The world as it should be: reflections on the DePaul student encampment
JVL Introduction
Rabbi Brant Rosen reports on the destruction of the student protest encampment at DePaul university, a large private Catholic university in Chicago.
It was accomplished by the might of the Chicago Police Force in full riot gear, brought in by the university administration acting in bad faith.
Rabbi Rosen writes:
“I want it to be known, for the record, that Jewish students – many of them members of Jews 4 Justice at DePaul, were an integral part of the DePaul Liberation Zone community. And I want to say as clear as I possibly can that the cynical characterization of this encampment – and others like it across the country – as bastions of Jew hatred could not be farther from the truth. As a Jewish person, I was welcomed into this community as an honored guest.”
RK
This article was originally published by Shalom Rav on Fri 17 May 2024. Read the original here.
The world as it should be: reflections on the DePaul student encampment
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Shameful behaviour from the hierarchy.
Powerful response, Rabbi Brant.
ONLY RESPECT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THESE STUDENTS & to RABBI BRANT….🕊️🕊️🕊️for being on the correct side of humanity.
Very moving article. The students involved in the Vincent De Paul university encampment are very courageous and like the students in other encampments in USA and in this country are inspiring more and more people to make a stand. Brant Rosen sums up the significance and humanity underlying their protest perfectly.