Cornell Investigates Student Over 1 Alleged Antisemitic Internship Rejection
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 18
Cornell Investigates Student Over 1 Alleged Antisemitic Internship Rejection
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 18
Summary
Cornell University opened an investigation into student Austin Franco after he allegedly rejected an internship interview by saying he was “not interested in working for a Jew.”
VryfID, the startup involved, was founded by Aiden and Gabe Einhorn; Cornell said it condemned the alleged antisemitism and referred the matter to its Office of Civil Rights.
Franco was quoted as saying he learned the interviewer was Jewish after repeated outreach and that his past experiences with Jews had been negative “on the aggregate.”
The case was highlighted in Fox News’ antisemitism newsletter as part of broader reporting on anti-Jewish incidents in the U.S. and abroad.