"This month, a judge ordered the University of Pennsylvania to justify its refusal to collect and disclose the names and personal contact information of Jewish faculty, staff and students to the federal government. Late last year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Penn to force compliance with this chilling demand, made in the name of fighting antisemitism. Jewish and non-Jewish community members at Penn and beyond have united to support the university's resistance to compiling and releasing data about members of campus Jewish organizations,"
"The Trump administration claims to act in the name of Jewish safety and against antisemitism, but this common reaction from groups with often divergent views may reflect a growing concern that its actions belie those laudable aims. If history teaches us anything, it is that making lists of Jews, no matter the ostensible purpose, is often a prelude to their and others' persecution."
A judge ordered the University of Pennsylvania to justify its refusal to collect and disclose names and contact information of Jewish faculty, staff and students to the federal government. Last year the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Penn to compel compliance, citing antisemitism concerns. Campus Jewish and non-Jewish organizations opposed the EEOC demand and supported Penn's resistance to compiling and releasing data about campus Jewish organizations, the Jewish studies department, and participants in listening sessions and surveys. Critics warn that lists of Jews, even if created for safety, can be leaked or repurposed, and historical precedents link such lists to persecution.
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