Anti-Semitic Drawing Found in Columbia Bathroom

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Anti-Semitic drawings were found yesterday in a bathroom at Columbia University, prompting the school’s president to denounce the second hate crime on campus in three days as police investigate the incident.

“Despite the irrational, destructive hatred that persists in our society and world, we do not accept this anywhere at this university,” Columbia head Lee C. Bollinger said.

The drawing, which police described as a caricature of a man wearing a yarmulke above a swastika, was found in a bathroom stall in Lewisohn Hall about midday and was removed.

Also yesterday, a noose was found at a post office at 90 Church St. in lower Manhattan, police said last night. Postal workers saw the noose on a light pole above scaffolding around 1 p.m. The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.

At Columbia, students said the school’s atmosphere was tolerant. “It’s kind of eerie to think there’s somebody among us who would leave hateful remarks in bathrooms,” said Christy Pill, 25, a graduate student.

Peter Holley contributed to this story.

Anti-Semitic Drawing Found in Columbia Bathroom

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