’s history, with 11 Jews murdered and six others wounded, the Columbia student life office, which describes itself as “your hub for University-wide student life information and initiatives,” issued an email with its statement that left out two words: “Jews” and “anti-Semitism.”

The email stated:

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