AJA Weekly Zoom Speaker Series Presents
Antisemitism skyrocketed on US campuses following the October 7 attacks. The Biden Administration failed to respond and the disruptions eventually spread to Australia.
Now, the Trump Administration, is taking serious measures including deporting trouble-makers and withholding funding. Many believe the tide is turning.
What lessons can Australia learn from the US example?
Shabbos Kestenbaum has been one of the leading Jewish activists on campus and led the fight against his own school, Harvard. A lifelong Democrat, Shabbos was invited to speak at the Republican National Convention and endorsed President Trump due to the Democrats failures on antisemitism. Now Shabbos is close to many decision makers in the Republican Party.
