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The National Jewish Advocacy Center has asked the Trump administration’s Justice Department to investigate reports of increasing antisemitic incidents in New York City public schools, following a rise in enrollment at Jewish private schools. The advocacy group cites evidence including teacher misconduct and anti-Israel activities, and notes an increase of 1,587 students in Jewish day schools and yeshivas within the city in the recent academic year. This request comes amid two existing federal probes into the NYC Department of Education for civil rights violations related to antisemitism and pro-Palestinian bias.

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As of October 26, 2026, The National Jewish Advocacy Center has called on the Justice Department to investigate allegations of antisemitism in New York City public schools, citing concerns raised after the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. The group claims that enrollment in private Jewish and yeshiva schools has increased while public school attendance by Jewish students has declined over recent years due to reported incidents of antisemitism. They have filed a complaint with Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, requesting interviews with affected parents and employees. The city's Department of Education (DOE) and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office did not immediately respond to comments from the New York Post. There are currently two federal probes into NYC public schools, one launched by the Trump administration’s Education Department in April regarding concerns about civil rights issues within the DOE.

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“Parents of Jewish children who attend, or were driven from, the Board’s [NYC Board of Education/Department of Education] schools, and Jewish employees of the Board, are prepared to be interviewed,” said the complaint, addressed to Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon, who heads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

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2026-10-27 · New York Post

Jewish rights group calls on Trump admin to probe NYC schools as parents pull kids out of classrooms · assertive framing

A national Jewish legal rights group is calling on the Trump administration to probe the city Department of Education over reports parents are pulling their kids out of public schools because of rampant antisemitism. asserted

parents → call → antisemitism

The National Jewish Advocacy Center filed a request with the Department of Justice Monday, citing evidence outlined in Post stories beginning in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attacks on Israel. asserted

Center → file → Israel

Enrollment at Jewish schools or yeshivas has increased while the student population in public schools has declined in recent years, said the letter sent to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. asserted

who → increase → Division

who → attend → Division

In April, the Trump administration’s Education Department launched a civil rights probe into the city DOE concerning a pro-Palestinian group of educators, NYC Educators for Palestine, for organizing a series of Israel-bashing lessons “focused on ‘Palestine, Zionism, and Resistance.'” asserted

Department → launch → Palestine

“No child should be taught by his or her teachers to hate their peers,” said US Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey at the time. asserted

Richey → teach → time

Another federal civil rights “shared ancestry” investigation into the DOE was initiated in November 2023. asserted

investigation → initiate → November

The letter calling for another probe cited a report by United Jewish Teachers, a group of Jewish educators employed by NYC Public Schools, in August claiming at least 250 antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents in the schools since Oct. 7, 2023, asserted

letter → call → Oct.

It also pointed to recent cases, citing Brooklyn PS 77 Park Slope teacher Damien Neva, who brazenly posted in a 2024 Signal group chat, “Long live Yahya al-Sinwar,” according to a new legal filing against the Park Slope Co-Op. uncertain

Sinwar → point → Op

Al-Sinwar is the Hamas leader who orchestrated the 10/7 massacre. asserted

who → orchestrate → massacre

Meanwhile, George Trim, a social studies teacher at IS 181 in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, was disciplined for allegedly telling students that World Trade Center owner Larry Silverstein knew the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were coming and did nothing to stop them. uncertain

attacks → discipline → them

The letter noted that enrollment in Jewish day schools and yeshivas in New York State rose by 3,115 students in the 2025-26 school year, and in the city alone by 1,587, while nonpublic enrollment fell. asserted

enrollment → note → 1,587

Mark Goldfederr, CEO of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, said the Justice Department’s power is needed to clamp down on Jew hatred. asserted

power → say → hatred

A spokesperson for the Justice Department said, “The Department takes allegations of antisemitism seriously and is committed to enforcing federal civil rights laws that protect students from discrimination.” The city DOE and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted

DOE → take → comment

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