Sol Adelsky, MD

Husband, Dad, Psychiatrist (Kids + Adults), MPP. Clumsy mountain biker. Mental health, Israel, innovation. Previously: @Challiance/@HarvardMed, @BrownMedicine.

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THREAD/ In honor of all the brand new med students starting school this month, a story. #MedStudentTwitter /1

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@realajedelman You're an inspiration AJ! We're rooting for you!

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@FreeRangeKids Wow. If my parents followed these guidelines it would've ruined my childhood. My goodness.

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@ewzucker @eitanhersh @TuftsUniversity This is great, @eitanhersh I'm glad your work is being recognized!

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@bariweiss @NatanSharansky Great event!

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@tylerblack32 Great point Tyler.

One challenging part of our profession is acknowledging uncertainty and that which is unknowable, and helping patients through their challenges despite that fact.

[Michigan Football @UMichFootball]

IT’S GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE!

#GoBlue

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Let's go Blue!

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This is just shameful.

It's clear from their body language, tone, and content, that these leaders do not see antisemitism as a real issue, and are not prepared to take a principled stand in defense of Jewish students at these institutions.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism:

Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?

The answers they gave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth.

Representative @EliseStefanik was so shocked with the answers that she asked each of them the same question over and over again, and they gave the same answers over and over again.

In short, they said:

It ‘depends on the context’ and ‘whether the speech turns into conduct,’ that is, actually killing Jews.

This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress, certainly on the topic of genocide, which to remind us all is:

“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”

The presidents’ answers reflect the profound educational, moral and ethical failures that pervade certain of our elite educational institutions due in large part to their failed leadership.

Don’t take my word for it.

You must watch the following three minutes. By the end, you will be where I am.

They must all resign in disgrace.

If a CEO of one of our companies gave a similar answer, he or she would be toast within the hour.

Why has antisemitism exploded on campus and around the world?

Because of leaders like Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth who believe genocide depends on the context.

To think that these are the leaders of Ivy League institutions that are charged with the responsibility to educate our best and brightest.

On the bright side, our congressional leaders deserve accolades for showing tremendous leadership and moral clarity in their statements, by the questions they asked, and the respectfulness with which they conducted the hearing.

It was a masterclass of how our government and democracy should operate.

If you have time, please watch the entire hearing. Throughout the hearing, the three behaved like hostile witnesses, exhibiting a profound disdain for the Congress with their smiles and smirks, and their outright refusal to answer basic questions with a yes or no answer.

[Sol Adelsky, MD @soladelsky]

Horrific.

Many hostages still held in Gaza, and Hamas continues to threaten to do this again and again.

Israel must defend itself.

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

I just watched the roughly 45-minute footage of October 7th at a private screening in NYC. Here are my immediate thoughts minutes after watching it. 🧵

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@CSSW4Palestine "Counteroffensive"?

They kidnapped babies.

How can you become social workers when your moral compass is so broken.

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@AdamLenson Sorry that this happened to you. Thanks for sharing this story.

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@zach_kessel I attended Brown for medical school, where I wore a yarmulke without fear or shame. I can only hope that students there today would feel equally comfortable doing so.

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Just appalling.

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

Last night the Oakland City Council voted on a resolution to call for a ceasefire.

A city council member tried to insert language condemning Hamas.

This was the reaction…

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@EylonALevy Stunning. Eylon your reply was excellent - thank you for all that you do.

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@rupasubramanya Thanks for this thread. I visited with my friend in 2005 and this was very consistent with our experience. We felt welcomed everywhere, including at the various Jewish institutions we visited, and we were amused to see signs in Hebrew in Dharamsala.

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In Tel Aviv tonight, protesting @RedCross together with thousands of medical professionals, demanding immediate medical attention for 240 hostages being held now in Gaza, ranging in age from 9mo to 85 years old.

#RedCross_ActNow

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In Harvard Square. SMH.

Walked while wearing a kippa many times, right where that guy is spewing his hate.

Appalling.

[Kassy Akiva @KassyAkiva]

Students confront a masked guy ripping down hostage posters at Harvard Square.

“They should be all exterminated, every single one of them and their kids, their mothers, their children, everybody just like Hitler did.”

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@GLNoronha @jacobkornbluh Horrifying and unnerving.

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Baruch Dayan Emet.

A very special person who will be deeply missed.

[David Collier @mishtal]

Breaking:

Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll was found murdered outside of her home.

If this is related to Israel then all those who were sharing fake news (BBC, CNN) / inciting hatred against Jews (Rashida Tlaib) earlier this week should hang their heads in shame!

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@JordanAckerMI It's shocking and awful. She was uniquely special.