More than 100 rabbis and cantors from across the Chicago area have signed a public letter strongly opposing the Trump administration’s recent funding cuts and arrests on US college campuses, reported the Times of Israel. The letter adds momentum to a growing wave of Jewish voices in the United States expressing concern over the federal government’s intensifying clampdown on higher education institutions. While the White House claims that these measures, including arrests and funding freezes, are intended to combat anti-Semitism, the move has sparked division within the Jewish community. Some organisations have supported the administration’s efforts, but others argue the...