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Article: Jewish organization incensed by racist remarks of City College professors. (American Jewish Congress, New York City, Michael Levin, Leonard Jeffries Jr.) (includes text of statement)
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- May 9, 1990
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JEWISH ORGANIZATION INCENSED BY RACIST REMARKS
OF CITY COLLEGE PROFESSORS
NEW YORK, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In a statement released today by Robert K. Lifton, president of the American Jewish Congress, the Jewish leader expressed his shock over the recent racist comments made by two City College professors.
Lifton noted in his remarks that the statement made by Professors Levin and Jeffries "would be repugnant in any decent society, let alone in a college community". He further noted that "since teachers can so easily emerge as models for their students, damage can be substantial. These professors project a model that gives ...