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| Chicago educator reflects on Holy Land situation Christian Brother Neil Kieffe has served as an administrator at Bethlehem University for 10 years, after spending most of his 39-year education career in the Chicago area, including a stint as principal of St. Patrick High School in the 1980s. Kieffe recently returned to the Unites States because of a family emergency. This is what he wrote about the situation in Bethlehem: “Since I only left Bethlehem on Wednesday night (Oct. 18) I am pretty much up to date on the situation there, although it has escalated in the immediate vicinity of Bethlehem in the last several days. “This year has been a disaster for Bethlehem University. So far, we have only had three days of classes. At this time we should have had 40 class days. Because of the closures it is impossible for many of our students and faculty to reach the university. I am sure that some of the BU students have been involved in the demonstrations. … Most think it silly to risk their lives, but there are some who believe it is their duty to do so. Fortunately, none of our students have been killed. “We keep hoping we will be able to begin the semester seriously soon, but things appear bleak right now.”
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