This past Thursday evening I attended the premiere of a new documentary film. The screening took place in the theater at The Times Center in midtown, the elegant crowd comprising leaders of the New York Jewish community and well-placed members of the business and cultural elite. At the reception preceding the film, people milled about in conversation – much of it on the evolving pro-Hamas demonstrations at Columbia, NYU and a growing number of leading universities across the country. Many had anticipated protesters outside the theater, though the area remained quiet both before and after the event.