Judith Shulevitz
@judithshul.bsky.social
Essayist, critic.
Magazine: The Atlantic. Book: The Sabbath World
Articles: linktr.ee/judithshul.
Magazine: The Atlantic. Book: The Sabbath World
Articles: linktr.ee/judithshul.
The important thing to note about the latest right-wing Jewish conspiracy to shut down political protest and freedom of expression in the name of antisemitism is...most of the people involved are Christians.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The important thing to note about the latest right-wing Jewish conspiracy to shut down political protest and freedom of expression in the name of antisemitism is...most of the people involved are Christians.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
Twitter: Break heads! Deport visa holders! Shut Columbia down! Never hire a single graduate!
Bsky: How dare they call the NYPD? Or arrest people trying to leave a library [after storming and vandalizing it]? Why, students were injured [resisting arrest]!
Twitter and Bsky: You deserve each other.
Bsky: How dare they call the NYPD? Or arrest people trying to leave a library [after storming and vandalizing it]? Why, students were injured [resisting arrest]!
Twitter and Bsky: You deserve each other.
May 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Twitter: Break heads! Deport visa holders! Shut Columbia down! Never hire a single graduate!
Bsky: How dare they call the NYPD? Or arrest people trying to leave a library [after storming and vandalizing it]? Why, students were injured [resisting arrest]!
Twitter and Bsky: You deserve each other.
Bsky: How dare they call the NYPD? Or arrest people trying to leave a library [after storming and vandalizing it]? Why, students were injured [resisting arrest]!
Twitter and Bsky: You deserve each other.
Reposted by Judith Shulevitz
“Columbia should use its endowment to fight Trump!”
Great idea: let's liquidate 271 years of institutional capital, get wrecked by hedge funds, and hope alumni Venmo us the difference.
A financial reality check no one asked for but desperately need 👇
standcolumbia.org/2025/03/29/i...
Great idea: let's liquidate 271 years of institutional capital, get wrecked by hedge funds, and hope alumni Venmo us the difference.
A financial reality check no one asked for but desperately need 👇
standcolumbia.org/2025/03/29/i...
Issue #037: No, the Endowment Cannot Be Used to “Fight Trump” - Stand Columbia Society
Recently, a new narrative has begun making its way around the higher education commentariat: that Columbia University should “use its $15 billion endowment to fight Trump.” It’s a tempting, feel-good ...
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March 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“Columbia should use its endowment to fight Trump!”
Great idea: let's liquidate 271 years of institutional capital, get wrecked by hedge funds, and hope alumni Venmo us the difference.
A financial reality check no one asked for but desperately need 👇
standcolumbia.org/2025/03/29/i...
Great idea: let's liquidate 271 years of institutional capital, get wrecked by hedge funds, and hope alumni Venmo us the difference.
A financial reality check no one asked for but desperately need 👇
standcolumbia.org/2025/03/29/i...
A shocking detail from the Signal affair that you may not have known (from the Jewish Insider):
March 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A shocking detail from the Signal affair that you may not have known (from the Jewish Insider):
Frank Foer's excellent deep dive into antisemitism at Columbia dredges up so much astounding stuff that no one else in the mainstream media has written about, it almost feels like samizdat. Gift link.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Columbia University’s Anti-Semitism Problem
If the bullying of Jewish students had happened to any other group, the institution would be appalled.
www.theatlantic.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Frank Foer's excellent deep dive into antisemitism at Columbia dredges up so much astounding stuff that no one else in the mainstream media has written about, it almost feels like samizdat. Gift link.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Chaim Grade's latest novel, which I've reviewed in the Atlantic, jams almost too much life into its pages. Not a criticism: the streets of prewar Jewish Eastern Europe also overflowed. Grade’s prose reproduces the way Jews thronged in their tight quarters.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Last Great Yiddish Novel
Chaim Grade’s Sons and Daughters rescues a destroyed world.
www.theatlantic.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Chaim Grade's latest novel, which I've reviewed in the Atlantic, jams almost too much life into its pages. Not a criticism: the streets of prewar Jewish Eastern Europe also overflowed. Grade’s prose reproduces the way Jews thronged in their tight quarters.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I have to say that the crudeness of the language and the absence of reasoning in most of the negative responses to my posts somewhat vitiate their critique.
March 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I have to say that the crudeness of the language and the absence of reasoning in most of the negative responses to my posts somewhat vitiate their critique.
1/ I strongly defend Mahmoud Khalil's right to *have* rights, due process, and all the other protections to which his green card entitles him. The way he is being treated is egregious and wrong. But I think we should be clear about what he has done. His actions do not constitute protected speech
March 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
1/ I strongly defend Mahmoud Khalil's right to *have* rights, due process, and all the other protections to which his green card entitles him. The way he is being treated is egregious and wrong. But I think we should be clear about what he has done. His actions do not constitute protected speech
1/ Is Trump really worried about antisemitism at universities? Doubtful. He goes after higher ed because that's popular with his base, then blames his aggression on the Jews. I'd bet that most Jews--including many observant ones--don't like being used to justify a lawless assault on
March 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
1/ Is Trump really worried about antisemitism at universities? Doubtful. He goes after higher ed because that's popular with his base, then blames his aggression on the Jews. I'd bet that most Jews--including many observant ones--don't like being used to justify a lawless assault on
1/ It’s possible to think two thoughts at once: 1. Khalil’s detention is Palmer-Raid-level abuse and 2. Khalil probably does support Hamas, because that’s the often-stated position of CUAD, the group he worked with.
March 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
1/ It’s possible to think two thoughts at once: 1. Khalil’s detention is Palmer-Raid-level abuse and 2. Khalil probably does support Hamas, because that’s the often-stated position of CUAD, the group he worked with.
Rabbi Sharon Brous gets it exactly right: www.instagram.com/reel/DHBrLhW...
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March 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Rabbi Sharon Brous gets it exactly right: www.instagram.com/reel/DHBrLhW...
"Wait, can they actually do that [to Columbia]? The answer is plainly no."
www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/03/wait...
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Wait, Can He Actually Do That? Part 8: Trump Cancels Columbia
On Friday of last week, the Trump administration announced that it was canceling $400 million in grants to and contracts with Columbia Univ...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Wait, can they actually do that [to Columbia]? The answer is plainly no."
www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/03/wait...
www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/03/wait...
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Putnam acknowledged in an NYT interview that he depends on his wife for all his social connections! Yet, he still hasn't realized that women today are too f*ing tired and fed up to keep doing that work for men. Especially if men aren't helping with care at home.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/m...
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/m...
Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely
The author of “Bowling Alone” warned us about social isolation and its effect on democracy a quarter century ago. Things have only gotten worse.
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March 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Putnam acknowledged in an NYT interview that he depends on his wife for all his social connections! Yet, he still hasn't realized that women today are too f*ing tired and fed up to keep doing that work for men. Especially if men aren't helping with care at home.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/m...
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/m...
For those who couldn't call up the Stand Columbia newsletter, here's the right link: standcolumbia.org/2025/03/08/i...
March 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For those who couldn't call up the Stand Columbia newsletter, here's the right link: standcolumbia.org/2025/03/08/i...
My distant cousin Uri Shulevitz (we never figured out how far removed), one of the most magical children's book authors and illustrators, died three weeks ago. Whether you have children or not, you should experience the pleasure of looking at his books. Baruch Dayan Ha-Emet.
March 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My distant cousin Uri Shulevitz (we never figured out how far removed), one of the most magical children's book authors and illustrators, died three weeks ago. Whether you have children or not, you should experience the pleasure of looking at his books. Baruch Dayan Ha-Emet.
Reposted by Judith Shulevitz
“Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk using an arrangement that shields their identities from public view” www.ft.com/content/6685...
Chinese investors privately take stakes in Elon Musk’s companies
Asset managers have been promoting tech mogul’s ties to Donald Trump to lure capital to xAI, Neuralink and SpaceX
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March 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
“Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk using an arrangement that shields their identities from public view” www.ft.com/content/6685...
My dear friend @davidberreby.bsky.social comments, "Surely they're at risk because the Trump administration seized on a pretext for its planned attacks on academia. Why blame kids for decisions of the regime?" My answer. 🧵⬇️
1/ Not a pretext, because that suggests the government lacked cause. Yes, the govt is corrupt, thuggish, and authoritarian. I'll get to that. But first, CU. It has been in violation of Title VI for 15 mos, due to its refusal or failure to discipline protesters who threatened and harassed ...
March 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
My dear friend @davidberreby.bsky.social comments, "Surely they're at risk because the Trump administration seized on a pretext for its planned attacks on academia. Why blame kids for decisions of the regime?" My answer. 🧵⬇️
“Research, careers, labs, and livelihoods—and students, junior faculty, early career investigators, trainees, and other learners they support—are at risk because of a few disruptive protestors (egged on by radicals unaffiliated with the university) living in an alternate reality.
March 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“Research, careers, labs, and livelihoods—and students, junior faculty, early career investigators, trainees, and other learners they support—are at risk because of a few disruptive protestors (egged on by radicals unaffiliated with the university) living in an alternate reality.
My X feed is all "Columbia had it coming!" My Bsky feed is all "Columbia's a victim of fascism!" Me: both are true. Just bec a corrupt thuggish govt exploits a bad situation, that doesn't mean the situation isn't bad. Yes, Virginia, there is Jew hatred at Columbia. Not just tolerated but defended.
March 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My X feed is all "Columbia had it coming!" My Bsky feed is all "Columbia's a victim of fascism!" Me: both are true. Just bec a corrupt thuggish govt exploits a bad situation, that doesn't mean the situation isn't bad. Yes, Virginia, there is Jew hatred at Columbia. Not just tolerated but defended.
A whole generation is being deprived of higher education. Universities aren’t taking graduate students. Scholarships are being withdrawn. Labs are closing. It’s like we’re living under the Khmer Rouge.
March 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
A whole generation is being deprived of higher education. Universities aren’t taking graduate students. Scholarships are being withdrawn. Labs are closing. It’s like we’re living under the Khmer Rouge.
No one has ever tried harder to get arrested than the protesters at Barnard. They're as happy as can be right now.
They threw their all into it: pamphlets with Hamas logos on them. Poster of Sinwar, "Wanted" poster of Barnard v-p. Screaming into a bullhorn in a library. Etc.
They threw their all into it: pamphlets with Hamas logos on them. Poster of Sinwar, "Wanted" poster of Barnard v-p. Screaming into a bullhorn in a library. Etc.
March 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
No one has ever tried harder to get arrested than the protesters at Barnard. They're as happy as can be right now.
They threw their all into it: pamphlets with Hamas logos on them. Poster of Sinwar, "Wanted" poster of Barnard v-p. Screaming into a bullhorn in a library. Etc.
They threw their all into it: pamphlets with Hamas logos on them. Poster of Sinwar, "Wanted" poster of Barnard v-p. Screaming into a bullhorn in a library. Etc.
Uncanny visual resemblance to Jan 6.
Free Palestine protesters at Barnard College stormed and occupied a campus building today to protest the expulsion of two students who disrupted an Israel history class when the spring semester started.
February 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Uncanny visual resemblance to Jan 6.
Robert Pinsky, describing being hissed at a bookstore decades ago, identifies a genre of protest all too familiar today--innocent, totalitarian, "so naïvely high-minded, so confidently habitual as a cultural gesture, that it doesn’t know it is dictatorial." www.newyorker.com/books/second...
A Song on Porcelain
Czesław Miłosz lost his homeland to a Stalinist regime. What have we Americans valued in our own cultural past that might now feel lost or troubling?
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February 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Robert Pinsky, describing being hissed at a bookstore decades ago, identifies a genre of protest all too familiar today--innocent, totalitarian, "so naïvely high-minded, so confidently habitual as a cultural gesture, that it doesn’t know it is dictatorial." www.newyorker.com/books/second...