June 10, 2018 LDB Welcomes New Law Clerks and Interns The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is proud to announce its new summer law clerks and interns for 2018: Emma Enig, Hannah Stanhill, and Julian Yigal Krtiz. Blog
June 8, 2018 King’s College London Adopts International Definition of Anti-Semitism King’s College London unanimously adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, becoming one of the first British universities to do so. The decision follows a number of instances of harassment of Jewish students at the university. Anti-Semitism Blog
June 7, 2018 Anti-Semitic Cartoon to be Removed from Textbooks in Belgium An overtly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comic featured in Belgian geography textbooks, to which the International Legal Forum first brought attention to, will now be removed from subsequent editions of the textbook. Anti-Semitism Blog
June 6, 2018 German Intelligence Agency Classifies BDS as Anti-Semitism The German domestic intelligence agency, the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, has recently labeled the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement as anti-Semitic. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
June 6, 2018 Trial Date Set for Lawfare Project Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against SFSU A trial date of March 4, 2019 has been set for a lawsuit brought against San Francisco State University (SFSU) by two Jewish students. This lawsuit, which was originally filed in June of last year and re-filed on January 30, 2018, alleges that SFSU was complicit in the “intentional and discriminatory exclusion of Hillel and its members from the ‘Know Your Rights’ fair.” Blog Litigation
June 1, 2018 American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists Speaker Series with Richard D. Heideman Our colleagues at the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ) are hosting Richard D. Heideman, Senior Counsel of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C., on June 11th as part of their speakers’ series. Blog
June 1, 2018 Rachel Lerman Explains the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act in Newsweek The Louis D. Brandeis Center’s Vice President, L. Rachel Lerman, Esq., published an op-ed yesterday in Newsweek, supporting the newly introduced Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. Anti-Semitism Blog
May 31, 2018 LDB’s UCLA Student Leaders and Attorneys Urge Action Following Aggressive Event Disruption On Friday, May 25, student leaders of UCLA School of Law’s chapter of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) and attorneys at LDB authored a letter sent to UCLA Chancellor Block urging action in response to a recent event disruption on UCLA’s campus. The letter highlights how the recent disruption of a Students Supporting Israel (SSI) event not only violated UCLA Student Code of Conduct policies, but also potentially violated the California Penal Code as well as federal law. Anti-Semitism Blog
May 30, 2018 Louisiana Governor Signs Anti-BDS Executive Order The State of Louisiana has become the 25th state to prohibit ties with the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement. On Tuesday, May 22nd, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed an anti-BDS executive order, stating that Louisiana does not and will not support any boycott of Israel. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 25, 2018 The Police and the Holocaust The Louis D. Brandeis Center is happy to bring your attention to this event by our colleagues at USHMM. This event, “The Police and The Holocaust: The Role of Police Forces in the Genocide of Jews and Roma,” will take place on May 30th and May 31st in Guatemala City, Guatemala. More details can be found below. Blog