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. Blog Anti-Semitism
January 1, 1970 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
January 1, 1970 SPME Statement on Anti-Israel Boycotts Today Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) issued an excellent “Statement Condemning Current Calls for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Against Israel.” The Brandeis Center specifically applauds the SPME’s principled condemnation of anti-Semitic elements within the in BDS movement. LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus commented, “SPME is taking a courageous stand against […] Blog
January 1, 1970 New Report Concludes Campus Anti-Semitism Evolving in Dangerous Ways Earlier this month, the AMCHA Initiative released its “Report on Campus Anti-Semitism” for the year of 2017. The report contains data and analysis, all of which noted a dramatic upswing in anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses. The AMCHA Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating, documenting, educating about, and combating antisemitism at institutions of higher education […] Blog
January 1, 1970 Amicus Brief in Support of Texas Anti-BDS Law [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amicus Brief in Support of Texas Anti-BDS Law [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] Blog
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