(Cleveland Jewish News via JTA) – For the nearly 13,000 students at Ohio’s Youngstown State University, Jacob Ari Labendz is the face of Jewish studies. The history teacher, who came to the school in 2017, heads the school’s Center for Jewish and Holocaust Studies. This year, he teaches three of his six courses. He has led student trips abroad and has brought other scholars to YSU. So when the university told Labendz in November that it was eliminating his position in an effort to cut costs, YSU students who have learned from him were alarmed. Although the university has said...
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