March 13, 2013 Deadline Approaches for ISCA Call for Papers Reminder for Anti-Semitism Scholars: This Friday is the deadline for response to the Call for Papers for Prof. Alvin Rosenfeld‘s 2014 international conference on “Deciphering the ‘New’ Antisemitism” at Indiana University. Rosenfeld serves on the Louis D. Brandeis Center‘s academic advisory board as well as heading IU’s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISCA’s). […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 12, 2013 Kudos to SPME 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.” By way of disclosure, I am a former member of […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 1, 2013 LDB Commends Minister Jason Kenney for Hate Week Statement WASHINGTON, DC, — The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, an American civil rights organization, today commended the Honourable Jason Kenney for his forceful statement condemning international Hate Week. search engine optimize . The Brandeis Center observed that Kenney, the Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, had once again set an […] Anti-Semitism Blog
January 1, 1970 Brandeis Center Contributes to Anti-Semitism Report of UN Special Rapporteur The Brandeis Center responded to a call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Anti-Semitism 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 The Extraordinary Catharsis of The InTeaFada Twitter is not the real world, and often what transpires within the confines of that website is of no consequence. But on Monday, March 1st, Twitter played host to what I am labeling the InTeaFada. The InTeaFada was an uncoordinated, spontaneous satirical campaign by a group of Zionist Twitter users who were sick of the […] 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 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 Marcus on The MLA’s Top Five BDS Blunders This Week LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus has a new posting over at The Algemeiner: The Modern Language Association (MLA) has blundered repeatedly over its treatment of Israel in the run-up to its annual conference this week. Technically the 30,000 member association is not contemplating a resolution to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel (BDS) per se at this […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 1, 1970 UCJF Launches Anti-Semitism Hotline with Brandeis Center’s Support The Jewish Federation of Ulster County (UCJF), New York, launched an anti-Semitism hotline on [INSERT DATE] that will now be available 24/7 to field calls and respond to anti-Semitic incidents in the county. The hotline is receiving the technical and logistical support of several groups including the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under […] Anti-Semitism Blog