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PUBLIC TESTIMONY

Testimony by Aidan Herzlinger, Student and Vice President of Hillel at Baruch College

3:16:17

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146 sec

Aidan Herzlinger, a sophomore at Baruch College and vice president of Hillel, testifies about antisemitic incidents on campus and the administration's failure to protect Jewish students. He describes a specific event where protesters harassed and intimidated Jewish students at an off-campus dinner, and calls for CUNY to implement Judge Lippman's recommendations to address antisemitism.

  • Herzlinger recounts a September 3rd incident where protesters from Students for Justice in Palestine and the Middle East North African Society harassed Jewish students at an off-campus Hillel dinner.
  • He mentions being personally labeled a "genocide enabler" on social media by Baruch SJP for speaking out against the antisemitic protest.
  • Herzlinger emphasizes the importance of implementing Judge Lippman's recommendation to consider the relationship between Israel and the Jewish people when adjudicating antisemitism cases.