Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in Canada earlier this month as he allegedly tried to enter the US.
Students traveled from campuses all over Israel to participate in the Chabad on Campus - INEXG Israel event.
While the vast majority of the formerly Orthodox have not turned their experiences into memoirs, the last few decades have seen a growing body of artistic, theatrical, musical and academic work.
On Thursday, the City Council will vote on a resolution to honor both, turning Landing Day from an event marked by a few Jewish leaders into an official date on the city’s calendar.
Jewish communities in New York face rising antisemitism, struggling between prioritizing safety or standing firm in their identity.
NYC rabbis are pressing the UJA-Federation of New York to support a ceasefire deal for the release of Israeli hostages in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Separate from a picket line protest, the Alma Mater Statue was drenched in red paint in protest of the administration's failure to comply with anti-Israel demands.
Some protesters wore Hamas headbands, and one man waved a banner emblazoned with the images of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and PFLP General Secretary Ahmad Saadat.
While anti-Israel activists have long said that they had been attacked with military-grade chemical weapons, Columbia University said that a pro-Israel student had used novelty fart spray.
Religion was the most common bias motivation followed by race, ethnicity, national origin and sexual orientation.
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