UPenn Student Rips the University for Telling Students Not to Wear Symbols of Judaism to Avoid Harassment: ‘I Refuse To Go Back to 1939’

YAKOBY For the past ░░░░░░░░ weeks inside Houston Hall ░░░░░░░░ student center an anti ░░░░░░░░ headquarters has been erected ░░░░░░░░ signs spreading Hamas propaganda ░░░░░░░░ organizers both Penn affiliated ░░░░░░░░ not were initially asked ░░░░░░░░ leave as they are ░░░░░░░░ on campus property Well ░░░░░░░░ weeks later they are ░░░░░░░░ sleeping there and countless ░░░░░░░░ students have been harassed ░░░░░░░░ the anti Semitic dormitory ░░░░░░░░ Clearly both a disregard ░░░░░░░░ school policies and permission ░░░░░░░░ disregard them by university ░░░░░░░░ to do anything Not ░░░░░░░░ are tensions palpable but ░░░░░░░░ have also been materialized ░░░░░░░░ taken to intimidate and ░░░░░░░░ students A bomb threat ░░░░░░░░ Hillel a swastika spray ░░░░░░░░ the Hillel and Chabad ░░░░░░░░ vandalized a professor posting ░░░░░░░░ armed wing of Hamas ░░░░░░░░ on Facebook a Jewish ░░░░░░░░ accosted Jews are Nazis ░░░░░░░░ adjacent to Penn s ░░░░░░░░ fraternity house Why doesn ░░░░░░░░ the university hold the ░░░░░░░░ of such acts accountable ░░░░░░░░ the university fearful that ░░░░░░░░ may offend those who ░░░░░░░░ to intimidate and harass ░░░░░░░░ fellow students Penn s ░░░░░░░░ fuels the crisis that ░░░░░░░░ shattered my academic sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ meant to safeguard us ░░░░░░░░ become hollow promises And ░░░░░░░░ us be clear if ░░░░░░░░ fail Jewish students today ░░░░░░░░ they will fail the ░░░░░░░░ of us Nonetheless I ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ when Jews had to ░░░░░░░░ their religious symbols and ░░░░░░░░ who they are due ░░░░░░░░ intimidation and harassment of ░░░░░░░░ I used to think ░░░░░░░░ was nonsense fear mongering ░░░░░░░░ I was made aware ░░░░░░░░ Penn recommended to students ░░░░░░░░ wear closing accessories related ░░░░░░░░ Judaism Hundreds of posters ░░░░░░░░ the hostages featuring cows ░░░░░░░░ of humans adorned Penn ░░░░░░░░ campus two weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ on my way to ░░░░░░░░ I was greeted with ░░░░░░░░ reading 90 of pigs ░░░░░░░░ gas chambered As a ░░░░░░░░ despite what my university ░░░░░░░░ I do not feel ░░░░░░░░ Let me be clear ░░░░░░░░ do not feel safe ░░░░░░░░ there are policies in ░░░░░░░░ to protect students from ░░░░░░░░ heinous acts I described ░░░░░░░░ the university seems to ░░░░░░░░ no interest in upholding ░░░░░░░░ very policies It s ░░░░░░░░ for the soul of ░░░░░░░░ university to reclaim its ░░░░░░░░ and it s time ░░░░░░░░ me and my fellow ░░░░░░░░ to stop worrying for ░░░░░░░░ lives. Thank you.”