Word: hillel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There are many issues associated with Afro-American Studies at Harvard but black and Jewish relations is not one of them. Cedric Vessell's letter (Harvard Crimson, September 27) about Dean Rosovsky's speech at the Hillel convocation seeks to draw a connection between Rosovsky's positive assessment of the Jewish presence at Harvard, his support of Jewish studies, and what is seen as a weak Afro-American Studies Department. Vessell also implies that to be against racial quotas in admissions is to be opposed to increased black enrollment at Harvard, which, of course, is an oversimplification. But most disturbing...
Dershowitz told the Hillel audience that "we don't have to shrink from criticism. The tragedy is that many American Jews feel they must support Israel in every case; this...
...article on page thirteen of the September 17 issue of the morning Boston Globe entitled "Harvard opens center for Jewish community," he initially discusses the parallel between the increasing numbers of Jews at Harvard and the movement of Hillel toward the center of campus. Rosovsky said, "Harvard has helped in many ways. Most of all Harvard has made us feel at home. We are neither hyphenated nor second class citizens. We have to be leaders in keeping Harvard's gates open to all those who have the merit to enter." Though against quotas, Rosovsky said he favored "sympathy and tolerance...
Today we are not a multitude. And the deteriorating status of the department decreases the chances of bringing in African American faculty, especially outside of "Afro-Am." Like Hillel, the development of the African American Studies Department parallels our movement at Harvard. With its inception in 1969, the department signalled increasing numbers of faculty and students. This "second class" status may be the signal of decreasing numbers of faculty and students. Compare this with the increasing numbers of Jews in the faculty and the student body...