(Jewish Group) In wake of chaos, UC Berkeley Jewish students feeling demoralized, angry
A week after anti-Israel demonstrators nearly incited a riot outside a UC Berkeley theater, some Jewish students on the school’s campus are feeling depressed, ostracized and confused.
“I’m too anxious and sad to go into my departmental building,” said “David,” a first-year student who, like others J. interviewed, would only speak on the condition he be identified using a pseudonym, fearing for his safety and possible academic repercussions. “I have anxiety every time I walk past Sather Gate. I feel I’m too anxious and sad to be in class.”
David described his experience at the university as a “trainwreck.” He said he’s been subjected to antisemitic rhetoric from a professor and other students on campus and on social media. He does not identify as a Zionist and now feels he does not fit in anywhere on campus, so much so that he is considering leaving the school.
“I feel harrowingly lonely, because it really feels like there’s no one to speak to about this, especially because I don’t feel super comfortable hacking through conversations with Jews who are much more right-wing than me,” David said. “It’s so depressing.”
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Never a shortage of hate-filled bigots.
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