Rose Ritch quit a student a leadership position in 2020 after taking abuse for being Jewish and supporting Israel.

Letter signed by 39 lawmakers cites rising antisemitism, urges department's Office of Civil Rights to take concrete measures.

The heads of major Jewish groups said on Friday that they were outraged over the handling by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) of the harassment and relentless attacks against a former student leader by anti-Israel activists.