October 27, 2015 The BDS Solidarity Wave Activists campaigning for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel recently called for an “international wave of action in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle” and promoted the planned events on social media under the hashtag #SolidarityWaveBDS. One can only speculate if the image of the wave was an entirely coincidental choice or if it was […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
October 26, 2015 Rabbi Finman Interview with LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus: The Definition of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Semitism on Campus Earlier this month, LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus had an online interview with Rabbi Herschel Finman for his radio show, The Jewish Hour, to discuss his latest book, The Definition of Anti-Semitism, and anti-Semitism on American college campuses. As Marcus describes in his interview, one of the biggest obstacles LDB has had to face when dealing with […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
October 23, 2015 France Upholds Ruling That BDS Is Discrimination On Tuesday, the French Court of Cassation, the highest appeals court in France, upheld a lower court decision in which promoters of a boycott against Israel were found guilty of inciting hate or discrimination and fined a collective $14,500. The Court of Cassation’s ruling affirmed criminal convictions from the Colmar Court of Appeals of 12 […] Anti-Zionism Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Blog
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 […] Anti-Zionism Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Blog
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, […] Anti-Semitism Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
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 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
September 10, 2015 The mighty stream and the Jewish trickle LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus is publishing this op-ed in Washington Jewish Week discussing the increased need for a better definition of anti-Semitism, as well as further protection in the face of rising levels of anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses: _________________________________________ This summer, the Jewish community was rightly focused on the existential threat posed by […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
September 10, 2015 EndBDS Hotline LDB is partnering with several other groups on EndBDS, a new hotline aiming to help those being harassed or targeted by the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. EndBDS is able to aid anyone facing the extremism and anti-Semitism that follows the anti-Israel movement. If you or someone you know are being targeted […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
September 1, 2015 ‘Enemies of the People’ Our colleagues at Genocide Watch are hosting a film screening about the Khmer Rouge slaughter, which may interest some of our readers: Genocide Watch 2nd Annual Film Festival What: Film screening of ‘Enemies of the People’ followed by a discussion When: Thursday September 10th at 7:15 pm Where: Conference Room 5183, School for Conflict Analysis […] Blog
August 31, 2015 Leading Anti-Semitism Scholars Urge Adoption of Anti-Semitism Definition Many of the world’s leading scholars of anti-Semitism, including LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus, have just issued the following joint letter urging University of California President Janet Napolitano and the University of California regents to adopt the U.S. State Department definition of anti-Semitism: Dear President Napolitano and Regents of the University of California: We […] Blog
August 18, 2015 Call for Papers: Life in the aftermath – Displaced Persons, Displaced Children and Child Survivors on the move The following Call for Papers, recently received by the Louis D. Brandeis Center, may be of interest to some of our readers: Life in the aftermath – Displaced Persons, Displaced Children and Child Survivors on the move: New approaches in education and research 30 May – 1 June 2016 Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum (MMSZ), Dachau, Germany Joint […] Anti-Semitism Blog
August 14, 2015 Conflict Resolution, the Arab-Israel Conflict, and Campus Anti-Semitism: An Interview with Dr. Peter Weinberger of the Institute of Peace Peter Weinberger is a senior program officer at the U.S. Institute of Peace who has interesting ideas about how conflict analysis tools can be applied not only to the Arab-Israel conflict but also to the resurgent problem of campus anti-Semitism. Dr. Weinberger works with the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding. His primary focus at […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
August 7, 2015 Jews, Israel, and the War of a Million Cuts Review: Manfred Gerstenfeld, The War of a Million Cuts: The Struggle against the Delegitimization of Israel and the Jews [New York: RVP Publishers Inc., 2015], [501 pgs.], $27.37. In The War of a Million Cuts, Manfred Gerstenfeld describes the growth of anti-Semitism in the world and how it is often hidden behind anti-Israel comments. […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
August 6, 2015 Advance Praise for The Definition of Anti-Semitism “Well written and well documented, Marcus’s new book on the definition of anti-Semitism is a timely publication: the recent rise of anti-Semitism worldwide has drawn attention to the crucial issue of defining it properly. Based on a vast variety of historical examples on the one hand, and referring to the present context on the other, […] Blog