Billionaire Henry Swieca Resigns from Columbia University Board over Anti-Jewish Sentiments and Threats on Campus

Swieca's resignation follows increasing complaints of anti-Semitic incidents at Columbia University, with pro-Palestinian rallies sparking concerns over student safety and the university's response.

Billionaire investor Henry Swieca, son of Holocaust survivors, has resigned from the Columbia University Business School board in response to what he describes as 'blatantly anti-Jewish student groups and professors.'
In his resignation letter, Swieca accuses Columbia of 'moral cowardice,' stating that it sends a clear message that Jews are not safe on the university's campus.
Swieca's resignation comes amidst an increase in pro-Palestinian rallies and anti-Semitic incidents at Columbia University, with more than 100 Columbia professors signing a letter supporting pro-Palestinian students who backed the Hamas attack on Israel.
An Israeli student was assaulted outside the Columbia library after questioning someone tearing down posters of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas, contributing to the concerns over student safety.
Columbia university's late launch of an antisemitism task force in response to the anti-Israeli sentiment has been criticized as 'too little too late,' while previous pro-Palestinian protests have sparked the suspension of donations from other billionaires like Leon Cooperman.