The Eva and Marvin Schlanger Family Foundation has joined thousands of other donors who have closed the checkbooks to those universities who have failed their students by not standing up to antisemitism.
A letter from the Schlanger family to Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway states in part, “We are proud alumni of Rutgers and significant supporters of the University. Marvin, (Eng. ’69) was awarded the 2016 Medal of Excellence from the School of Engineering and has been a longtime contributor to the Engineering Scholarship program. Eva (NCAS ’69) has funded a scholarship program at the Newark campus for women in STEM.”
The letter to President Holloway described a case where a Jewish law student was denied due process and further said, “...you have an obligation to ensure that students are protected from intimidation, and that the University’s administrative processes are not misused.”
“...Until we are satisfied that the University has taken actions to ... ensure Jewish students are protected on Campus, we will suspend our donations and encourage others to do the same.”
Mr. Schlanger said, “We have been inspired by the actions that Marc Rowan, Jon Huntsman Jr., and many others have taken to stand against antisemitism at their alma maters. They are our models. We felt the need to do the same. As of this time, we have not had a response from the Rutgers Administration.”
According to the New York Post, Rutgers student Yoel Ackerman objected to a video shared by a fellow member of the student government which claimed the October 7th massacre was staged by Israel as opposed to Hamas. Actions against him included a three-hour hearing he described as “public berating in front of colleagues” and threats to remove him from the student government. No similar actions were taken against the student who shared the original claim.