In what some are calling a “sickening” display of anti-Semitism, the student government at UCLA interrogated a young student about the fact she is Jewish, and nearly scrapped her acceptance to its group because of her religious heritage.
Student Rachel Beyda this month applied to be a member of the UCLA Judicial Board, and while members initially agreed she was qualified to hold a position, the meeting devolved into discussion of a potential “conflict of interest.”
The four students who opposed Beyda’s candidacy were Fabienne Roth, Manjot Singh, Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed and Sofia Moreno Haq.
Roth started the inquisition by asking whether Beyda could hold an “unbiased” view.
“Given that you are a Jewish student and very active in the Jewish community,” Roth asked Beyda, “How do you see yourself being able to maintain an unbiased view?”
Beyda was asked to leave the room, and as she paced outside the door, a long, heated discussion took place.
“What followed was a disgusting 40 minutes of what can only be described as unequivocal anti-Semitism during which some of our council members resorted to some of the oldest accusations against Jews, including divided loyalties and dishonesty,” said Beyda’s roommate, Rachel Frenklak, who published an op-ed in the campus newspaper, the Daily Bruin.
“All council members swiftly agreed Rachel was amply qualified for the position, but half of the council had strong reservations stemming from Rachel’s Jewish identity.”
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