November 10, 2022 Quartet of Major Localities Adopt IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism Recently, four North American jurisdictions have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism, joining a growing number of governments and non-governmental organizations that are embracing this approach. . On Tuesday, November 1, both the Montgomery County Council in Maryland and the Los Angeles City Council in California adopted the IHRA Working Definition […] Anti-Semitism Blog
October 27, 2022 Welcome, Brandeis Center Fall Law Clerks and Interns The Brandeis Center is pleased to welcome our new law clerk and interns for the fall. . Civil Rights Law Clerk Samantha Crane is a first-year law student at UW-Madison, where she also received a B.A. in political science and journalism and certificate in Jewish Studies. While an undergraduate, she served as an editor on […] Blog Interns
October 26, 2022 Alyza Lewin Speaks to Hadassah about Campus Anti-Semitism The Hadassah Shir Shalom event, ‘Antisemitism: On Our Campuses,’ premiered a new video featuring Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin. . In her video address, President Lewin speaks about contemporary anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses — much of which centers on denying the integral part of Jewish identity known as Zionism. Visit the Brandeis Center’s […] Anti-Zionism Blog
September 29, 2022 Kenneth Marcus: Berkeley Develops Jewish-Free Zones (Jewish Journal) Op-ed authored by Kenneth L. Marcus in Jewish Journal; published September 28, 2022. If it wasn’t so frightening, one might be able to recognize the irony in the sight of campus progressives trying so hard to signal progressive virtue that they fall victim to a deeper moral shame. Nine different law student groups […] Blog
September 22, 2022 Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism – The Beinner Family Speaker Series Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will lead a Beinner Family Speakers Series webinar for the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism at Indiana University Bloomington on Sunday, October 23, at 12:00 EDT. His session is titled ‘The Wayward Healer: latrogenic Antisemitism and the Perils of Intervention,’ and registration for the event […] Anti-Semitism Blog
September 19, 2022 Lufthansa Becomes First Airline to Adopt IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism The German airline Lufthansa became the first airline to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. . The move came after the airline received heavy backlash following an incident in May. To the disgust of many, over 100 Hasidic Jews were kicked off their connecting flight. In the following weeks, Lufthansa […] Anti-Semitism Blog
September 16, 2022 Jewish orgs. respond with grave alarm to UVM Pres’ denial of antisemitism allegations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2022 . We, the undersigned Jewish organizations, are alarmed, disappointed and troubled by the response issued yesterday by the President of the University of Vermont to the Title VI complaint filed on behalf of a number of UVM students by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law […] Anti-Semitism Blog
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