April 18, 2018 Death of Mel Gordon On April 5, 2018, The New York Times printed the obituary of Professor Mel Gordon, a University of California Berkeley theater professor. However, the obituary does not mention Professor Gordon’s significance in helping to protect the rights of students on campus who have brought Title VI claims against the University. Anti-Semitism Blog
April 17, 2018 Jewish Employee at Anne Frank House Banned from Wearing Kippa The Anne Frank House has come under fire for preventing a Jewish employee from wearing his Kippa. Anti-Semitism Blog
April 16, 2018 FutureLearn and Yad Vashem’s Online Anti-Semitism Course: Preview of Weeks 3 and 4 FutureLearn and Yad Vashem’s latest collaboration is well under way as their “Anti-Semitism: From Its Origins to the Present” entered its fourth week. Several weeks ago, the Brandeis Center provided a brief overview of the first two week’s material. This post will serve a similar function, detailing some of the material covered in weeks 3 and 4 of the course. Anti-Semitism Blog
April 10, 2018 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Signs anti-BDS Bill into Law On April 3, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Assembly Bill 553 into law. This anti-discrimination measure, which makes Wisconsin the 25th state to enact anti-BDS legislation, prohibits any state agency or governmental unit from entering into a contract with those who boycott Israelis with the intent of inflicting harm on Israel. Anti-Zionism Blog
April 5, 2018 Third Michigan Campus Passes BDS Resolution This past week, students at the University of Michigan-Flint adopted an anti-Israel resolution making it the third Michigan campus to adopt a BDS (Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel) measure. Anti-Zionism Blog
March 29, 2018 FutureLearn and Yad Vashem’s Online Anti-Semitism Course: Preview of Weeks 1 and 2 The Brandeis Center would like to call attention to FutureLearn’s latest online course, “Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present.” The course is currently in its second week, and upon enrollment, students will gain access to the first two weeks of material. The following represents a brief overview of some of the topics discussed in these early weeks, as well as a general outline. Anti-Semitism Blog
March 23, 2018 Fighting Campus Anti-Semitism from Berkeley to Charlottesville Reposted with permission from the author, from VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY, Response to Clark Hall By Baruch Nutovic (President of the LDB Law Student Chapter at the University of Virginia School of Law; UVA Law ’19) Response to Clark Hall When I was a freshman at University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley), I came back to […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 23, 2018 Arizona BDS Event Will Continue Despite Lawsuit Arizona State University recently announced that an on-campus event featuring American Muslims for Palestine founder Dr. Hatem Bazian will continue despite the ongoing lawsuit filed against the university pertaining to its anti-BDS requirements. Blog Litigation
March 23, 2018 Wisconsin State Legislature Passes Anti-BDS Bill On March 20, the Wisconsin State legislature passed Assembly Bill 553—an anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel) bill that prohibits any state agency or other body in state government or local governmental units from adopting a rule, ordinance, policy, or procedure that involves the agency or governmental unit in a boycott of Israel or a person doing business in Israel or Israeli territory. In addition, the bill requires contracts between the state and nongovernmental entities to include a provision affirming that signatories are not, and will not engage in a prohibited boycott. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 21, 2018 Nazi SS March in Latvia An unchecked wave of anti-Semitic activity has been making its way across Europe in recent months, and troubling reports out of Eastern Europe suggest that Latvia has become a new harbor for this pernicious bias. Anti-Semitism Blog