The past two years have been particularly challenging for Jewish college students, with campuses becoming arenas of polarization rather than places of curiosity and critical exchange.
As students at Harvard and McGill, we have witnessed peers feeling trapped between taking a strident side on nuanced conflicts or staying silent and withdrawing from the conversation altogether.
A recent event,
Charlie Kirk’s assassination, has further intensified the polarizing atmosphere, with some seeing it as proof that civil discourse and free speech are impossible to achieve.
Author's summary: Jewish students face polarization on campuses.