Harvard excluded Jews in identity-based graduations in now-deleted webpage amid school's anti-Semitism scandal

Harvard University reportedly hosted graduation celebrations for certain identity groups in 2023, and one of the groups excluded from such celebrations were Jews.

Fox News Digital reported that the "Affinity Celebrations for Graduates" at the prestigious Ivy League institution had been deleted, but it strongly supported events that featured "Black Graduates," "Graduates with Disabilities," "Indigenous Graduates," "LGBTQ+ Graduates," "Arab Graduates," and "Latinx Graduates."

However, the webpage is still available to the public, which stated: "Affinity celebrations are student-led, staff supported events that recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of graduates from historically marginalized communities."

"These University-wide celebrations provide an opportunity for graduates to honor those who have helped them achieve their milestone while centering their cultural traditions and values."

The webpage went on to state that the celebrations were "made possible by the collaboration of the Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging; the DIB Leadership Council; the Council of Deans of Students; the Commencement Office; and students."

Curiously, Jewish graduates were apparently not one of the groups the university decided to celebrate. According to an archived version of the website, it was last accessible on June 26, and then deleted some time afterward.

It is also unclear specifically when the website was deleted, raising questions about whether it could have been deleted following the university's controversy over anti-Semitic behavior on campus.

Harvard President Claudine Gay recently gave testimony before Congress, where she gave a non-answer to Rep. Elise Stefanik's question about whether calls for the genocide of Jews would be protected under the institution's policies on bullying and harassment.

Gay said, "It can be, depending on the context."

However, Gay subsequently apologized during an interview with the Harvard Crimson, the school's student-run newspaper, saying "I am sorry...Words matter." It is unclear why Gay said what she did before Congress if she really believed "words matter."

"When words amplify distress and pain, I don’t know how you could feel anything but regret," Gay said. "I got caught up in what had become at that point, an extended, combative exchange about policies and procedures."

"What I should have had the presence of mind to do in that moment was return to my guiding truth, which is that calls for violence against our Jewish community — threats to our Jewish students — have no place at Harvard, and will never go unchallenged."

"Substantively, I failed to convey what is my truth," Gay said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Harvard for comment about the situation.