Washington University in St. Louis has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students leaving uncomfortable campuses - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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Washington University in St. Louis has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students leaving uncomfortable campuses - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

During Lauren Eckstein’s freshman year at Pomona College, her grandparents pledged $1.2 million to the private school toward a scholarship to support refugee students. They gave the money, a press release said at the time, in honor of their family’s own refugee background, having fled antisemitism in Europe. That was in December 2022. Less than one year later, following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, Eckstein herself was looking to leave th…

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Since Oct. 7, Washington University in St. Louis Has Quietly Opened Its Doors to Jewish Students Leaving Uncomfortable Campus Environments

According to the student paper, around 20 students in total have reportedly utilized the program, including Eckstein and several other Jewish students who said they left other prestigious schools over antisemitic environments. By Andrew Lapin, JTA During Lauren Eckstein’s freshman year at Pomona College, her grandparents pledged $1.2 million to the private school toward a scholarship to support refugee students. They gave the money, a press rele…