Harvard Complaint (File Copy)

Harvard Complaint (File Copy)

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Harvard Complaint (File Copy)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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stop and deter this outrageous antisemitic conduct and penalize the students and faculty who
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plagiarism allegations and a month of intense public scrutiny did Harvard’s president finally
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discriminate, and assault Jewish students—including on October 18, when a mob of protesters
a…

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severe and pervasive hostile environment for Jews on campus leaves Harvard’s remaining Jewish
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11. Venue in the District of Massachusetts is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391 because
it is the…

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18. SAA Member #4 is a Jewish Ph.D. student at Harvard University, taking courses
at Harvard …

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environment” based on “actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic identity as Jews,” in whic…

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Awareness Campaign. As part of that campaign, on November 7, 2023, OCR reminded schools
of th…

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 “Applying double standards by requiring of [Israel] a behavior not expected or
demanded of…

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30. Antisemitism is a core tenet of Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya, known by its
Arabic acr…

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policies. Harvard, however, refuses to apply these policies in a non-discriminatory manner to …

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environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive and deni…

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“[s]tudents [and] faculty . . . agree to respect the rights, dignity, and differences of other…

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which effectively prevents members of the audience from adequately hearing or seeing the
eve…

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closed, dissent by non-attendees is limited to activity outside the meeting that does not impe…

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use the “Harvard” name or marks in organizations’ activities without permission from a dean or…

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education—finding that Harvard was the most antisemitic college in the United States—and in a …

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49. SJP—which has a recognized chapter at Harvard Divinity in addition to its
affiliate, Har…

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notwithstanding that the conduct plainly violated policies including Harvard’s Statement on
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During the meeting, Jewish students, in the words of Harvard Hillel’s president, were met “wit…

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Jewish-supremacist political ideology,” using a phrase coined by Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard
D…

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views, has repeatedly and publicly announced his fantasy of murdering Jews, and claims that
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providing resources to explain the bias in Wispelwey’s course—as Chief DIB Officer Barbosa
a…

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so that anyone entering or exiting would be forced to walk through the gauntlet. The video als…

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67. In August 2022, Harvard PSC members disrupted Harvard’s convocation—a
ceremony for incom…

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student who interrupted Dean Khurana was later selected as a Rhodes Scholar, after receiving
…

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Harvard Refuses to Discipline a Professor Who Intentionally Discriminated
Against Jewish Stu…

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Harvard’s Statement on Rights and Responsibility and finding that he: subjected the students t…

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and, following Hamas’s October 7 massacre, has enabled yet another intolerable wave of
antis…

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creating an “open-air prison” in Gaza (even though Israel completely removed itself in 2005
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for Hamas’s massacre: “We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime
en…

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86. Later on October 9, SAA Member #2 emailed President Gay and Harvard Law
Dean John F. Man…

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Harvard failed to condemn it or take any other actions to prevent the statement from further
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she was unable to reach anyone in her family. After class, she was accosted by a student who—
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95. On October 16, students chalked antisemitic writings at the entrance to Harvard
Law, usi…

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98. On October 19, Harvard PSC and Harvard GS4P recruited hundreds of protesters
to march th…

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came to the door to tell the Jewish students to wait in another room until the administrators …

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103. On October 27, during Family Weekend—when students’ families visit campus—
Harvard PSC a…

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106. Three days later, on October 30, Harvard PSC and Harvard GS4P, in violation of
Harvard’…

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109. On November 16, the next day, protesters held an unauthorized event in
Caspersen lounge…

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112. On or around November 5, fliers that SAA Member #5 had hung at Harvard Law,
advertising…

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demonstrators break in.” None of the administrators responded to SAA Member #1 concerning
an…

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118. As Professor Summers stated in a November 15 Washington Post Op-ed titled
“The Cancer o…

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“from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” and “we have them outnumbered,” among
o…

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murder of a police officer in Jerusalem, and the latter to sixteen years in prison for her
p…

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Seasons of Light celebration and making it unequivocally clear that vandalizing the menorah wa…

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and President Gay, telling them it was “deeply concerning” and reminding them, “when I told
…

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130. Reflecting its deliberate indifference to the severe and pervasive hostile
environment …

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weeks later, after Bharmal was recorded assaulting a Jewish student on October 18, Professor
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135. On October 19—after taking a break because of the disruptive mob charging
through the h…

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participates in disruptive student groups’ activities; and Harvard Divinity Professors Rantisi…

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140. On December 5, the same day President Gay testified before Congress, Harvard
Faculty an…

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that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation, that is actionable conduct, . . . we do ta…

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migrant workers, thousands of whom died building the infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World
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That same day, Rabbi Wolpe explained on CNN: “I resigned because I came to the conclusion
th…

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Jewish communit[y] that [President Gay] enabled.” Moreover, the letter recognized that Jewish …

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not Jewish. This discriminatory double standard has created and exacerbated the discrimination…

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156. Harvard also has no problem censoring controversial speakers or discussions—
unless they…

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158. Neither the recommendations in the “Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery” report,
nor then-P…

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numerous strong statements and sponsored numerous events condemning racist police killings
a…

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law prohibiting conversion from Hinduism to any other religion,” “[r]emove . . . 300 masjids
…

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166. Harvard Public Health administrators sent more emails to large lists of
community membe…

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a graphic glorifying a Hamas terrorist paraglider a day after Hamas’s massacre and who
conti…

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that day, where an “individual affiliated with [Harvard Law] entered our campus and is reporte…

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made to feel less important than, other non-Jewish students. Students, along with Harvard
fa…

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Islamic poetry and engage with the Quran. Harvard’s refusal to stand against antisemitism has …

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is forced to confront his fears concerning uncontrolled antisemitic mobs on campus or the
an…

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Harvard will ameliorate antisemitism after being told by Chief DIB Officer Barbosa that his
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COUNT I
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
(Intentional Di…

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origin that deprives Kestenbaum and SAA’s Jewish Harvard student members of full access to
H…

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194. Harvard and its administrators also directly and intentionally discriminate against
Kes…

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199. Plaintiffs are entitled to appropriate injunctive relief under Title VI, because
Harvar…

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things, to provide them a discrimination-free environment to be achieved by Harvard abiding by…

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race, ethnic characteristics, or national origin bias—treating incidents of abuse, harassment,…

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implicitly or explicitly conditioned on the hiring or promotion of professors who
espouse an…

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Dated: January 10, 2024 Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER KESTENBAUM and STUDENTS
AGAINST …

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Harvard Complaint (File Copy)

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This presentation discusses the recent legal complaint filed against Harvard University regarding severe antisemitism on campus. It highlights the allegations of inadequate protection for Jewish students and systemic bias within Harvard's policies. The session explores the implications of these allegations on higher education and student rights, emphasizing the need for institutional reforms to combat discrimination.

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