February 15, 2021 Surveys Provide Insights about the Jewish Experience in U.S. and Britain Recent surveys conducted by The Campaign Against Antisemitism charity in Britain and the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in America, provide important insights about the Jewish experience and the general public’s perceptions of anti-Semitism in these two countries. Perhaps one of the most concerning takeaways from these surveys is the data showing that increasing numbers of […] 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 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 27, 2021 Zionism IS Central to Judaism On December 10, 2020, Brandeis Center President, Alyza D. Lewin, joined several prominent advocates and leaders of the Jewish community for a special episode of the Edwin Black Show webinar series, “Zionism – Central to Judaism Under Attack,” to discuss the centrality of Zionism to Judaism and Jewish identity. As Black explained in his […] Blog
January 22, 2021 ED’s Office for Civil Rights Clarifies the Executive Order on Combating Anti-Semitism On January 19, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an important new technical assistance document, “Questions and Answers on Executive Order 13899 (Combating Anti-Semitism) and OCR’s Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” The new resource is intended to “provide clarity to the public” regarding OCR’s […] Blog
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 […] Anti-Semitism Blog
December 30, 2020 Advances in the Global Fight Against Anti-Semitism: An Evening with U.S. Special Envoy, Elan Carr, and the Brandeis Center On December 17, 2020, Brandeis Center Law School Chapters from across the country hosted a webinar with U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Elan Carr, who discussed U.S. policies and projects aimed at combatting the global resurgence of Jew-hatred. Law students joined other interested members of the Brandeis Center community to hear Special […] Blog
December 29, 2020 Alyza Lewin and Yifa Segal Discuss “How we Fought Against:” The 18-year legal battle to recognize Jerusalem-born US Passport holders as born in Israel The International Legal Forum’s How we Fought Against podcast, hosted by Yifa Segal, recently sat down with President of the Brandeis Center, Alyza Lewin, for a discussion about the recent State Department decision that finally permitted American citizens born in Jerusalem to list “Israel” as their country of birth on their U.S. passports. That decision […] Anti-Zionism Blog
December 28, 2020 Anti-Semitism from the Far-Right Isn’t Going Away With the rise in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories during the global COVID pandemic, the Brandeis Center remains vigilant and steadfast in its longstanding effort to monitor and combat traditional forms of anti-Semitism that are inspired by the far-right. A recent complaint filed with the Office for Civil Rights by the Brandeis Center and Arnold & Porter […] Anti-Semitism Blog
December 26, 2020 Adopting the IHRA Definition to Combat Anti-Semitism: in Government, on Campus, and Beyond A single definition of anti-Semitism is an essential tool in the effort to combat anti-Semitism on schoolgrounds, college campuses, and society at large. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog