April 7, 2021 ADL Survey on Jewish Americans’ Experience with Anti-Semitism A recent survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) provides concerning insights about how the resurgence of anti-Semitism is impacting Jewish Americans. The survey confirms that anti-Semitism remains an urgent problem in America that is increasingly pervasive and directly affecting the everyday lives of Jewish Americans. The survey revealed that 63% of Jewish Americans have […] Blog Anti-Semitism
March 30, 2021 Kentucky resolves to adopt IHRA, further spurring nationwide efforts to recognize the importance of defining and combating anti-Semitism By adopting Senate Resolution 67 in the house and senate just last month, Kentucky (KY) has joined the growing list of states, including South Carolina (SC) and Florida (FL), that have committed themselves to defining and combating anti-Semitism. The resolution condemns anti-Semitism broadly, adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism (the IHRA […] Blog Anti-Semitism
March 30, 2021 2021 Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism On March 16th, 2021, Frankfurt am Main partnered with the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement to host the first-ever Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism. Mayors from communities all over the world attended the Summit and spoke about the initiatives their cities have taken to combat anti-Semitism. The Summit’s four main panels focused on Education and IHRA Adoption, Security […] Blog Anti-Semitism
March 25, 2021 Panelist Event: Anti-Semitism & Anti-Zionism on Campus: The Situation & Strategies for Students The American Zionist Movement’s Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Holocaust Denial Project, earlier this month, hosted Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law President, Alyza Lewin, alongside Co-founder and Director of AMCHA, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin in a panel discussion on the situation and strategies for students facing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on campus. The conversation began with an […] Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism Blog
March 19, 2021 UIUC Announces Formation of Jewish Advisory Council to Address Campus Anti-Semitism The University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) recently announced the formation of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Jewish and Campus Life. By creating the Council, UIUC is making good on one of the commitments it made in its “Joint Statement on Anti-Semitism.” In that Statement, to which the Brandeis Center is a signatory, the university pledged […] Blog Anti-Semitism
February 26, 2021 Fathom Publishes Timely Defense of the IHRA Definition On February 2, 2021, Fathom published a new eBook, In Defense of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, edited by Alan Johnson. This new eBook debunks four common myths regarding the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of anti-Semitism (the IHRA Definition): that the IHRA Definition prevents criticism of Israel by conflating such criticism with […] Blog Anti-Semitism
February 24, 2021 University of Toronto Student Union Barred from Using Membership Fees to Promote Anti-Israel BDS Movement In February, the University of Toronto’s (U of T) student-run judicial council delivered a significant blow to UT’s Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. U of T has a long history of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel conduct and is associated with the birth of Israel Apartheid Week, which is a week-long series of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel events […] Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism Blog
February 1, 2021 Who Wrote the IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism? A recent NY Times Article, titled “What Zoom Does to Campus Conflicts Over Israel and Free Speech,” contained a common but glaring error. The article described Kenneth S. Stern, director of the Center for the Study of Hate at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., as “the man who wrote the [International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance] working […] Blog Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism
January 27, 2021 Alyza Lewin Discusses Anti-Semitism in the United States with American Christian Leaders for Israel Spurred by the explosive growth of global anti-Semitism and concerned by the lack of outrage against it, the American Christian Leaders for Israel (ACLI) network has been hosting a series of informative webinars on anti-Semitism, how to define and approach it, and its relationship with Christianity. The series began with a presentation from U.S. State […] Blog Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism
January 8, 2021 Elevating the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism The Brandeis Center applauds the ongoing efforts by Congress to elevate the position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to ambassadorial status. The special envoy position, created in 2004, is defined by the Foreign Affairs Manual as “one designated for a particular purpose, such as the conduct of special negotiations and attendance at […] Blog Anti-Semitism