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I discovered anti-#Zionism at the University of Michigan. I'm glad it lives on there
A controversial speech conveyed essential lessons for all #Jews
https://forward.com/opinion/824062/university-of-michigan-derek-peterson-anti-zionism/

from #TheForward #Forward
[#Jewish publication from #USA]
May 8, 2026

At the U. of #Michigan’s recent commencement ceremony, history professor Derek Peterson delivered a 5-minute speech in which he celebrated all those who have fought for justice at the university, my alma mater. Invoking our legendary fight song, he asked the crowd to “sing” for suffragist Sarah Burger, who battled to get #women admitted as students; for Moritz Levi, UM's first #Jewish professor; for all the students who fought for #RacialJustice at #UM as part of the Black Action Movement; and for the “pro-#Palestinian student activists, who have over these past two years opened our hearts to the injustice and inhumanity of #Israel’s war in #Gaza.”

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