Incidents of antisemitism on campuses have skyrocketed since October 7 and the Gaza war. For a German generation of Jews raised on their parents' stories of persecution under the Soviets, it is starting to feel like déjà vu

Penn is not the first school hit by a probe for Jewish contacts. In April, professors at Barnard College received texts from the federal government asking if they were Jewish as part of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's review

After years of debate, Israel decided to end capital punishment in 1954. 'If I lived in Scandinavia, I'd vote without hesitation to abolish the death penalty,' said Ben-Gurion in one discussion on the matter. 'Here, I'll vote with a heavy heart'