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.” […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
June 30, 2021 LDB Summer Speaker Series featured Professor Oren Gross On June 23, as part of its Summer Speaker Series, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) hosted Professor Oren Gross, the Irving Younger Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School and LDB Academic Advisory Board member. Professor Gross explained his recent resignation from the University’s Center for […] Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
June 28, 2021 Top Hillel Lawyer Explains How Anti-Zionist Professors Violate Academic Freedom On June 9th, Hillel International Vice President Mark Rotenberg headlined the LDB Summer Speaker Series with remarks on “Academic Freedom and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism.” Rotenberg described the unprecedented rise of hostile environments for Jewish students, detailing efforts to connect the United States racial injustice narrative with the Palestinian struggle against Israel and the recent […] Blog
June 21, 2021 Recognizing Anti-Zionist Anti-Semitism by Russell Shalev Recognizing Anti-Zionist Anti-Semitism by Russell Shalev ~ The recent global wave of anti-Semitic attacks that accompanied the May 2021 conflict between Israel and Hamas has torn the mask off the disingenuous claim that anti-Zionism is unrelated to, not motivated by and wholly distinct from hostility towards Jews. The Anti-Defamation League recorded a 75% increase in […] Blog
June 18, 2021 A Chance to Right a Wrong Decision by Diane B. Kunz June 18, 2021 ~ A Chance to Right a Wrong Decision by Diane B. Kunz ~ The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Judicial Circuit has granted a rehearing en banc of the 8th Circuit Court’s decision in Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip, (No. 19-1378, 8th Cir. 2021), which partly struck down Arkansas’ anti-Boycott Divestment […] Blog
June 9, 2021 A Victory for Campus Freedom by Diane B. Kunz A Victory for Campus Freedom ~ June 9, 2021 ~ by Diane B. Kunz The decision is now final. After a five-year battle, the New York courts have upheld Fordham University’s ability to deny Students for Justice in Palestine (“SJP”) the right to register as a recognized student organization (Matter of Awad v. Fordham Univ., […] Blog
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. Anti-Semitism Blog
June 3, 2021 Anne Bayefsky and Avi Bell Kick Off LDB’s Summer Speaker Series On May 19th, Professors Abraham Bell and Anne Bayefsky opened LDB’s Summer Speaker Series with a timely and informative webinar on “The Current Crisis, Gaza, Hamas and Durban IV.” Bayefsky and Bell provided unique perspectives on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the anti-Semitism associated with the United Nations’ Durban Conference. Professor Bell, speaking from Jerusalem, […] Anti-Zionism Blog
June 2, 2021 The UN Human Rights Council Has No Shame by Diane B. Kunz The UN Human Rights Council Has No Shame ~ Diane B. Kunz ~ June 1, 2021 A government pledges in its founding document to exterminate the citizens of its neighboring country through a holy war. The leaders proclaim that they will never stop fighting until they have eliminated the “most despicable and contemptible […] Blog