Something’s not kosher at Brooklyn College.
Faculty members are accusing the administration of discriminating against qualified Orthodox and female Jewish professors by rejecting their bids for appointments and promotions, The Post has learned.
The hiring holy war pits faculty in the college’s Business Department against college Provost William Tramantano, sources said.
“Jews are having a problem with this provost. He’s making it harder and harder to bring in Jews. He doesn’t want Jews,” said Hershy Friedman, deputy chairman of the Business Department.
Influential state Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn), a Brooklyn College graduate, yesterday called for Tramantano’s ouster after hearing of the accusations.
Hikind, in a letter to CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, claims there’s a “pervasive pattern of anti-Semitism at the highest levels of Brooklyn College.”
“Based on what we know, this guy does not belong at Brooklyn College. This is crazy,” he said.
Critics cited cases in which they claim Jewish professors were passed over despite being recommended by faculty screening panels.
(Source: NY Post)
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Goodbye Brooklyn,,,hello Rechovot and Ramat Gan.
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1. The article said “Influential state Assemblyman Dov Hikind ” – outside of the frum community, Hikind has no influence. He’s a Democrat who frequently betrays his party. He can make a lot of noise, but that’s it.
2. Discrimination of this sort, whether based on religion, ethnicity, or whatever, is illegal under state law and can be litigated. Since Brooklyn College is a government agency, it’s also illegal for them to discriminate on political grounds unless the charge is structured as a patronage job, which college teaching jobs are not. A lawsuit would be the best way to resolve the matter.
Wow…My how Brooklyn College has changed. During the ’70s there was actually an officially sanctioned Minyan Club where Yeshiva students who went to school at night (today’s askonim)would daven Mincha (DST) and Maariv. There even was a glatt kosher fast food restaurant on campus.
Lawsuits demand definite proof. Political pressure is a shortcut.
This is silly. Brooklyn College is still a very frum place. There are hundreds of frum boys and girls studying and working to get good jobs and parnosa. There are also many very talented frum professors who have tenure and who are promoted. There are two kosher resturants and minyanim all the time. These people where simply not up to par for Brooklyn College.
#5 – in the long run, the goyim will always have more “clout” than the frum Yidden — Rule of law protects the weak, and that usually means us.
Dov Hikind opens his mouth again. Did he know that there was a highly qualified frum person who did get a promotion??? Did he look into that?