One of Matthew’s roommates, a sophomore named Allison Gornik, had tried to dissuade Matthew from inviting Derek. “Even if you’re not physically afraid of him, what he’s doing is spreading bigotry that’s actively hurting people,” she told Matthew, and when he decided to proceed with the dinner anyway, Allison went into her room and closed the door out of protest. Shabbat dinner was one of her favorite parts of each week—a family meal with roommates who felt like her surrogate brothers, a safe and loving tradition. And now there was an infamous white nationalist on his way to their dorm,
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