‘LMAO’: Dean of Columbia College Mocked
Hillel Head in Newly Obtained Text Exchange
Posted By: sunset, 6/23/2024 4:14:42 AM
The dean of Columbia College, Josef Sorett, sneered at Columbia’s top Hillel official in a new text message obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, further implicating him in the texting scandal that has caused three of his colleagues to be placed on leave. "LMAO," Sorett said in response to a sarcastic message from his colleague, Columbia’s vice dean and chief administrative officer Susan Chang-Kim, who said of Columbia’s Hillel director, Brian Cohen, "He is our hero." The exchange came as Cohen told a concerned parent in the audience that his "soul has been broken" by the protests—which included calls to murder Jewish students and "burn Tel Aviv to the ground."
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Josef Sorett has sought to distance himself from leaked messages that are now the subject of a university investigation and a House Congressional committee. The latest text message shows his participation in the affair.