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Report: Oxford students face anti-Semitism charges over 'pretty Jewish girls' party
By Haaretz Service
Tags: anti-Semitism, Jewish World 

Oxford University has launched an investigation into allegations of anti-Semitism surrounding a "Jewish themed" under-21 rugby team party, to which the attendants were told to bring "pretty Jewish girls," the British newspaper Telegraph reported Friday.

One of the team members reportedly arrived at the party dressed as a Jewish caricature - holding a money bag - despite the fact that the party organizers had announced scrapping the event, following complaints from Oxford's Jewish community.

The original event was planned as part of the team's weekly socials, to which team members invite a different group of girls each week.
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Yair Zivan, from the Union of Jewish Students, told The Daily Mail "the actions of a few individuals have caused real offence to Jewish students. UJS is appalled that in 2008 old myths and anti-Semitic stereotypes are still appearing amongst supposedly educated students."

Anna Harwood, from the university's Jewish Society, told the Telegraph "it's very offensive and it's very unfortunate that sometimes some students do not think before engaging their brains."

According to the report, a spokesman for the university said "we are currently investigating a report about inappropriate and unacceptable behavior by two or three students. We have yet to establish the facts."

The incident comes a month after the University of Gloucestershire launched an inquiry into video footage of a student initiation ceremony showing students dressed with plastic carrier bags tied on their heads being led through streets by another dressed as a Nazi officer, the Telegraph reported.
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  1.   Old topics in modern times 12:58  |  Fritz T. 15/11/08
  2.   Akiva Eldar`d blame it on "occupation" 13:10  |  Absolute Sweden 15/11/08
  3.   Either ignore or COURT MARTIAL them LOL 13:10  |  Ari ben Yisrael 15/11/08
  4.   "Bringing pretty Jewish girls"...isn`t that a compliment...??? 13:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/11/08
  5.   British anti-semitism in academia 13:29  |  SystemF 15/11/08
  6.   They wouldnt have a pretty Muslim Girl Party 13:45  |  Alan SA 15/11/08
  7.   #2 Absolute 13:46  |  Knut 15/11/08
  8.   Why should they be shocked? 13:48  |  Yacov Shmipson 15/11/08
  9.   Fair to assume - huh! 13:55  |  mark hammond 15/11/08
  10.   Pretty Jewish girl party 14:00  |  Hilda 15/11/08
  11.   Bringing pretty shiksa to the party - why not? 14:13  |  17 15/11/08
  12.   Those `MONEY BAGS` a stint on Olmert..... 15:04  |  Dagma 15/11/08
  13.   # 9 mark, you obviously don`t seem to know.... 15:34  |  Swiss (Dino 15/11/08
  14.   it`s better 16:03  |  valérie 15/11/08
  15.   wonder if Clickfool was invited? 16:17  |  Richard S 15/11/08
  16.   So that`s what they study at university in Britain 16:19  |  utagawa 15/11/08
  17.   British anti-Semitism 16:22  |  Deborh 15/11/08
  18.   #12 Olmert? 16:29  |  Chris 15/11/08
  19.   #4 Swiss Dino Saur 16:32  |  H 15/11/08
  20.   #4 Swiss Dino 17:51  |  Yonatan 15/11/08
  21.   None event 18:02  |  David Milliband 15/11/08
  22.   Ari Ben Yisrael 18:36  |  Sam 15/11/08
  23.   We like to pretend that these things are exceptional 18:47  |  Mark 15/11/08
  24.   # 15 H, at least for once we seem to agree..... 19:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/11/08
  25.   oxford 19:41  |  Rachel 15/11/08
  26.   It`s a RUGBY TEAM! Anyone ever see them? 19:56  |  Ploni Almoni 15/11/08
  27.   So that`s what they see on BBC and Sky News 20:10  |  Bruce 15/11/08
  28.   HOW TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM 20:28  |  POLLOK 15/11/08
  29.   so what? 20:31  |  Dave 15/11/08
  30.   Mark #17: They don`t like us 20:39  |  Robert Haymond 15/11/08
  31.   these jewish students are candy asses 20:44  |  JL 15/11/08
  32.   Proportional treatment of anti-Semitism 20:51  |  H.H.M. 15/11/08
  33.   no.6 21:07  |  richthofen 15/11/08
  34.   SO SENSITIVE `RACE` !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 21:39  |  JACKAL 15/11/08
  35.   Dino #4 21:45  |  JoJo 15/11/08
  36.   Absolute Sweden is right # 2 !!! 21:59  |  Fortuna Benmayor 15/11/08
  37.   For "POLLOK" # 19 the crude little Ahmadinejad. 22:06  |  Fortuna Benmayor 15/11/08
  38.   and don`t forget hit a jew day but the zionists will be blamed 22:24  |  strange 15/11/08
  39.   Great gentlemen these Brits. dissing the yids huh? 22:28  |  x-ray 15/11/08
  40.   Typical British behavior 22:56  |  Liliane 15/11/08
  41.   No 4. Swiss antisemitism no different. Mocking racism 22:58  |  Massouda 15/11/08
  42.   re:Mark 23:15  |  Mr Goy-sky 15/11/08
  43.   Would Oxford`s Jewish community have been upset it... 23:26  |  Sammy Sideways 15/11/08
  44.   The British just can`t get over 23:37  |  ottomatik 15/11/08
  45.   Please remove the picture 23:38  |  Faris Zaidan 15/11/08
  46.   British academia is full of 23:53  |  antisemites 15/11/08
  47.   Anybody surprised? 00:47  |  Daniel 16/11/08
  48.   Pollok #20 00:57  |  JoJo 16/11/08
  49.   This is Ridiculous 01:41  |  umich student 16/11/08
  50.   Eight Eggs 01:41  |  john 16/11/08
  51.   European Culture 03:59  |  Jack 16/11/08
  52.   That Wasn`t That Anti-Semitic! 04:46  |  Yosemite 16/11/08
  53.   That Wasn`t That Anti-Semitic! 04:46  |  Yosemite 16/11/08
  54.   #38 Jack - mere history? 05:20  |  THK 16/11/08
  55.   old myths and sterotypes 08:21  |  dani.a 16/11/08
  56.   # 20 Yonatan / # 35 Yo Yo 10:30  |  Swiss (Dino) 16/11/08
  57.   #9 - With Muslim Girls, Punishment Would Be Swift 10:31  |  Robert 16/11/08
  58.   # 41 Massouda 10:33  |  Swiss (Dino) 16/11/08
  59.   For Daniel # 47 11:48  |  Clickfool 16/11/08
  60.   John in Brooklyn likes "Brideshead Revisited" # 50 11:58  |  Clickfool 16/11/08
  61.   NOTHING HAS CHANGED !!! 15:11  |  miguel almela 16/11/08
  62.   #51 ..stop whining. 15:34  |  Edithann 16/11/08
  63.   Oxford staff ask to cancel peres peace lecture 16:56  |  anon. 16/11/08
  64.   Now you`ve said it clearly, Click #59 17:46  |  Esther 16/11/08
  65.   Clickfool #59 20:43  |  judith 16/11/08
  66.   #2 21:31  |  Tobia 16/11/08
  67.   CLICKFOOL AND ALIKES 21:34  |  ANDY 16/11/08
  68.   For Judith # 65 22:11  |  Clickfool 16/11/08
  69.   For Andy in Milan # 66 22:15  |  Clickfool 16/11/08
  70.   CLICKFOOL PLAYING WITH WORD 22:36  |  ANDREA 16/11/08
  71.   They wouldn`t be brave enough to have PRETTY MUSLIM GIRLS PARTY.. 23:01  |  Anthony Fallon 16/11/08
  72.   oxford 02:49  |  Shmuelshachor 17/11/08
  73.   to Clickfool #69 11:58  |  Mohammed`s chopper 17/11/08
  74.   ...some unattractive hypocrisy 03:36  |  Dan 20/12/08
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