Jewish at Boston College

[Anonymous]

A very close, Jewish HS friend attended BC, met her Jewish boyfriend there, spent time with a diverse group.

I honestly think it is going to be absolutely fine. I understand the caution given the current climate, however.

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Anonymous wrote:For many reasons, DD is very interested in BC. It's the perfect size in a fabulous college town, has a great amount of school spirit, has a beautiful campus, with the kind of major she is interested in. I'm curious if there are any DCUMs that have a Jewish kid at BC and how that has been. I looked at the Hillel site, and there is an 'okay' sized Jewish population. Generally, Jesuit Universities are very cool with our people, so I wanted to just get some first hand experiences. TIA!

You raised an idiot in this political climate it is insane to think Boston College is a safe place for a Jew.

Shame on you #Never Forget dam fool.

The Catholic Universities are among the best private universities for Jewish students.

This. Have you heard of any anti-semitic provocations at schools like Notre Dame, Georgetown, BC, Villanova, or anywhere else? Catholic schools are very accepting and do not tolerate hate.

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Anonymous wrote:How important is Jewish identity to your child? If not very important, then BC is fine. If your kid definitely wants to join Hillel and Jewish identity is a big part of your kid's life, then there are schools that would be a better fit.

My concern is more for the safety of my Jewish child on campus. Obviously Columbia is not a safe environment!

I know UVA was recently sued for failing to take any steps to protect Jewish students.

I’ve also heard horrendous stories about Brown, U. Of Wisconsin, and U. Of Georgia.

Some safer campuses for Jewish students might be Northeastern or even right here in town, at American U.

LOL people get bombed and starved and you say Columbia isn’t “safe.” Pull your head out of your ass, gain some perspective and use the word “safety” in a responsible way. Thanks.

Why don't you take that to the political forum. You are too tightly wound for this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:BC alum here and while you won’t find an active Jewish community, at least not one that I was aware of, you’d find the environment much more welcoming than at many schools like Columbia or Penn or anywhere that has had a lot of pro-Palestinian rallies in the last 2 years. Jesuits, and BC students, are welcoming, warm and inclusive. You won’t find the far left anti-Semitic view points at BC.

Palestinians are Semites, moron.

Again, take your anti-semitic hate to the Political forum...you will be more welcomed there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid also wanted mid size, some school spirit and/or vibrant social student life, nice campus, and a school with a supportive jewish population. We looked at vanderbilt, wake forest, duke, upenn, georgetown, tulane, miami, usc (california), lehigh, and some larger flagships like Indiana, Michigan, etc. We initially considered bc and villanova, but after thinking about the limited options for jewish student life, decided against applying.

Georgetown is also Jesuit.

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Anonymous wrote:How important is Jewish identity to your child? If not very important, then BC is fine. If your kid definitely wants to join Hillel and Jewish identity is a big part of your kid's life, then there are schools that would be a better fit.

My concern is more for the safety of my Jewish child on campus. Obviously Columbia is not a safe environment!

I know UVA was recently sued for failing to take any steps to protect Jewish students.

I’ve also heard horrendous stories about Brown, U. Of Wisconsin, and U. Of Georgia.

Some safer campuses for Jewish students might be Northeastern or even right here in town, at American U.

Yawn

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Anonymous wrote:BC alum here and while you won’t find an active Jewish community, at least not one that I was aware of, you’d find the environment much more welcoming than at many schools like Columbia or Penn or anywhere that has had a lot of pro-Palestinian rallies in the last 2 years. Jesuits, and BC students, are welcoming, warm and inclusive. You won’t find the far left anti-Semitic view points at BC.

Palestinians are Semites, moron.

NP here. We all know that the term "anti-Semitic" refers to hatred of Jews. We're not going along with your agenda to make the word meaningless.

[Anonymous]

I was at BC in the 80s. At one point 4 of my roomates were Jewish. Just happened that way not because they felt they wanted to join together. No issues and Chestnut Hill and Newton are heavily Jewish so there are communities off campus. BC has always had a small but significant Jewish population.

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Anonymous wrote:How important is Jewish identity to your child? If not very important, then BC is fine. If your kid definitely wants to join Hillel and Jewish identity is a big part of your kid's life, then there are schools that would be a better fit.

My concern is more for the safety of my Jewish child on campus. Obviously Columbia is not a safe environment!

I know UVA was recently sued for failing to take any steps to protect Jewish students.

I’ve also heard horrendous stories about Brown, U. Of Wisconsin, and U. Of Georgia.

Some safer campuses for Jewish students might be Northeastern or even right here in town, at American U.

LOL people get bombed and starved and you say Columbia isn’t “safe.” Pull your head out of your ass, gain some perspective and use the word “safety” in a responsible way. Thanks.

PP is responsibly using the term to discuss the safety of her Jewish kid at college campuses in the College and University discussion. It's sad that the concern for the safety of Jewish students makes you so angry.

[Anonymous]

As a BC grad, I can tell you it would be considered extremely uncool there to be biased against Jews.

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Anonymous wrote:As a BC grad, I can tell you it would be considered extremely uncool there to be biased against Jews.

That may be true, but friendships are different than romantic relationships. I guess I think of college as a place that many people meet their future spouses or even have their first serious relationship. I know that's not the point of college, but it's a nice side benefit, IMO. So, my question would be - in such a Catholic school, would my non-Catholic kid be someone that most people would be open to dating (assuming my kid doesn't care about the religion themselves)? If many people would want to stick with someone Catholic or only consider them if they convert, I would choose another school.

[Anonymous]

There are crosses and religious iconography all over campus. My Episcopalian child found it too much.

[Anonymous]

The issue of safety (however defined) is separate from whether there is vibrant Jewish life of the kind that your child would want to participate in. Not all kids will want to do Hillel etc, but if it’s a small Jewish population, that may be the only way to meet other Jews.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For many reasons, DD is very interested in BC. It's the perfect size in a fabulous college town, has a great amount of school spirit, has a beautiful campus, with the kind of major she is interested in. I'm curious if there are any DCUMs that have a Jewish kid at BC and how that has been. I looked at the Hillel site, and there is an 'okay' sized Jewish population. Generally, Jesuit Universities are very cool with our people, so I wanted to just get some first hand experiences. TIA!

My nephew started this fall and really likes it. Has gone to Hillel on Friday nights. My sister sent me a stat I almodt couldn’t believe. BC has more Jewish undergrads than Harvard!

[Anonymous]

BC has one of the best ratings from the ADL. I think people are more spiritual, kind and open there than most colleges.