Jewish Group Commends UofT Provost for Supporting Freedom of Inquiry
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Publisher: Independent Jewish Voices
Date Written: 09/12/2010
Year Published: 2010
Resource Type: Article
Jewish group defends University of Toronto's support for academic freedom in the face of attacks on thesis questionning the misuse of the Holocaust for political purposes.
Abstract: Independent Jewish Voices – Canada (IJV) applauds University of Toronto Provost Cheryl Misak for standing behind the student whose thesis on Jewish identity and Holocaust education programs has been criticized by some observers as being anti-semitic.
Quoted in the Toronto Star, Misak stated that “Freedom of inquiry lies at the very heart of our institution,” and insisted that “the best way for controversy to unfold is for members of our community to engage with the perspectives and arguments ...
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