Jewish students at the University of Denver gathered Friday evening to show solidarity and strength following multiple acts of antisemitism on campus this week. via robharristv
Two students had their mezuzahs torn down and defiled, and a third had pork products glued to their dorm room door, according to the University of Denver Hillel student group. The university has confirmed it is investigating, and will include the incidents as hate crimes in its annual report.
“It’s been a really hard week, I think, to watch students really struggle with deciding how to present Jewishly in this world,” said DU Hillel director Lily Gross. “They’re scared. They’re not quite sure if this is a safe place for them.” The DU Jewish community, and some of their non-Jewish classmates and neighbors, decided to respond with solidarity and resilience with an event it called Jewnity Shabbat Hop Friday evening. Many gathered at the university’s Community Commons building to sing songs of unity and light candles to end a “dark week,” before walking to the DU Hillel center for Shabbat dinner.
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