Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Antisemitic Intimidation Taking Place At The University Of Rochester

Washington, D.C. - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor about the antisemitic bullying and intimidation that has taken place at the University of Rochester. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Yesterday, students, faculty, staff and other community members at the University of Rochester awoke to a sickening and disturbing incident on their campus.

According to university officials, hundreds of "wanted" posters were found glued across campus late Sunday night.

The posters seemed to have disproportionately singled out Jewish faculty and Jewish staff, in what appears to be an attempt to intimidate these individuals.

The U of R administration has called out these actions as antisemitic and promised a prompt and thorough investigation to identify wrongdoers. Those wrongdoers should be held accountable.

Investigators are still getting to the bottom of what happened. But what we already know is disturbing enough.

It is rank intimidation, and has no place in a university community - or anywhere else.

I condemn the loathsome actions of those who put up these wanted posters.

Any attempt - any attempt - to threaten or target someone simply because of their Jewish identity is antisemitism, plain and simple.

And those who committed these act of vandalism on campus have done nothing - nothing - to convince others that their cause is just.

Universities are supposed to be places where people can learn and grow and argue in peace and security. No staff, no student, no faculty member should ever have to worry about looking over their shoulder walking through campus.

I condemn these cheap antisemitic bully tactics, and urge all of us to work together so we may root out antisemitism wherever it rears its ugly head.

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