Marianne Hirsch
Marianne Hirsch is an emerita professor of English literature at Columbia University, who immigrated to the U.S. as a child of Holocaust survivors. She has participated in pro-Palestinian protests and has emphasized the distinction between criticism of Israel and antisemitism, arguing that recent actions against Khalil threaten the rights of all non-citizens in the U.S.
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Marianne Hirsch, a retired professor at Columbia University, criticized the university for labeling protest against Israel as antisemitic.
‘Extortion’: Columbia University’s deal with White House met with mixed reactions | Columbia University
United Kingdom· 2025-07-24
Marianne Hirsch, a retired literature professor at Columbia University, is outspoken against efforts to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism.
Jewish organizers are increasingly confronting Trump: ‘The repression is growing, but so is the resistance’ | US politicsUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-31
Marianne Hirsch is a literary scholar who reflected on her childhood fear under the Romanian communist regime.
Furgonetas sin identificación. Listas secretas. Denuncias públicas. Nuestro estado policial ha llegado
Argentina· 2025-04-05
Professor Marianne Hirsch says that the climate at Columbia University in New York evokes nightmares from her communist childhood in Romania.
Professorer sparkas och studenter stängs av från Columbia
Sweden· 2025-03-27
Prof Marianne Hirsch warned that the characterization of Columbia University as antisemitic is a cover for broader political aims.
A graduate’s arrest and Trump’s ‘pincer attack’ on higher education | US universitiesUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-16
Marianne Hirsch participated in protests against Khalil's arrest and deportation.
Antisemitismus an der Columbia: Kontroverse Schutzmassnahmen
Switzerland· 2025-03-13
