From a faculty member at Cambridge:
"About four or five weeks ago, Andrew Sullivan posted on
his Web site a missive from a Jewish American who apparently studied Law
in Cambridge. The writer of the missive (whose name was not revealed)
claimed that he had experienced anti-Semitism in a number of contexts
while in Cambridge. Having never encountered any anti-Semitism here
myself, I asked several of my Jewish students whether they regarded
Cambridge as an anti-Semitic place. (Because I'm not obviously Jewish
from my appearance, and because I don't participate in religious
ceremonies at all, I don't regard myself as a reliable barometer of
anti-Semitism.) Although, in line with what I already knew, the students
reported that there is a lot of anti-Israel sentiment expressed in certain
quarters -- much of it ignorant and strident -- they further reported that
they had felt no animosity directed toward them as Jews. Two of these
students regularly wear yarmulkes, and are therefore immediately
identifiable as Jewish. Neither of those students has experienced any
untoward incidents. Thus, contrary to the impression conveyed by the
letter posted on Sullivan's Web site, I have to conclude that my initial
sense of things was correct. Cambridge for its size is a highly
cosmopolitan city, and is therefore a place in which Jews can feel
comfortable and welcome."
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