Seven Steps to Protect Jewish Students: A Follow Up Letter to Cornell Leadership
As hostility grows, a group of concerned alumni offers seven concrete steps to protect Jewish students that can apply to any college.
David Suissa is Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association. Prior to Tribe Media, David was founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a marketing firm named “Agency of the Year” by USA Today. He sold his company in 2006 to devote himself full time to his first passion: Israel and the Jewish world. David was born in Casablanca, Morocco, grew up in Montreal, and now lives in Los Angeles with his five children.
As hostility grows, a group of concerned alumni offers seven concrete steps to protect Jewish students that can apply to any college.
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