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Students Celebrate Jewish New Year Centering Hope, Resilience
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Amid the Israel-Hamas war, Jewish community leaders said they wanted to center joy and hope in Rosh Hashanah festivities.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/center-for-jewish-living/)
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, Jewish community leaders said they wanted to center joy and hope in Rosh Hashanah festivities.
Patrick Dai ’24 was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison due to posting multiple threats to Jewish students on Greekrank in October.
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff visited campus on Thursday to meet with Jewish student leaders and discuss ways to combat antisemitism on campus.
Patrick Dai ’24, a Cornell engineering student, was arraigned in the Northern District of New York on a federal charge for threats over interstate communication. He waived his right to a detention hearing.
A Cornell University student was changed on Tuesday in connection with the antisemitic threats posted online this weekend. Patrick Dai ’24 was interviewed by the FBI at the Cornell Police Department on Wednesday and admitted to posting the messages.
A suspect is in custody in connection to the antisemitic threats posted on the platform Greekrank this weekend. It is still unknown whether the suspect is affiliated with Cornell University.
Gov. Kathy Hochul addressed recent antisemitic threats against the Center for Jewish Living and kosher dining hall at a press conference Monday morning.
Threats against Jewish students and the Center for Jewish Living were posted to Cornell’s Greekrank forums on Sunday, Oct. 29. CUPD is actively investigating and the FBI has been notified of a potential hate crime.