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JFAS Rutgers (Jewish Faculty, Administrators, and Staff at Rutgers) is a grassroots group of Jewish and allied employees of Rutgers that combats antisemitism and anti-Israel bias and promotes a positive, supportive environment for Jews and Israelis on campus.
We welcome all members of the campus community, Jewish and non-Jewish, who support our mission and principles. 

Latest News

  • JFAS-Rutgers Response to the Rutgers AAUP-AFT’s 17 Demands

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    April 23, 2025
    The Rutgers AAUP-AFT faculty unions recently issued 17 demands to the Rutgers administration outlining how it should respond to the current Administration’s expressed intentions toward American universities. We recognize why these policies are of concern to many Rutgers faculty, including many of our own members, and why the unions have engaged in this issue. However, several of the unions’ demands are worded in ways harmful to the Rutgers Jewish community. We describe these problems below.
  • The Patina of Democracy

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    January 30, 2025
    JFAS Rutgers Co-Leader Gary Rendsburg, Distinguished Professor and Blanche and Irving Laurie Professor of Jewish History, wrote an op-ed for the New Jersey Jewish News about the Rutgers AAUP-AFT vote for divestment from companies supporting Israel and severing ties with Tel Aviv University.
  • Rutgers Faculty Set to Vote on BDS Measure

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    December 1, 2024
    Rutgers JFAS Co-Leader, Professor David Greenberg, is quoted in this article about academic freedom, antisemitism, campus unity, and other concerns related to the union’s BDS referendum.