AMCHA Initiative’s Letter to CSU Chancellor Charles Reed
AMCHA Alert: AMCHA sends Chancellor Reed an open letter with over 1,800 signatures
After CSUN President Jolene Koester refused to remove Mathematics Professor David Klein’s anti-Semitic web pages from the University website, the AMCHA Initiative expanded the campaign’s focus to the CSU systemwide administration.
February 6th, 2012
The AMCHA Initiative sent a letter signed by over 1,800 members and supporters of the California Jewish community to Chancellor Reed, urging him to exercise his authority to ensure that the web pages are removed.
AMCHA Initiative’s letter to Chancellor Reed, sent February 6th, 2012
February 13th, 2012
On February 13th, AMCHA co-founders sent a letter to the Presidents of CSU Fresno, CSU Northridge, and Cal Poly, as well as Chancellor Reed, urging them to revoke administrative sponsorship of a speaking tour by Ilan Pappe.
AMCHA Initiative’s letter to CSU Presidents and Chancellor Reed, sent February 13th, 2012
April 16th, 2012
In February, the AMCHA Initiative sent a letter signed by over 1,800 members and supporters of the California Jewish community to Chancellor Reed, urging him to remove several anti-Semitic websites from CSU servers. Two months later, Chancellor Reed has neither taken action nor acknowledged the concerns and demands of the Jewish community expressed in that letter. On April 16th, AMCHA co-founders responded to this rebuff, asking Chancellor Reed a simple question: Do the CSU rules of academic freedom protect faculty and administrators who use their university positions and state resources to engage in political activities that promote anti-Semitic actions, such as the boycott of Israel?
AMCHA Bulletin update regarding the letter, posted April 16th, 2012
AMCHA Initiative co-founders’ letter to Chancellor Reed, sent April 16th, 2012
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AMCHA Initiative’s Correspondence with CSUN President Jolene Koester
David Klein, a Mathematics professor at California State University Northridge, is a founding member of the Academic Boycott of Israel campaign, and authored an open letter to CSU Chancellor Reed, urging him to rescind the newly revived CSU-Study Abroad Program in “apartheid” Israel. Professor Klein uses the official website of the CSUN Mathematics department to post anti-Semitic text and pictures, which are intended to incite hatred of Israel and her supporters and encourage political activism to harm the Jewish state.
In November, the AMCHA initiative’s co-founders took this issue up with CSUN administration. Here is the correspondence between AMCHA co-founders and CSUN President Jolene Koester regarding this issue.
November 22nd, 2011
AMCHA co-founders sent a letter to President Joelene Koester, apprising her of Professor Klein’s anti-Semitic webpages and urging her to have them removed from the CSUN server:
AMCHA co-founders’ initial letter to President Koester, sent November 22nd, 2011
December 5th, 2011
President Koester sent AMCHA co-founders a response to our initial concerned email. While graciously acknowledging our concerns, she failed to address them, instead excusing the hateful content Professor Klein’s inappropriately promotes on a CSUN website.
President Koester’s response to AMCHA’s initial letter, sent December 5th, 2011
December 7th, 2011
Two days later, AMCHA co-founders sent President Koester a response. It thanked President Koester for her attention but criticized her for not not removing Professor Klein’s anti-Semitic webpages.
AMCHA co-founders’ response to President Koester, sent December 7th, 2011
December 8th, 2011
President Koester responds to AMCHA co-founder, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, in a dismissive email that simply says: “Too bad.”
President Koester’s dismissive email, sent December 8th, 2011
December 9th, 2011
After President Koester received numerous emails from AMCHA Initiative supporters regarding her message to Tammi containing the words “too bad,” President Koester sent out the “message of apology” linked to below.
President Koester’s “message of apology”, sent December 9th, 2011
December 12th, 2011
AMCHA co-founder Tammi Rossman-Benjamin responds to President Koester’s apology. In her response, Tammi reiterates CSUN’s obligation to remove defamatory and offensive content from its websites.
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin’s response to President Koester’s apology, sent December 12th, 2011