February 11, 2019 World Council of Churches Trains Volunteers to Advocate for BDS and Uses Anti-Semitic Rhetoric The World Council of Churches (WCC) is currently training their volunteers to promote the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and uses blatantly anti-Semitic rhetoric. Interestingly, the WCC receives funding, either directly or indirectly, from nations that have accepted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. While the WCC recently denied charges of anti-Semitism against them, evidence suggests that they have been spreading anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiment for years. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 28, 2019 JIGSAW Trip Educates Law Students to Assist Undergrads Facing Anti-Semitism Rachel Frommer, one of the Brandeis Center’s newest JIGSAW legal fellows, jointed the inagural class of the JIGSAW program and reports on her experience. Anti-Semitism Blog
January 25, 2019 Before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Surveys Show Fading Memory of Holocaust and Growing Anti-Semitism Knowing the horrors of the Holocaust, and ensuring that it is not a forgotten footnote in history, are general themes to consider with International Holocaust Remembrance Day soon approaching on Sunday, January 27th. While this may read as intuitive, polling data within the last year shows that a disturbingly high number of Americans and Europeans […] Anti-Semitism Blog
January 24, 2019 Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Declares BDS Anti-Semitic In a recent town hall meeting at Brock University in St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-Semitic and contrary to “Canadian values.” He specifically accused the BDS movement of intimidating Jewish students on university campuses, claiming that the movement is often linked to discrimination […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 18, 2019 Swiss Government Examines Reports that Palestinian Textbooks Promote Violence and Anti-Semitism The Swiss government has announced that they will examine recent reports by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) that materials found in the Palestinian school curriculum promote violence, anti-Semitism, and undermine a two-state solution. Anti-Semitism Blog
January 9, 2019 All 10 UC Chancellors Condemn Academic Boycott of Israel Last month, faculty members at Pitzer College in California voted to suspend their study abroad program at the University of Haifa. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
December 12, 2018 EU Survey Finds 90% of European Jews Feel Heightened Anti-Semitism A new survey conducted by the European Union’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) found that nearly 90% of European Jews feel that anti-Semitism has increased in their home countries over the past five years. Close to 30% report being harassed at least once in the last year. The EU poll is the largest ever […] Anti-Semitism Blog
December 10, 2018 Vandals First Damage Penn State Menorah, Then Steal It Last week, the large menorah which sat outside the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity house at Penn State was first torn down and later stolen by vandals. Anti-Semitism Blog
December 5, 2018 Pitzer President Condemns Faculty Motion to Suspend Israel Study Abroad On November 29th, Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver condemned the resolution passed by the school’s faculty to suspend the college’s study abroad program at the University of Haifa in a speech before the Pitzer College Council. The faculty’s resolution garnered severe backlash from students and outside organizations alike. The Brandeis Center joined a letter, organized by the AMCHA Initiative and signed by 75 civil rights, education, and student organizations expressing dismay over the Pitzer Faculty’s vote. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
December 5, 2018 Anti-Semitism at Columbia Teachers College On Wednesday, November 28th, Columbia’s Teachers College Professor Elizabeth Midlarsky walked towards her office to discover that she was the victim of an anti-Semitic act. At approximately 1 P.M., Elizabeth Midlarsky, who is a Jewish professor who teaches courses in Psychology and Education, and teaches and conducts research on the Holocaust, found two swastikas and […] Anti-Semitism Blog