Smoller: Chapman University is Not Antisemitic

Smoller: Chapman University is Not Antisemitic

The notion that Chapman University is laced with antisemitism–as your readers might reasonably conclude from recent news reports–is nonsense. I should know. I’ve taught at Chapman since 1983. I’m also Jewish. I know antisemitism. I grew up on Long Island.  Near my house was  an underpass with the words spray painted, “Jew Street.” My rabbi’s library was set on fire–twice. Antisemitic remarks from students and teachers in high school were not unc…