Letter signed by 39 lawmakers cites rising antisemitism, urges department’s Office of Civil Rights to take concrete measures. By JNS.org A group of mostly Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) on Feb. 4 urging the department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to take concrete measures to better address rising antisemitism on college campuses. The letter, led by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and signed by 39 members of Congress, acknowledged that antisemitism was a growing threat to university students and that the department has been slow to address formal complaints of antisemitism. The...