Chanukah and Hanukkah refer to the same holiday, and both are correct spellings for the Jewish Festival of Lights. While the “Hanukkah” transliteration is more common in English-speaking countries, “Chanukah” attempts to more closely capture the original Hebrew sound.

Berkeley faced a lawsuit by a Israeli visiting professor who said she faced discrimination based on her nationality, while multiple Jewish organizations filed a complaint with the Education Department against Pomona College alleging antisemitism.