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University of Michigan student assaulted by group after saying he was Jewish
A Jewish student at the University of Michigan (UoM) was assaulted in an alleged antisemitic incident on Sunday, according the UoM Hillel in a post on Facebook, the ADL and the University on Monday morning.
The student reported to the Ann Arbor police that a group of people had assaulted him after he had told them he was Jewish.
The 19-year-old male student was allegedly thrown to the ground, kicked, and spat on, according to a WhatsApp broadcast on a local group.
The Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) said in a statement that they were actively investigating a “bias-motivated assault that occurred on 9/15/24 at approximately 12:45 a.m in Hill Street and S. Forest.”
“The 19-year-old male victim reported he was walking when a group of males behind him asked if he was Jewish. When the victim said yes, the group of males proceeded to assault him. The suspects fled on foot.”
The victim was mildly wounded and did not need to go to hospital, the statement continued. He reported the incident to the AAPD.
AAPD Police Chief Andre C. Anderson said he had spoken to the UoM police (UMPD) and that there “is absolutely no place for hate or ethnic intimidation” in the city.
“Our department stands against antisemitism,” he stated.
Rabbi Davey Rosen, the director of UoM Hillel, said that, in addition to the AAPD and UMPD, “through Hillel’s partnership with Jewish Community Security Inc, we are in regular communication with state and federal law enforcement.”
He added that Police Chief Anderson had called him following the incident to assure him “that the AAPD stands against antisemitism and an investigation is underway.”
President of UoM Santa Ono said the “safety of our campus community is our highest priority” and said the university stands “firmly against antisemitism and all bias-motivated behavior.”
The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Jonathan Greenblatt, said he was “horrified to learn of an alleged antisemitic assault on a Jewish @UMich student” in an X/Twitter post.
ADL is horrified to learn of an alleged antisemitic assault on a Jewish @UMich student. We are grateful @A2Police are investigating this as a hate crime. @ADL will offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects. There is no place for… https://t.co/v1UJi0hVn2
— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) September 16, 2024
“We are grateful @A2Police are investigating this as a hate crime.”
Greenblatt added that ADL will give $5000 to anyone providing information that could lead to an arrest or conviction of the suspects.
“There is no place for antisemitism or bigotry on our streets or on our campuses,” he added.
Jewish students make up around 14% of the student body at Michigan, numbering around 6,500, of which 5,000 are undergrads and 1,500 are graduate students, according to the UoM Hillel’s website.
Previous incidents, investigations at UoM
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has previously investigated UoM for violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, finding Michigan failed to comply with Title VI in its handling of antisemitic incidents.
Of the 75 complaints of harassment investigated by the OCR, many of which include incidents of targeting Jewish students, few were handled by the university.
OCR found “no evidence” that the university complied with Title VI requirements to investigate whether campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war created a “hostile environment” for students, faculty, and staff.
In one incident, the university rejected a Jewish student’s request for conflict resolution after the student said a graduate student instructor had harassed them on social media in October 2023. The university told the student that social media “is largely going to be protected as free speech,” according to the Office of Civil Rights report.
Kyle Whittingham’s staff at Michigan is nearly complete. Position coaches have been hired and now the Wolverines are working on their analysts and assistants to help the position coaches. And Michigan fans heard some positive news on Sunday.
Not only did the Wolverines hire a new safeties coach, with a ton of history as a defensive coordinator, but Michigan will retain long-time coach Fred Jackson, according to MGoBlue where he is listed as an analyst.
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Jackson was Michigan’s running backs coach from 1992-2014 before he left to coach high school football. But in 2022, he was welcomed back to Ann Arbor under Jim Harbaugh and helped coach the position. He assisted Tony Alford, who was also retained to coach running backs, for the past two seasons at Michigan.
With the tutelage from both Jackson and Alford, Michigan’s run game was fantastic this season. Despite injuries to both Justice Haynes and Jordan Marshall, Michigan had one of the top rushing attacks in the Big Ten.
The Wolverines averaged over 210 yards per game on the ground. Haynes had six games of over 100 yards on the ground, Marshall had four, and former walk-on Bryson Kuzdzal rushed for 100 yards once this season when both Haynes and Marshall missed.
More on Jackson and his history in Ann Arbor
He has coached five All-Big Ten running backs at Michigan, led by three-time all-conference first team honoree Tyrone Wheatley (1992-94) and two-time performer Mike Hart (2004, 2006). Anthony Thomas (2000) and Chris Perry (2003) were All-Big Ten first team selections and Tshimanga Biakabutuka earned second-team honors in 1995. Thomas and Hart received distinction as Big Ten Freshman of the Year award winners.
Jackson’s running backs have led the league in rushing four times during his tenure and surpassed the 1,000-yard barrier 12 times, including Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011. Perry (2003) and Hart (2004) became the first teammates to lead the league in rushing in back-to-back seasons since 1982-83, pacing the Big Ten in both overall and conference play.
He also coached two seasons in Ann Arbor as the Wolverines’ offensive coordinator.
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Michigan State football is identifying targets across the board to being in for visits as the transfer portal window moves along. The latest visit to go public comes from a wide receiver at the FCS level.
Evan James, a Furman transfer, will be taking a visit to East Lansing starting on Jan. 5. A 5-foot-11, 170 pound receiver from Apopka, Florida, James had a breakout season for the Paladins. In 2025 he caught 65 passes for 796 yards and seven touchdowns. He also had seven carries for 72 yards and a touchdown, doing all of this as a true freshman, earning FCS Freshman All-American honors.
After doing this all as a freshman, he will bring three years of eligibility with him to the next school of his choosing. Aside from Michigan State, it is rumored that Boston College and Cincinnati will also be in contention.
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Even before high winds have kicked in from a strong incoming storm system, more than 50,000 homes and businesses were without power across Michigan.
The bulk of these outages are in Mid-Michigan. Clare County had the largest outage tally, with more than 16,000. Mecosta County had more than 7, 500 without power, and Isabella County had more than 6,000 out.
A couple counties in the very western Upper Peninsula were also reporting outages.
These outage numbers are expected to increase by early Monday, as high winds come in as part of this storm system. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected, but wind gusts could top 60 mph in some areas.
The issue with the Mid-Michigan outages is rooted in Friday’s ice accumulation. Utility officials said there has been about a half-inch of ice accumulation on trees and power lines in that area through the weekend. Temperatures this weekend did not get warm enough to melt the ice, as they did in other areas. Heavy rain on Sunday froze again quickly, causing a heavier ice load and more outages.
Consumers Energy has said they have crews mobilized to work on outages as they arise with this storm.
To see the latest update on this storm coverage, follow our headlines on the MLive Weather page.
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