1. This letter of recommendation to Harvard in 1936 seems strange to our eyes but it follows a common form of that time used for Jewish students -- assuring the school that the applicant is the right type of Jew ("one of the outstanding products of that Race.") https://twitter.com/abrahamjoseph/status/1331275274596519945 …
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6. Appending this here because original tweet (with screenshot) has been deleted:https://twitter.com/abrahamjoseph/status/1331271124278267907 …
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I'd be happy to see letters of recommendation to go away. They aren't much of an indication of anything other than how well-connected you are. I used to work in admissions, and they only keep tabs on whose name is on the bottom.
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Well, rest easy, last time I checked Harvard was like 20% Jewish, even though they make up less than 2% of the US
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