When chaotic pro-Palestine protests and encampments took over schools nationwide last semester, many Jewish students expressed concerns about safety — leading the House of Representatives and the Department of Education to opened investigations into antisemitism at Columbia, UPenn, Harvard, Cornell, UCLA, Temple and other schools.

The situation got so out of hand that a frightening 44% of Jewish students and recent graduates admit they don’t feel safe identifying as such on campus, according to a new survey by Alums for Campus Fairness.

The Post spoke to four Jewish students whose universities have been the subject of antisemitism probes about their concerns going into a new school year.

Nicholas Baum had one great month as a freshman at Columbia last year, until tragedy struck.

“I simply enjoyed the Columbia experience up until October 7th,” Baum, 19, told The Post. “It was fantastic. I felt very safe, and I felt free to express my Jewish identity.”

In the immediate aftermath of October 7th, Baum, who grew up in Glen Ridge, NJ, found short-lived solace in his Jewish community.

“My Jewish peers, we came together, we mourned together, we became one, we became a whole, and it was a really beautiful thing to see,” he said. “But what I soon became shocked by was the lack of sympathy or solidarity from the rest of the Columbia community.”

Within days of the tragedy in Israel, Columbia was taken over by massive pro-Palestine protests, leaving Baum feeling “completely unsupported.”

“I was completely blindsided by it because I felt as though the Colombian community— even if they rightfully have many criticisms of the Israeli state and its treatment towards Palestinians — they would at least have the basic humanity and nuance with us Jewish students over the fact that we had family and friends killed on October 7th,” he said.

Baum said he heard protesters right outside the campus gates call for Jews to go back to Poland and for Tel Aviv to burn to the ground.

As he gets ready for his sophomore year, Baum, who is studying economics and statistics, is nervous to return to campus.

“Almost every student I know agrees that the protesting will be to similar levels, if not worse this year than it was last year,” he said. “I just hope that my fellow classmates can at least have the decency to steer away from blatant antisemitism.”

“There was definitely a lot of verbal harassment,” sophomore Yaam Malka told The Post of her first year at Temple University in Philadelphia. “We were having massive rallies go through our campus, screaming vile things. Students were being called baby killers, terrorists, k–es.”

“Almost every student I know agrees that the protesting will be to similar levels, if not worse this year than it was last year,” he said. “I just hope that my fellow classmates can at least have the decency to steer away from blatant antisemitism.”

Malka said she was especially disturbed by antisemitic vandalism on campus. Temple is being probed by the Department of Education over campus antisemitism, after a Jewish fraternity house was vandalized with “Free Palestine” painted on the roof.

Last semester, Malka was an outspoken advocate for the release of Israeli hostages on social media, which she says made her the target of antisemitic remarks on campus.

“Just walking to class, people would scream ‘free Palestine’ at me or call me a baby killer or a terrorist,” Malka, who is studying psychology, political science and economics, said. “I didn’t feel comfortable walking to and from my classes. It was hard to stay focused in that situation.”

The 19-year-old said she will “never hide my identity,” but understands why some of her peers are.

“I’m not afraid, but I understand people tucking their Star of David away. Look around on these campuses across the United States and you can see that they are unsafe,” she said.

“But I believe that protesters are seeing what other people have gotten away with, so we might be headed for worse than what we experienced last year.”

Noah Rubin decided to attend the University of Pennsylvania because it seemed like a welcoming environment — but this past year he was sorely disappointed.