Online petition has over 18,600 signatures in favor of replacing Lionel Groulx, a Catholic priest who supported fascism and hated Jews, with Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson
Though such stipulations, common throughout first half of 20th century, are no longer enforceable, there is still a court process to remove them from documents
Move comes after condemnation of original 'anti-Semitic' decision; non-Jewish member who also plans to attend Hillel-funded trip did not face same pressure
University body says it 'unintentionally caused harm towards the Jewish community' with reasoning for rejecting request; Hillel says 'anti-Semitic' nature of incident not addressed
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