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Panel of scholars urges data‑driven, rights‑sensitive approach; warns IHRA adoption and federal pressure risk chilling academic freedom
Summary
A group of academics told the Special Commission on Antisemitism that combatting antisemitism requires reliable data, protection for diverse Jewish viewpoints, and caution about adopting policy tools that could be used politically to chill scholarship.
A group of academics and researchers who testified to the Special Commission on Antisemitism urged a data‑driven approach to the problem, emphasized that Jews are diverse in their political views, and warned that some policy responses can unintentionally harm academic freedom and minority voices within the Jewish community.
The speakers—Professor Jeremy Menschik (director, Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs), Professor Francis Tanzer (Holocaust Studies, Clark University), Professor Hillary Lustick (educational leadership, UMass Lowell) and Professor Jonathan Feingold (law, Boston University)—offered overlapping but distinct perspectives.
Why it matters: Panelists said accurate measurement and careful framing are prerequisites to sound policy. They urged the commission to avoid simple,…
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