Harvard, MIT & Penn
Reflecting on the antisemitic situation at Harvard, MIT, and Penn today has left me so sad, angry, and perplexed. Despite not celebrating Hanukkah, I recognize it as a season of peace, extending into Christmas and the New Year. Basic human rights are fundamental rights and freedoms that every person is entitled to, irrespective of race, nationality, gender, religion, or any other status. Right to life. Freedom from inhumane treatment. Right to health. Right to work. Freedom of religion. Right to equality. Right to education. Yet a significant flaw in our country lies in the education system. Straying from a consistent history curriculum, coupled with the passing of WWII veterans who often kept reservation about their experiences, including my grandfather who assisted in liberating Bergen-Belsen and working under General Patton in the United States Army, has deprived us of crucial lessons. The haunting memories of the atrocities endured by these veterans and survivors persisted until t