Word: danilewitz
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...April issue of Commentary magazine, Justin C. Danilewitz '99 alleged that he had been denied positions on The Crimson's editorial board because of his Jewish faith. His charges were later aired on local television and radio and in the national media, including the Associated Press, Fox News Channel and The Washington Post...
...Because Danilewitz's allegations are groundless--and because they have not yet been laid to rest--we take this opportunity to set the record straight. Below is the response we have submitted to Commentary...
...Counting Noses at The Harvard Crimson" (April), Justin Danilewitz launches an attack on our newspaper, claiming that he was not selected to be editorial chair because he was not the kind of Jew The Crimson was looking for--namely, one willing to turn his back on other Jews. He claims that we are, however, and that while in office we have instituted a "new policy" at The Crimson, "a program designed to promote the most superficial kind of diversity--the diversity of skin color." He alleges that this policy cost him a position as columnist...
...Danilewitz is dealing in fictions. No such anti-Semitic policy or program exists at The Crimson, nor have we ever wished for one. In selecting among the 43 applicants for the position of bi-weekly columnist, we sought responsible students whose work would engage our diverse readership and challenge them to consider new ideas and new perspectives. There were simply more qualified candidates than Danilewitz is--including the co-chair of Harvard Students for Israel and another active member of Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel. We did not employ quotas in our selection of columnists, and we did not reject anyone because...
...article focused on Danilewitz's unsuccessful bids for the position of editorial chair and for a column on the editorial page. As a long time reader of The Crimson's editorial page, I have respected Danilewitz's articles, even if I do not agree with everything he has written. That Danilewitz's editorials could cause a dissension of thought is a credit to The Crimson rather than a weakness. Not only is it interesting for readers to have the editorial page as a forum for all view-points; it is a necessity for free and open civic society and debate...