September 14, 2022 Video Playlist: Highlights from the Brandeis Center’s Video Library These important videos exemplify the work of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. The videos, which also provide contemporary examples of anti-Semitism, can be used as excellent resources to educate and combat anti-Semitism occurring across campuses nationwide. . Classic 2014 Overview . . In this classic documentary-style video produced by the […] Blog
August 9, 2022 Alyza D. Lewin and Courageous Students Testify Before New York City Council About Campus Anti-Semitism On June 30, Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin testified before the New York City Council Committee on Higher Education. Lewin, along with many others, spoke before the council to demonstrate the prevalence of anti-Semitism on college campuses and the threat that it poses to Jewish students all over the country. In addition to Lewin, […] Anti-Semitism Blog
August 4, 2022 Kenneth L. Marcus Published in Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus authored a new review for the Spring 2022 edition of the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism. Editor-in-chief and law school professor Lesley Klaff serves on the Brandeis Center’s academic advisory board. . Marcus’s article is a book review of ‘Key Concepts in the Study of Antisemitism,’ published […] Anti-Semitism Blog
July 25, 2022 L. Rachel Lerman Named to Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee Earlier this month, Brandeis Center General Counsel L. Rachel Lerman, a nationally prominent appellate litigator, was asked to join the prestigious State Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee (SAJEC) of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA). . The LACBA is a voluntary bar association founded in 1878, and it is one of the largest in […] Blog
July 6, 2022 Brandeis Center Issues New Fact Sheet on International Humanitarian Law Based on a review of publicly available information, this fact sheet concludes that the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) policies comply with International Humanitarian Law (IHL), while Hamas does not. . Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has issued an important new fact sheet to explain the rules that govern how […] Blog
June 24, 2022 Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Testifies at the Virginia Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism On June 21, 2022, Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus presented at the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Commission to Combat anti-Semitism. He was the only person outside of the commission who presented in this meeting. . Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin formed this commission under Executive Order 8 in January 2022 to “study antisemitism in […] Anti-Semitism Blog
June 22, 2022 UN Special Rapporteur Releases Action Plan to Combat Anti-Semitism The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, presented a report to the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 on increased anti-Semitism around the world. It took more than two years for a recommended action plan to follow. This document was released in May 2022 for governments and other […] Anti-Semitism Blog
June 17, 2022 Welcome, Brandeis Center Summer Law Clerks and Interns The Brandeis Center is pleased to welcome a host of law clerks and interns for this summer. Our summer Civil Rights Law Clerks are Halsey Diakow and Joel Sontag. The new Communications and Development Interns are Sarah Bernstein, Nicole Rosenzweig, Danya Belkin, Rose Goldstein, Josh Feinstein, and Davis Allen. . Halsey Diakow is a rising […] Blog
June 7, 2022 Recommended Webinar Series to Access Online Several organizations have webinars on subjects related to the Brandeis Center’s mission which are open to any interested viewer. These may be either live webinars or webinars which are accessible after they have been broadcast. This month we highlight three organizations’ webinars. EMET, the Endowment for Middle East Truth, has moved its seminar series to […] Blog
May 6, 2022 Brandeis Center President Lectures on Fighting Anti-Semitism on Campus On March 24, Brandeis Center President Alyza Lewin presented a webinar titled “Responses and Solutions to Jew Hatred on Campus” hosted by the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF). In her webinar, Lewin discussed the issues presented by modern-day anti-Semitism, then explained the Brandeis Center’s legal approaches to combat anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment on college campuses […] Anti-Semitism Blog
April 27, 2022 New and Recommended Reading Durban Antizionism: Its Sources, Its Impact, and Its Relation to Older Anti-Jewish Ideologies, David Hirsh and Hilary Miller, Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, Vol 5., No. 1, Spring 2022, Open Source Media, available at https://londonantisemitism.com/news/durban-antizionism-its-sources-its-impact-and-its-relation-to-older-anti-jewish-ideologies/. Hirsch and Miller’s article on “Durban antizionism,” is essential reading for anyone interested in the fate of Israel or diaspora Jews. […] Blog
April 22, 2022 LDB Intern Davis Allen – Double-Award Winner for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Work Congratulations, LDB intern Davis Allen, for receiving two awards this semester for your work on Holocaust and Genocide Studies! Allen is a senior at Keene State College in New Hampshire, home to the only undergraduate program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the U.S. . The first award is the Charles Hildebrandt Holocaust and Genocide […] Blog
April 19, 2022 The story of Unilever’s war on the Jewish state If the capture of Unilever by antisemitic radicals is allowed to stand, we can assume that many similarly placed companies will bow to the pressure. Published in The Jerusalem Post on April 17, 2022 . As states such as North Carolina consider withdrawing public pension funds from Unilever and its subsidiaries over its de facto […] Blog
April 13, 2022 Iowa and Kansas Become 23rd and 24th States to Adopt IHRA Definition On March 23, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law to combat anti-Semitism: “Today we express Iowa’s enduring support for the State of Israel and our categorical rejection of anti-Semitism,” said Gov. Reynolds. “Together, these bills send an important message: Iowa continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with the State of Israel, […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 18, 2022 Anti-Israel Hate Week ‘22 turbocharged by recent anti-Israel events Beginning at the University of Toronto in 2005, the Anti-Israel Hate Week, also deceitfully known as “Israel Apartheid Week,” is an annual event held in March and April on campuses across 55 countries. In the United States, this hateful event will be held this year from March 21 to March 28. It is an anti-Israel […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 7, 2022 IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism Remains Strong in the Face of Criticism In recent webinar lectures with Indiana University and the United Kingdom Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) Charitable Trust, Irwin Cotler, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada – and current LDB Academic Advisory Board member – discussed his beliefs of the importance of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of anti-Semitism. “The IHRA […] Anti-Semitism Blog
February 23, 2022 Professor Abraham Bell Challenges Amnesty International UK Report That Claims Israel is an “Apartheid” State On February 3, the UK Lawyers For Israel (UKLFI) Charitable Trust hosted a webinar titled “Amnesty International’s Latest Attack on Israel.” Professor Abraham Bell explained that Amnesty International UK’s recent report alleging Israel is responsible for apartheid has been dismissed outright by the Biden administration and others as “absurd”. He identified flaws in the report’s […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 14, 2022 LDB submits comments to proposed Dept. of Education regulations On Friday, February 11, 2022, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (“LDB”) submitted comments in response to the proposed regulations governing Civil Rights Data Collection (“CRDC”) issued by the Department of Education (“ED”). Read the submission here: Brandeis Center Comments on CRDC Blog
February 11, 2022 Members of Congress Send Letter to Office For Civil Rights Urging Action on Campus anti-Semitism On February 4, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and a group of 39 bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), urging it to take concrete steps to support Jewish students and address the rising threat of anti-Semitism on campus. Members asked the Department of […] Anti-Semitism Blog
February 7, 2022 Call for Papers for Conference on “21st Century Antisemitism” The London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism has issued a call for papers and panels for its upcoming conference on “21st Century Antisemitism: A Global Conference with a UK Focus.” The conference will be held at Queen Mary, University of London, Lincoln’s Inn Fields on September 11-13, 2022. The deadline to submit panel […] Blog
December 7, 2021 Our laws cannot allow public schools to shield sexual predators | Opinion (The Hill) The Hill December 6, 2021 by Kenneth L. Marcus and Kimberly M. Richey, Opinion Contributors — The Biden administration recently announced its new proposed Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), providing numerous revisions to the most authoritative repository of information on civil rights in public schools. Predictably, the Biden proposal seeks new data on coronavirus responses and LGBTQ issues, including the addition […] Blog