Campus-wide email from Dr. Witt

malanai
Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:32:42 +0000

Being Jewish myself, my mother has been somewhat apprehensive about my decision to attend UA as she was worried that I might encounter some bigotry.



In the 1920’s, notable Ivy League Schools set quotas on Jewish admissions because . . . well, you know. ([‘The Chosen’ tells story of Ivy League exclusion - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix](Search)). UA was a notable exception to this policy and actively recruited Jewish students, making it clear that it did not have quotas.

There is a thriving Jewish community at UA: [Hillel - University of Alabama](http://www.bamahillel.org/faq.htm)

Fear not.