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Several Jewish faculty members at the University of Rochester were targeted in an antisemitic act after they were depicted in hundreds of 'wanted' posters plastered around the upstate New York school, officials said. University President Sarah Mangelsdorf called the incident 'disturbing, divisive and intimidating' and said it 'runs counter to our values as a university.
Any activities, including the placement of these posters, that disrupt our normal operations and classroom instruction will not be tolerated,' Collins said. An investigation to determine who put up the posters is ongoing. The student-run Jewish Voice for Peace, U of R chapter, said the school's decision to quickly label the incident as antisemitic was 'hasty.
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