A Cornell University student is under investigation after allegedly declining a summer internship at a Jewish-owned startup with the message: 'Not interested in working for a Jew.' Cornell says it has launched a probe into the incident, according to the New York Post.
Cornell University said it has launched an investigation into a student who allegedly turned down a summer internship at VryfID, a New York startup founded by Jewish brothers Gabe and Aiden Einhorn, with an explicitly antisemitic refusal. According to the New York Post, the student — Austin Franco — had applied for a position and was invited for an interview before declining with the message, 'Not interested in working for a Jew.'
The incident, first reported Tuesday, has drawn attention to rising antisemitic incidents on US college campuses. As The Zioneer reported, the rejection was followed by an online harassment campaign targeting businesses associated with the Einhorn family's parents.
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