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The Jewish Chronicle

Plight of Jewish students in Scotland revealed

November 23, 2015 13:15
Nicola Sturgeon meets SCoJeC's Ephraim Borowski and Nicola Livingston earlier this year

By

Naomi Firsht,

Naomi Firsht

1 min read

Students in Scotland have hidden their Jewish identity because of rampant anti-Israel feeling on campus.

Details of discrimination against Jewish students emerged in evidence put before members of the Scottish Parliament who are considering a higher education bill.

In one incident, a student said his university had refused to reschedule exams that clashed with Shabbat. “Sit exams on Shabbat or fail,” he was told.

Details of these and other incidents were submitted to a committee of MSP’s by the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (Scojec).