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
August 3, 2015 University of Toronto Rejects BDS This past year has been a busy one in the educational, political, and legal BDS realms. Just this past week, the Board of Directors of the University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) voted, as first reported by Shalom Life, to reject creating and funding a side committee to explore the possibilities to develop the anti-Semitic […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
July 28, 2015 Congressional Subcommittee Will Examine the Impact of BDS Congress’ continuing concerns about discriminatory boycotts will be reflected in today’s potentially hearing House subcommittee hearing on the impact of BDS: HEARING ADVISORY: National Security Subcommittee to Examine BDS Movement “Impact of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement” Subcommittee on National Security (Chairman Ron DeSantis) PURPOSE: · To better understand the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions […] Blog
July 24, 2015 Take This Poll on SCR-35 and State Department Definition UCLA’s student newspaper, the Daily Bruin, is running a poll on the SCR-35 resolution and the State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism. The SCR-35 resolution was passed earlier this month by the California State Assembly urging the University of California (UC) to condemn anti-Semitism. UC President Janet Napolitano also encouraged the condemning of anti-Semitism and supported […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
July 24, 2015 Available for Pre-Order: Kenneth L. Marcus’s New Anti-Semitism Book The Louis D. Brandeis Center (LDB) is pleased to announce that LDB President and General Counsel, Kenneth L. Marcus’ new book, entitled The Definition of Anti-Semitism, is now available for pre-order, published by Oxford University Press. Proceeds from this book will benefit LDB and its campaign to fight campus anti-Semitism. The expected publication date is September […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
July 21, 2015 California State Assembly Passes Important Resolution The state of California has taken another important step forward in combating anti-Semitism. On Monday, July 13, the California State General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the University of California to condemn anti-Semitism. The resolution, originally put forward by State Senator Jeff Stone (R- CA), passed the Higher Education Committee of the California State […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
July 13, 2015 State Anti-Boycott Laws and Free Speech, by Eugene Kontorovich In recent months, Illinois and South Carolina have passed anti-BDS measures that protects taxpayers from indirectly supporting discriminatory boycotts against Israel. Northwestern Law Professor Eugene Kontorovich in an article in Tablet Magazine puts to rest concerns that measures to withhold public funds from companies that boycott Israel violate the First Amendment. As Professor Kontorovich notes, the First Amendment allows states to […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
July 9, 2015 Fall Internship Announcement The Brandeis Center is pleased to announce that it is now reviewing internship applications for the upcoming fall semester. This summer, LDB welcomed in five interns: two Law Clerks and three Communications and Development interns. The Center is looking for a group of new students to continue in the fight against anti-Semitism. While the Brandeis Center […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
July 7, 2015 Episcopal Church Votes Down BDS Following a series of political victories against BDS, the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops, at the church’s General Convention in Salt Lake City, UT refused to divest from companies that do business with Israel in the West Bank, rejecting the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. A committee of leaders from the Church proposed […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
July 3, 2015 Anti-BDS Resolution Receives Bi-Partisan Congressional Support Last week, the House of Representatives introduced a bi-partisan resolution condemning the boycott of Israeli academic institutions or professors. Resolution 318, introduced by Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), carries support from both sides of the aisle with two Republicans, and three Democrats. The resolution recognizes that boycotting Israel, as the resolution states, “hinders the possibility of achieving […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog