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John McWhorter on the Columbia University campus protests

John Fea   |  April 24, 2024

McWhorter is a Columbia University professor who is teaching classes amid the pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Here is a taste of his piece today at The New York Times: Although I know many Jewish people will disagree with me, I […]

Columbia University moves classes online amid pro-Palestinian protests

John Fea   |  April 22, 2024

Here is CBS News: Protests at Columbia University over theĀ Israel-Hamas warĀ are entering their sixth day Monday, sparking more safety concerns for students on campus.Ā  Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced classes will be remote Monday, “To deescalate the rancor and […]

The Author’s Corner with Adam D. Mendelsohn

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 16, 2022

Adam D. Mendelsohn is Associate Professor of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town. This interview is based on his new book, Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army (NYU Press, 2022). JF: What led you to […]

The Nixon Library has released another recording in which Billy Graham and Richard Nixon discuss Jews and the “Synagogue of Satan”

John Fea   |  October 27, 2022

Back in September we called your attention to a 1972 conversation between Billy Graham and Richard Nixon that was, according to researcher Mike Hertenstein, “quietly posted on the Nixon Library website.” The conversation reveals Graham talking about Jews as part […]

Billy Graham to Richard Nixon: Satan was working through the Jews, but Hitler handled it all wrong

John Fea   |  September 11, 2022

The Graham-Nixon conversations were much worse than we originally thought. In late July 2018, the full conversation of a 1972 Billy Graham-Richard Nixon conversation was, according to researcher Mike Hertenstein, “quietly posted on the Nixon Library website.” It was labeled […]