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August 10, 2021 At Central America Forum for Israel, U.S. Senators Call for Global Adoption of IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

At last week’s virtual Central America Forum for Israel conference, U.S. Senators James Lankford and Jacky Rosen – co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism – called for a wider adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism in combatting surging global Jew-hatred. The Central America […]

July 27, 2021 LDB’s Summer Speaker Series Continues with Lesley Klaff and Mark Goldfeder Discussing “Law and Jewish Identity”

On July 7th, Professor and Brandeis Center Academic Advisory Board Member Lesley Klaff and Rabbi Dr. Mark Goldfeder continued the Brandeis Center’s Summer Speaker Series with a discussion about “Law and Jewish Identity.” Klaff and Goldfeder provided insightful legal analyses as part of a discussion about two age-old questions with regard to Jewish identity: are […]

June 30, 2021 Alyza Lewin Speaks at SSI Conference on the Importance of IHRA and its Examples

Students Supporting Israel (SSI) hosted Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law President Alyza Lewin, alongside Rabbi Andrew Baker, the Director of International Jewish Affairs at the American Jewish Congress (AJC), at its Define it to Fight it online conference in a talk about the importance of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. Since […]

June 30, 2021 The International Legal Forum Discusses Ancient Jew-Hatred in Modern Times

Last week, Brandeis Center President Alyza Lewin appeared on an expert panel hosted by the International Legal Forum (ILF) to speak on the modern-day mutations of anti-Semitism in a webinar entitled “Ancient Hatred Modern Times.” Moderated by ILF lawyer Russell Shalev, the event explored present-day forms of anti-Semitism as “society’s oldest… but least understood hatred.” […]

June 5, 2021 Call for Papers for the “Law vs. Antisemitism” Conference

The conveners of the “Law vs. Antisemitism” conference have asked the Brandeis Center to share the following Call for Papers with our readers. The conference will be held on campus and virtually at IU McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana on March 13-14, 2022. The deadline to submit papers is August 1, 2021.

June 1, 2021 New Legislative Measures Pushed to Limit BDS

Legislative efforts to combat the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign continue to gain traction internationally. In the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II announced that legislation will be introduced that bans public bodies from joining the BDS campaign. In the Queen’s Speech on May 11th, which declares the Government’s legislative agenda, Queen Elizabeth explained the […]

April 16, 2021 Brandeis Center Files Amicus Brief In Support of Asian American Applicants Challenging Harvard’s Discriminatory Admissions Policies

On March 31, 2021, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) and the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Students for Fair Admissions’ (SFFA) petition for certiorari in the case of Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and […]

April 7, 2021 ADL Survey on Jewish Americans’ Experience with Anti-Semitism

A recent survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) provides concerning insights about how the resurgence of anti-Semitism is impacting Jewish Americans. The survey confirms that anti-Semitism remains an urgent problem in America that is increasingly pervasive and directly affecting the everyday lives of Jewish Americans. The survey revealed that 63% of Jewish Americans have […]

March 30, 2021 Kentucky resolves to adopt IHRA, further spurring nationwide efforts to recognize the importance of defining and combating anti-Semitism

By adopting Senate Resolution 67 in the house and senate just last month, Kentucky (KY) has joined the growing list of states, including South Carolina (SC) and Florida (FL), that have committed themselves to defining and combating anti-Semitism. The resolution condemns anti-Semitism broadly, adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism (the IHRA […]

March 30, 2021 2021 Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism

On March 16th, 2021, Frankfurt am Main partnered with the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement to host the first-ever Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism. Mayors from communities all over the world attended the Summit and spoke about the initiatives their cities have taken to combat anti-Semitism. The Summit’s four main panels focused on Education and IHRA Adoption, Security […]