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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: āKeep showing upā: Columbia prof-turned-activist Shai Davidai rallies Canadian Jews
Description: Shai Davidai became a public figure shortly after Oct. 7, 2023 when the assistant professor from Columbia University starred in a video warning Jewish parents at elite American universities about the explosion of antisemitism on campuses across the United States. Davidaiās impassioned plea changed his life: the Israeli researcher soon became a vocal activist who took on the mission of calling out American universities for failing to curb Jew hatred.
Last week, Columbia banned Davidai from certain parts of the New York campusāincluding his office and faculty meetingsābecause he was ārepeatedly harassing and intimidatingā fellow university employees, according to a state...