Statement on Antisemitism
The recent hate crimes on campus targeting our Jewish community are abhorrent and unacceptable. Actions and behaviors of this nature have no place at our University and will not be tolerated. Safety and wellbeing should not be the price anyone has to pay for education or employment.
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jewish people. Antisemitism can take both traditional and contemporary forms that are related to Israel, which for many Jewish postdocs, is an integral part of their identity and their ethnic and ancestral heritage.
Postdocs, on behalf of the YPA, offer their support and solidarity to Jewish postdocs, students, faculty and staff who have been affected by antisemitic hate, and we condemn such disgusting behaviour.
The YPA are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment to all postdocs here at Yale, and want to work together with people of all ethnicities, religions, countries of origin, and backgrounds to build a better, safer environment for everyone. We ask that all postdocs take steps to support members of our Jewish community by educating yourself, donating and/or reporting any hate crimes immediately.
Jewish postdocs have the right to openly express identification with Israel and their view on Israel, and the YPA will safeguard the abilities of these postdocs, as well as all postdocs, to participate in university activities free from discrimination and harassment.
For the safety and wellbeing of our Jewish community here at Yale, we must strive to work together to eliminate all forms of hate from our campus and community.
How can you help?
Reporting
Report Campus Hate: https://www.reportcampushate.org/
Yale OIEA: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?YaleUniv&layout_id=7
Yale Police: https://your.yale.edu/community/public-safety/yale-police-department
Donate
Jewish New Haven: https://jewishnewhaven.org/
Jewish Virtual Library: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/connecticut-jewish-history
Westville Synagogue: https://www.westvilleshul.org/
Learn more
Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism
Newsletter by the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism
https://ypsa.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/YPSA%202020-2021%20Newsletter.pdf
Videos about Antisemitism from seminar hosted by the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqHnHG5X2PXDdZY1bNTCnW5CC9FiLp3U4
Definition of Antisemitism by the US State Department:
https://www.state.gov/defining-anti-semitism/
Contemporary antisemitism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXnUv_Xtdlg
If you experience hate of any kind at Yale, we encourage you to contact the Office of Institutional Equity and Access and report it. If you need support and would like to talk to someone please reach out to the YPA for peer support (ypa@yale.edu) or contact these professional services:
Chaplain’s Office: https://chaplain.yale.edu/religious-groups/judaism
Behavioral Health: https://yalehealth.yale.edu/directory/departments/behavioral-health
Yale’s Personal Wellness Signature Benefits: https://your.yale.edu/work-yale/benefits/yale-signature-benefits#sb-personalwellness