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Controversial Murray Appointed Yeshiva's First Poetry Professor

1/29/2026

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Douglas Murray, a British pro-Israel commentator, was appointed Yeshiva University's inaugural President’s Professor of Practice.
He will teach a poetry course titled The Values of Verse: Sacred and Secular Perspectives.
Murray is not Jewish.
The appointment drew mixed reactions, with supporters praising him and critics questioning alignment with the university's mission.
Critics cite concerns that his views contradict Torah values and reference his nationalism statements.

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Douglas Murray, a British pro-Israel commentator, was appointed Yeshiva University's inaugural President’s Professor of Practice.
He will teach a poetry course titled The Values of Verse: Sacred and Secular Perspectives.
Murray is not Jewish.
The appointment drew mixed reactions, with supporters praising him and critics questioning alignment with the university's mission.
Critics cite concerns that his views contradict Torah values and reference his nationalism statements.