The Knickerbocker Case at the City College of New York (CCNY) between 1945 and 1950 involved accusations of antisemitism against a department chairman, investigations by university, city, and state authorities, as well as by the American Jewish Congress, and the first widespread student strike in the United States. == Accusations == William E. Knickerbocker had graduated from City College in 1904 and joined the faculty in 1907, teaching Spanish and French.
The Knickerbocker Case at the City College of New York (CCNY) between 1945 and 1950 involved accusations of antisemitism against a department chairman, investigations by university, city, and state authorities, as well as by the American Jewish Congress, and the first widespread student strike in the United States. == Accusations == William E. Knickerbocker had graduated from City College in 1904 and joined the faculty in 1907, teaching Spanish and French.
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