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There is even less hoopla surrounding Summers’ Judaism, says Benjamin Z. Galper ’02, chair of Harvard Hillel, because many—including Galper himself—mistakenly assumed that Harvard has already had a Jewish president: Neil L. Rudenstine...
...fact, Rudenstine’s two grandfathers were Jewish, but the former University president is Episcopalian. According to Galper, Rudenstine visited Hillel only twice during his decade-long tenure as president...
...Everyone here is a little nervous that Israel has gotten center stage because they might be blamed,” said Benjamin Z. Galper ’02, the chair of the coordinating council, Hillel’s governing body. “Israel can’t control what Osama bin Laden says or does. He unfairly put the blame on Israel in his video statement...
Immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks, Hillel stepped up its security by placing a Harvard police officer outside the entrance. It was done as a “purely precautionary measure,” Galper said, and not because of any specific threats...
...We’re an open community, and we wanted to make sure that anyone who wanted to attend services could do so,” Galper said. “The purpose was to reassure people that things were secure...