Posted on 01/10/21
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 10, 2021 - Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has launched a probe after anti-semitic behavior potentially affecting students' grades was caught by the campus Hillel. The Forward reported that Rasha Anayah, a graduate student and teaching assistant at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore posted the following on her social media account on November 15th: “Ethical dilemma: if you have to grade a zionist students exam, do you still give them all their points even though they support your ethnic cleansing? Like idk.” To which most of her Facebook friends responded, “Free Palestine! Fail them.”
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The executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council, Howard Libit, is looking into this now as the grades have just been sent out. The campus Hillel is asking all Jewish students to come forward when they receive their grades to verify that they have been graded fairly. After she'd been caught, Rasha put out a statement in regards to evaluations that she has always been fair and committed to social justice. Rasha's Facebook page has since been deleted. The university’s provost, Sunil Kumar, said the allegations are being taken very seriously and appropriate action will be taken.
The Baltimore Jewish Council and The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore issued a statement to say they “condemn this reported outrageous act of antisemitism and hatred of any kind.”