PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Julius Nemkow, Former CUNY Student
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Julius Nemkow, a former CUNY student and Jewish New Yorker, expresses deep concern about antisemitism on CUNY campuses and calls for stronger action against it. He criticizes the current efforts as weak and argues that anti-Zionist groups have no connection to Judaism.
- Nemkow shares personal experiences of facing hate at rallies and emphasizes the need to stop harassment of Jewish students on campus.
- He argues that Zionism is a central part of Judaism and criticizes groups like Jewish Voice for Peace.
- The testimony includes strong language against anti-Zionist groups, calling them "liars," "terrorists," and "communists."
Julius Nemkow
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Hi.
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My name is Julius Nemkow.
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And, as a former CUNY student, lifelong Jewish New Yorker, and father of 2 young daughters, I'm honestly really shocked and horrified for my kids and our next generation in general, for the Jewish people, for the American people, with what's going on right now with, rampant antisemitism and, especially seeing all the anti Semitism at CUNY campuses as a former student and, you know, having gone to public school all my life here in the city.
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I really think that you guys should take a tough stance against this, and CUNY should take a tough stance against this.
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I think that, you know, what's been done so far has been extremely weak.
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As they mentioned with the person from BDS, being in charge of this, they should be removed.
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Honestly, I think that, if we let the other side win you talk about they talk about genocide.
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We'll see a real genocide if they get their way.
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They want to genocide us.
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That's what they want.
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Jewish Voice for Peace, people like, you know, those groups, they have no connection to Judaism whatsoever.
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They might have, like, one Jewish ancestor.
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I've honestly read a list of a lot of people that have that are part of that organization, that have attended their rallies.
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Most of the names on there were not even Jewish.
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Okay?
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They have no connection to Judaism.
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And Zionism is a central part of Judaism.
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You know, I've experienced myself a lot of hate.
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I've been to these rallies that have been mentioned.
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I was at one today in Hoboken.
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I was almost physically assaulted just for being Jewish, just for standing up for my country.
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There's nothing wrong with loving your homeland.
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Okay?
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These people are liars.
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They're terrorists, okay, and communists.
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They need to be stopped.
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Okay?
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This is a false ideology of hate of hate.
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Okay?
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They're harassing Jewish students on campus.
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They're they're abusing us.
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They need to be stopped.
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This should all be outlawed completely.
