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 […] Anti-Semitism Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Blog
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-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 25, 2021 Anti-Semitic Speech and Campus Hate LDB President, Alyza Lewin, joined Jewish community leaders Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chairman of Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on the Edwin Black show to discuss the “Explosion of anti-Semitic Speech and Campus Hate.” The theme of the show is more prevalent […] 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 […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 9, 2021 The Brandeis Center is Hiring! March 9, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is hiring! LDB is looking for an exceptional attorney to join our legal team’s work to stem the rising tide of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in higher education. From the University of Southern California to the University of Illinois and Tufts University, the Brandeis Center […] Blog
February 27, 2021 LDB Webinar on the IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism: Impact, Challenges, and Best Practices On February 22, 2021, the Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law (LDB) joined the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (Raoul Wallenberg Centre) and the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel-Aviv University (the Kantor Center) for an insightful discussion about the history, impact, challenges and best practices […] Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Blog
February 25, 2021 The Brandeis Center Welcomes New Interns Contact: Samantha Crane samanthac@brandeiscenter.com Washington, D.C., February 24, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law is pleased to welcome three new interns to the Brandeis Center team: Samantha Crane, Toby Irenstein and Bayla Zohn. As anti-Semitism surges on college campuses across the country, the Brandeis Center is expanding its efforts to […] Blog
February 25, 2021 Recent Ruling by the ECJ Forecasts Dim Future for Jewish Community in Europe A decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in December of 2020 illustrates a concerning trend moving across European countries, where measures are being taken to inhibit or even prohibit Jewish religious practices such as the observance of Jewish dietary restrictions and non-medical circumcision. In its recent decision, the ECJ upheld a Belgian regulation […] Blog