Jewish at Boston College

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Anonymous wrote:I think it would be fine, but jesuit schools are very Catholic. 70% at BC. Look at Georgetown instead.

Georgetown is Jesuit.

True, but Georgetown is so international compared to BC, that the Catholicism feels more watered down.

And more muslim students at Georgetown and more vocal speaking out against Israel which can feel yucky for a Jewish student.

There is no need to paint Muslim students with your overly-broad brush. Students speaking out against Israel include Christians, Hindus, and Jews themselves.

Muslim-Jewish friendships thrive on many college campuses and we should be supportive of these, instead of making sweeping generalizations pitting one group of students against another.

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Anonymous wrote:There are quite a few Jewish professors at BC & some of their kids are students there.

really? im surprised.

You don’t know the area very well. It’s majority Catholic and one of the largest populations of Jewish people in the country. I married a Jewish man and I am a Catholic and it’s pretty common. Neither of us grew up with religion those are just the religions we had at birth.

It’s a good idea for different religions to get to know a little about other religions.

Also from Mass. just realizing I know many Catholic/Jewish couples here.

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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.

In a different tone I will say that that there haven’t been any safety concerns at BC. Harvard’s protests against Israel wasn’t violent, no one got hurt. There were signs about “no Zionist allowed” but nothing really directed at Jews in America. It was about Israel and Netanyahu. Trump and Steven Miller used a lot of propaganda claiming all these campuses are antisemetic so people would turn their attention away from the genocide.

But Jewish students in the Northeast are completely safe.

Way to downplay to suit your narrative. Students at Harvard were pushed, screamed at, spit on, surrounded, blocked from entering spaces they paid to use, threatened with physical harm. Teachers isolated them, they were booted from clubs. Protesters stood on the steps of Hillel and Chabad screaming in the faces of students as they went to pray or participate in programming.

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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.

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Have avoided weighing in because my experience was 20 years ago in graduate school, but since the thread continues decided to chime in. I had several Jewish friends there and know of an interfaith Catholic/Jewish couple there. I didnt grow up Catholic or religious and BC never seemed very religious to me, other than "knowing" it was a Catholic school (maybe undergrad is different?). The local area does have a large Jewish community. I think BC is a very warm and welcoming school and I dont think of an activist campus when I think of BC!

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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.

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They are referring to the Catholic Church’s embarrassing neutrality during Nazi Germany and its unwillingness to say anything about the persecution of the Jews.

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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.

In a different tone I will say that that there haven’t been any safety concerns at BC. Harvard’s protests against Israel wasn’t violent, no one got hurt. There were signs about “no Zionist allowed” but nothing really directed at Jews in America. It was about Israel and Netanyahu. Trump and Steven Miller used a lot of propaganda claiming all these campuses are antisemetic so people would turn their attention away from the genocide.

But Jewish students in the Northeast are completely safe.

Way to downplay to suit your narrative. Students at Harvard were pushed, screamed at, spit on, surrounded, blocked from entering spaces they paid to use, threatened with physical harm. Teachers isolated them, they were booted from clubs. Protesters stood on the steps of Hillel and Chabad screaming in the faces of students as they went to pray or participate in programming.

+1 The push to excuse the antisemitic attacks is sickening.