In a letter circulated by some of the top U.S. law firms to law schools, they write that they are “alarmed at reports of anti-Semitic harassment, vandalism and assaults on college campuses,” and indicate that such sentiments will not be accepted by future employers.
About 60 of the top U.S. law firms and lawyers have written a letter to the deans of the top-ranked American law schools raising the alarm over increasing antisemitism and harassment of Jewish students on university campuses since Hamas’ October 7 attack and Israel’s retaliatory war.
The letter was sent to 14 of the top-ranked law schools in the U.S. The signatories write that they are “alarmed at reports of anti-Semitic harassment, vandalism and assaults on college campuses, including rallies calling for the death of Jews and the elimination of the State of Israel.” They assert that “such anti-Semitic activities would not be tolerated at any of our firms. We also would not tolerate outside groups engaging in acts of harassment and threats of violence, as has also been occurring on many of your campuses.”
“As educators at institutions of higher learning, it is imperative that you provide your students with the tools and guidance to engage in the free exchange of ideas, even on emotionally charged issues, in a manner that affirms the values we all hold dear and rejects unreservedly that which is antithetical to those values. There is no room for anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism or any other form of violence, hatred or bigotry on your campuses, in our workplaces or our communities.”
