B’nai B’rith International is dismayed at Yale University’s decision to close the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism, the first institute of its kind in the United States. The institute’s fellowships and presentations and its sponsorship of research and advanced study in anti-Semitic trends are vital to educating the public on the horrific effects of anti-Semitism throughout the world.

B’nai B’rith urges Yale University officials to reconsider their decision to close the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism, and affirm its critical role in teaching tolerance and understanding to future generations.