Harvard president Claudine Gay lights a MENORAH on campus a day after surviving demands she be removed for failing to call anti-Semitism harassment during her disastrous Congressional testimony
- Claudine Gay attended a menorah lighting on campus Wednesday evening
- The daily lighting ceremony was organized by the Harvard Chabad
- Gay is struggling to keep her job after last week's congressional hearing
Harvard's embattled president Claudine Gay attended a university menorah lighting ceremony on Wednesday as she continues to resist calls to resign over anti-Semitism on campus.
Gay was one of about 100 people who attended the daily lighting ceremony in Harvard Park, hosted by the Harvard Chabad.
Her appearance came the day after the Harvard Corporation, which governs the university, announced her intention to retain her presidency — despite her Dec. 5 testimony before Congress.
Gay was one of three university presidents called before the House Education Committee to discuss anti-Semitism on campuses. All three were equivocal when asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews counted as hate speech: One of the three, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, has since been forced to resign.
But Gay has been told that university leadership still supports her despite calls for her resignation.
Harvard President Claudine Gay is seen lighting the menorah on campus Wednesday evening
On Tuesday, the eleven-member board sent a university-wide email announcing that they “unanimously support President Gay.”