Letter to the Editor: Alumnae response to antisemitic graffiti
As alumnae of American University, we are outraged to learn that the administration determined that the graffiti left in a bathroom in Anderson Hall was “possibly” antisemitic, a decision which made national news sites. Two of the three of us are Jewish, the third was a member of a predominantly Jewish sorority. We all came from highly populated Jewish neighborhoods; one of us grew up attending the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which was the site of the antisemitically-fueled domestic terror attack in 2018. We chose to attend AU because of its status in D.C., it’s culture of inclusiveness, diversity and inquiry, and because the strong Jewish population made it feel like home.