The president of the University of Pennsylvania has called in the FBI to investigate antisemitic emails sent to staff.
President Elizabeth Magill announced an increased police presence on campus and that the FBI had been contacted about a potential hate crime after “a small number of Penn staff received vile and disturbing antisemitic emails.”
The email allegedly “threatened violence” against Jewish members of the school, specifically those who work at Penn Hillel — a Jewish organization on campus — and Lauder College House, Magill revealed in a statement Monday.
“These messages also include hateful language, targeting the recipient’s personal identity,” he wrote. “Threats of violence are unacceptable at Penn and will be met with swift and decisive action.
“The ugliness of antisemitic acts on our campus causes deep pain and fear to our Jewish students, faculty and staff and shakes their sense of safety and belonging at Penn. This is unacceptable. I personally condemn these cruel and hateful antisemitic acts and words.”
Although campus police canvassed school grounds and found no “credible threat,” authorities are still working “immediately” with the FBI to “identify the individual or individuals responsible for these hateful and threatening emails and to ensure their arrest and punished. fully in accordance with the law.”
President Elizabeth Magill announced that the police presence would be increased on campus and that the FBI had been contacted about a potential hate crime after “a small number of Penn employees received vile and disturbing antisemitic emails.”
Magill’s remarks came after a UPenn student was allegedly recorded saying he felt “very empowered and happy” by the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel that killed more than 1,400 people including the elderly and infants.
The clip, which was circulated online and re-shared by Rep. Bronx Ritchie Torres, showing the back of a woman as she spoke at a pro-Palestinian rally, said: “I remember feeling so powerful and happy, so sure that victory was so close and so tangible. .
“I want you all to keep that feeling in your hearts. Never let it go. Channel it through every action you take.”
After the Hamas attack, UPenn leadership was criticized for taking too long to deny the attack.
The email allegedly “threatened violence” against Jewish members of the school, specifically those who work at Penn Hillel and Lauder College House (pictured). upenn.edu Although campus police canvassed school grounds and found no “credible threat,” authorities are still working “immediately” with the FBI to “identify the individual or individuals responsible for these hateful and threatening emails and ensure they arrested and punished in full accordance with the law.” Penn Hillel/Facebook
Apollo Management CEO Marc Rowan led the charge, demanding that Magill and Scott Bok, the chairman of the board of trustees, step down. High-powered donors such as Ronald Lauder — who has a net worth of $4.6 billion and heads the World Jewish Congress — and hedge fund billionaire Cliff Asness, have also withdrawn their support.
UPenn has been heavily criticized since before the Hamas attack for holding the Palestine Writes literature festival, which involved several speakers and guests who had previously been accused of making antisemitic remarks.
The school has also seen an increase in antisemitic acts on campus, including “hateful swastikas and graffiti.”
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