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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Following Northwestern’s decision to cut ties with Tannenbaum Chabad House in 2012, the religious institution, 2014 Orrington Ave., and its rabbi sued the University for religious discrimination. A federal judge upheld Thursday the dismissal of Chabad House’s lawsuit.

Court upholds dismissal of religious discrimination lawsuit against Northwestern in Chabad House disaffiliation

November 7, 2014

A federal appeals court affirmed Thursday the dismissal of a federal lawsuit against Northwestern that alleged religious discrimination in the University's decision to cut ties with Tannenbaum Chabad House...

Updated: Judge dismisses religious discrimination lawsuit against Northwestern in Chabad House disaffiliation

December 27, 2013

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Northwestern alleging religious discrimination in its 2012 disaffiliation with Tannenbaum Chabad House. In a summary judgment filed Dec. 19, U.S. District...

In Focus: With court date set, rift persists between Klein, Northwestern

In Focus: With court date set, rift persists between Klein, Northwestern

February 11, 2013

This December, like many before, Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein led a group of Northwestern students on a Birthright trip to Israel. Sitting in the Tannenbaum-Chabad House in February, Klein explained how...

Editorial: Chabad community owed more transparency on Klein decision

November 14, 2012

So far, we have refrained from weighing in on the University’s decision to disaffiliate from Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein and the Tannenbaum Chabad House. Since the story broke, we have received numerous...

Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein gives his traditional “ghostbusters fireside” at Tannenbaum Chabad House on Monday night. Klein formerly performed the fireside at residential halls and colleges on campus, but had to move it following the University’s controversial decision to disaffiliate Chabad House.

Klein continues storytelling tradition in wake of religious discrimination lawsuit

November 5, 2012

Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein’s classic fireside can no longer be performed at Northwestern's residential colleges, so students instead gathered Monday evening at Tannenbaum Chabad House for “Angels, Demons,...

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