Pushing Back Against Double Standards Towards Jews on Campus and In the Classroom

A conversation with New School Professor of History Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Former Public School Teacher Karen Feldman
 

Professor Petrzela, a historian of contemporary American politics and culture, has been writing about insensitivities towards Jews and Israelis in American academia since 10/7. Most recently, she stood up to the country’s largest association of professional historians as they approved a resolution condemning Israel’s action in Gaza as “Scholasticide.” She was recently named lead scholar on the Jewish American Hidden Voices curriculum for NYC’s Department of Education.

Read two of Professor Petrzela’s articles for MSNBC here:
How Feminists Have Failed Israeli Victims of Sexual Violence
Don’t Let the Painful Testimonies of Oct. 7 Hostages Be Diminished or Distorted
Read the NYT article about Scholasticide Resolution and Petrzela here: Historians’ Group Votes to Condemn ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza

Karen Feldman is founder of New York City Public School Alliance (NYCPS Alliance) an advocacy group committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment for Jewish students throughout our public school system. She designed a Holocaust curriculum that has been widely implemented in the schools. Since 10/7, she has recognized the urgency of bringing teachers parents and students together to share their experiences and report incident of antisemitism in the classroom.