September 29, 2016 Wrong-Headed Initiative Dr. Diane B. Kunz, Esq. Wrong-Headed Initiative Equal treatment before United States law and government. That is a foundational American principle. Its aspirational neutrality, usually achieved, is one reason why people from so many nations with different ethnicities and differing religious beliefs have thrived in this country. Now J Street would challenge this basic principle […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
September 27, 2016 International Conference on Zionism and Anti-Semitism The Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism in Birkbeck, University of London has just announced their upcoming May 30 – June 1, 2017 conference on anti-Semitism and Zionism and is calling for the submission of papers to be presented: This timely conference will examine the interaction between Zionism and antisemitism as it has developed from the […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
September 26, 2016 California Governor Signs Anti-BDS Bill This weekend brings more good news from the Sunshine State. A month ago, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 2844 – an anti-BDS bill – requiring public entities and state agencies to certify that they have not created policies that discriminate against any sovereign nation by violating state civil rights under the Unruh Civil Rights […] Anti-BDS Laws Blog
September 19, 2016 U.S. Department of Education to Track Religious Harassment For several years, the Brandeis Center has urged changes in how the Department of Education (ED) collects data that would help to protect religious groups from discrimination. ED has finally agreed to do so. Commenting on the new development, LDB’s Kenneth L. Marcus said, “We commend ED for adopting this new policy, in line with the Brandeis […] Blog
September 13, 2016 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum supports IHRA definitions on anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial This past week the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C united with scores of institutions and nations in taking up the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definitions of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. The announcement of support came after a High Level Forum on Global Antisemitism hosted by the United Nations. The […] Anti-Semitism Blog
September 2, 2016 The Brandeis Center Responds to Departure of UCLA Graduate Student Leader Earlier this week, UCLA law student and former Graduate Student Association (GSA) President Milan Chatterjee announced his intention to leave UCLA and finish his studies at New York University School of Law. This announcement came after Chatterjee had been subjected to nearly 10 months of harassment by anti-Israel activists in the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) […] Anti-Zionism Blog
September 1, 2016 UCLA: No place for Jews? UCLA Chancellor Block’s assertion that BDS ‘isn’t going to be sustained’ on this campus’ has never appeared to be anything but lip service as UCLA succumbs to a virulent form of anti-Semitism that has a Hindu in its cross-hairs. Blog
September 1, 2016 German Students Take a Stand Against BDS This historic resolution came into effect following a speech by Professor Lori Allen, of the University of London. Promoting her book, ‘The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine,’ as Benjamin Weinthal of Jpost reports , pronounced support for a boycott of Israel and minimized the impact of terrorism on […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
August 31, 2016 All the Brandeis Center information in 140 characters or less The Louis D. Brandeis Center is excited to announce that we have a brand new Twitter account! Find us at @brandeiscenter, where there will be links to our blogs and publications, and up to the minute communications on all the latest in litigation and campus activity in the fight against anti-Semitism. Our new account supplements […] Blog
August 31, 2016 Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict & the Movement to Boycott Israel Cary Nelson has published his latest book Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict & the Movement to Boycott Israel. Nelson is a professor of English at University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign and has published a wide array of works, Dreams Deferred marking his second book after The Case Against Academic Boycotts of […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
August 29, 2016 New Jersey and California Join the Fight Against BDS With Governor Chris Christie’s signature last week, New Jersey became at least the 12th state to embrace anti-BDS legislation. The bill passed with an overwhelming majority in the state’s General Assembly at the end of July (69-3, with two abstentions) and had unanimously passed the state Senate in May. Days later California added its own […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
August 25, 2016 LDB Responds to UC Irvine’s SJP Decision and Calls for Stronger Action On Friday, the UC Irvine Office of Student Conduct announced that it had concluded a three-month investigation into an aggressive and disruptive incident on the UCI campus last May. The incident involved an anti-Israel mob that disrupted a small event held by a Jewish student group on campus. The angry mob of about 50 students blocked the […] Blog
August 25, 2016 Check Out Kenneth Marcus at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival Kenneth L. Marcus, the President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights under Law, will be discussing his book, The Definition of Anti-Semitism, at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival this November 16th. The Definition of Anti-Semitism explores the various ways in which anti-Semitism has been defined and develops a new definition of […] Blog
August 5, 2016 Canadian Jewish Student Group Files Discrimination Complaint On August 3, Hasbara Fellowships Canada, a pro-Israel campus activism organization and the country’s largest grassroots campus advocacy organization, announced that a complaint had been filed with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal against both the Student Association and the Faculty Association of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College. Hasbara filed […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
August 4, 2016 Karega Not Teaching at Oberlin this Fall Today, Oberlin College announced that professor Joy Karega will not be teaching this Fall, a much-delayed decision following the revelation of a series of her highly anti-Semitic Facebook posts this past March. Karega’s posts (*which have since been deleted) included a series of conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic content, including blaming “Israel and Zionist Jews” for the […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
August 3, 2016 New Anti-Semitism Journal Seeks Papers The Journal of Contemporary European Antisemitism (JCEA) recently announced that it is seeking original research articles for its first issue. JCEA is the first journal of its kind, covering all forms of anti-Semitism found in today’s Europe. It will be published bi-annually, beginning spring 2017. LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus serves on the editorial board […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
July 29, 2016 Campus anti-Semitism Surges in 2016 2016 is unfolding as another unsettling year for Jewish students across U.S. college campuses. According to a report released this week by the AMCHA Initiative, anti-Semitic activities have surged over the past six months. The AMCHA Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to the investigation, documentation and contestation of anti-Semitism, investigated 113 schools with the largest Jewish […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
July 28, 2016 UN Watch Fellowship Opportunity for College Grads Our friends at UN Watch are searching for motivated recent college graduates for a terrific year-long, paid fellowship opportunity in Geneva. Interested candidates must posses superb English writing skills. Fellow responsibilities will include drafting reports, speeches, op-eds, and press releases, monitor and report on meetings at the UN, perform research, and manage social media. To learn […] Anti-Semitism Blog
July 28, 2016 LDB Welcomes Intern Daniella Hovsha LDB welcomes Daniella Hovsha, who will be joining the organization as a Civil Rights Communications & Development Intern for Fall 2016. Daniella graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand, a public research university in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is currently completing her post-graduate studies—called an “honors” in South Africa—in International […] Blog
July 27, 2016 New Jersey’s Anti-BDS Legislation Last month, the New Jersey General Assembly in an overwhelming 69-3 vote passed legislation prohibiting the investment of state pension and annuity funds in to companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses. A similar bill had passed through the state Senate in a unanimous 39-0 vote in May. According to the legislation, the state’s $71 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
July 27, 2016 National Lawyers Guild Sued for Discrimination On July 13, New York attorney David Abrams filed a complaint against the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), on behalf of an Israeli organization, Bibliotechnical Athenaeum. In the complaint, Abrams alleges that NLG practiced unlawful discrimination, violating the New York City and State Human Rights Laws. Essentially, this is an anti-BDS lawsuit challenging NLG for excluding […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog