January 1, 1970 Earlier today, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) issued an excellent “Statement Condemning Current Calls for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Against Israel.” LDB has just issued a press release applauding the SPME statement for “taking a courageous stand against anti-Semitic and anti-Israel bigotry.” Marcus is a former member of SPME’s board of […] Blog
January 1, 1970 New Report Concludes Campus Anti-Semitism Evolving in Dangerous Ways The new AMCHA Initiative report, “Report on Campus Anti-Semitism 2017” noted a dramatic upswing in anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses. Blog
January 1, 1970 Brandeis Center Appoints Jesse Witten to Legal Advisory Board Washington, D.C. Jesse Witten is a partner in Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, where his practice focuses on health care fraud and abuse matters, including defending government investigations and False Claims Act litigation, compliance advisory work, and internal investigations. He previously served as Deputy Associate Attorney General and Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the […] Blog
January 1, 1970 Today, the Brandeis Center is announcing the appointment of our first Senior Civil Rights Legal Fellow, Joshua Sol Brewster, Esq. This appointment continues the Center’s steady growth, especially in the area of legal advocacy. Mr. Brewster is a highly experienced civil rights attorney, who recently completed ten years of service at the Indiana Civil Rights […] Blog
January 1, 1970 AMCHA Report Concludes Campus Anti-Semitism Evolving in Dangerous Ways Last month, the AMCHA Initiative released its “Report on Campus Anti-Semitism” for the year of 2017. The AMCHA report analyzed both classic examples of anti-Semitism as well as Israel related incidents, and found that while classic anti-Semitic incidents were more common, Israel-related anti-Semitic incidents were considerably more likely to contribute to a hostile environment for Jewish students. […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 1, 1970 Brandeis Center Issues New Fact Sheet on Religious Accommodations in the Corporate Workplace To coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday – and its emphasis on practicing one’s faith freely – the Brandeis Center has issued an important new fact sheet – explaining corporate employees’ legal rights not to be discriminated against because of their religion. . The Pilgrims’ escape from religious persecution in England established deep roots in America’s […] Anti-Semitism Blog
January 1, 1970 The Brandeis Brief Sign up now for the upcoming issue of the Louis D. Brandeis Center’s Brandeis Brief to stay current on the campaign against campus anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism. The Brandeis Center’s electronic newsletter provides original analysis on campus anti-Semitism, the campaign to restore higher education civility, and LDB’s latest activities. While you are at it, subscribe to […] Blog
January 1, 1970 Newton School Committee Sued Over Alleged Anti-Semitic Indoctrination; Lawsuit Avoided for Now Concerned taxpayers filed a lawsuit against the Newton School Committee in Newton, MA for the alleged anti-Israel indoctrination of their students. As of the end of August, the School Board has avoided a lawsuit, at least for the time being. Anti-Zionism Blog
January 1, 1970 Welcome Post The Brandeis Center is excited to welcome our new law clerk and interns for the spring semester. The work of our clerks and interns is vitally important in advancing the efforts of the Brandeis Center, and we encourage interested students to apply to our robust internship, clerkship, and fellowship programs here. . Clerk Jack Burke […] Blog
January 1, 1970 Free Speech Does Not Include Violence Re-posted from Camera on Campus. Anti-Israel demonstration in New York. (Tablet Magazine). As the US Air Force C-17 left Afghan airspace, I allowed myself to relax for a brief moment. My year-long tour in Kabul, Afghanistan was over. Returning home, I thought of those fellow soldiers, including my Command Sergeant Major, who had not been […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 1, 1970 Supreme Court Addresses Social Media Liability for Terrorist Content The Louis D. Brandeis Center recently signed a statement calling on Twitter to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism to better enable it to identify and remove anti-Semitic content on its platform. Last week, extremist Internet content made it to the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket. The court heard oral arguments in the […] Blog
January 1, 1970 Seminar: The UCU, Antisemitism and the Boycott Campaigns Against Israel Thu 11 Jul 2013 The University and College Union (UCU) has passed anti-Zionist resolutions since 2005 and Jewish members have complained about antisemitic tendencies within the union. In 2012 Ronnie Fraser brought a case against the UCU complaining of institutional antisemitism in violation of the Equality Act. However, the employment tribunal handling the case ruled […] Blog
January 1, 1970 University of Michigan Letter Update The University of Michigan has been working to address several discriminatory incidents against Jewish students at the University of Michigan, including Professor John Cheney-Lippold’s refusal to write a letter of recommendation for a student to study abroad in Israel, a graduate student teaching assistant’s refusal to write a letter of recommendation for the same reason, […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 1, 1970 UC Berkeley Student Assesses Campus Anti-Semitism 72 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,”serif”;} UC Berkeley freshman Elijah Z. Granet has written an interesting account of anti-Semitism that he has faced there and on Facebook. Granet’s op […] Blog
January 1, 1970 Expanding Law Student Initiative The Brandeis Center’s law student work continues to expand. Since October, the Brandeis Center has launched their Legal JIGSAW Initiative and opened two new LDB law student chapters. Through both JIGSAW and the LDB law student chapters, LDB attorneys are continuously working to provide law students with opportunities to “enhance their law school experience” and […] Blog