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October 20, 2015 American Jewish World Interview With LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus

While in the Twin Cities for the launch of University of Minnesota LDB law student chapter on September 30th, LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus sat down with American Jewish World’s Community News Editor, Erin Elliot Bryan, to discuss the trend of rising anti-Semitic incidents across college campuses. LDB’s joint ‘Anti-Semitism Report’ with Trinity College, released earlier […]

October 14, 2015 Palestinian Bar Association Honors Oct. 4th Terrorist Stabber, IAJLJ Urges EU Response

Yesterday, the The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IAJLJ), a UN-accredited NGO, wrote a letter to the EU’s Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen, calling upon the EU to cease funding the Palestinian Bar Association (PBA) after its decision to honor the terrorist who stabbed to death two Israelis in the Old City on […]

October 13, 2015 House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Bi-Partisan Resolution on Combating Anti-Semitism in Europe

On Friday, October 9, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed H. Res. 354 on combating Anti-Semitism in Europe. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and co-sponsored by the other members of the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism: Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Kay […]

October 9, 2015 UC Berkeley Student explains why UC Regents should adopt Department of State’s definition of anti-Semitism

The adoption of the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism is a cause that LDB has been activity advocating for, particularly in university campuses across the nation. As LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus stated, “University administrators need a uniform definition of anti-Semitism in order to make clear what the boundaries are between hateful actions and […]

October 9, 2015 The Brandeis Center Welcomes Two New Civil Right Fellows and New Communications and Development Intern

The Brandeis Center is pleased to welcome three new members to the team, Michael Kleinman and Anne Crowell, as Civil Rights Legal Fellows, and Michelle Yabes as a Communications and Development Intern. Their arrivals come at a crucial time for LDB in light of our busy docket for the fall, which includes the launch of a […]

October 9, 2015 LDB Condemns Anti-Muslim Hate

Today, LDB condemned anti-Muslim hate as a reaction to reports of anti-Muslim rallies.In response to reports that extremist groups are designating October 10, 2015, as “World Anti-Mosque Day,” the Brandeis Center issued a call for tolerance, inclusion, and understanding. LDB, which was established to fight anti-Semitism on American college campus, has repeatedly denounced anti bigotry, hate, […]

September 30, 2015 LDB Submits Input for United Nations Report on Space for Civil Society

Today, LDB submitted comments to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in response to a request to contribute to a UN report about space for civil society. Space for civil society is a broad concept that involves creating ways for groups with differing views to engage in productive, meaningful dialogue with one another. Maintaining […]

Anti-Semitism

September 28, 2015 “Deciphering the New Antisemitism” Reviews

Alvin Rosenfeld’s latest book “Deciphering the New Antisemitism”, is due for release early next year. The book is comprised of 18 essays written by an international group of scholars, including LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus, that discuss a wide-range of topics about the increasing occurrences of anti-Semitism around the world. This analyzes the various […]

September 28, 2015 USHMM: Call for Applications

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is holding two seminars in early January, applications are due in October: Seminar for Advanced Undergraduate, MA, and Early PhD Students A Research Introduction to the Holocaust in the Soviet Union January 4–8, 2016 Applications due October 11 The Mandel Center invites applications for a seminar designed to […]

September 24, 2015 UC Regents Reject Weak Intolerance Statement

On September 16th UC regents decided to reject the proposed statement of principles against intolerance because it inadequately addressed the problem of anti-Semitism on UC campuses, the reason for which it was first proposed. The proposed statement has been heavily criticized as being too broad and ambiguous, simplistically defining intolerance as “unwelcome conduct motivated by […]