March 20, 2018 Washington Councilman Invokes Multiple Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories D.C. City Council member Trayon White posted a video this past week claiming that Jewish financiers, in the form of the Rothschild family, have been the direct cause of the recent snowfalls in the United States capital. The same council member has previous stated that the Rothschild family is also in control of the United States federal government. Anti-Semitism Blog
March 19, 2018 Anti-Semitic Vandalism in the Netherlands Rises 40% In the past year, the frequency of recorded anti-Semitic vandalism incidents rose by 40 percent in the Netherlands. The 28 cases of vandalism, which were less than a quarter of the overall number of anti-Semitic incidents, mean the Netherlands has reached its highest level of anti-Semitic vandalism since 2007. Anti-Semitism Blog
March 15, 2018 The Continuing Fight Against BDS This week, students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) defeated a BDS measure by a margin of over 1,400 votes. Anti-Zionism Blog
March 4, 2018 Louis D. Brandeis Center Holds Fifth Annual Law Student Leadership Conference This February 25-26, the Louis D. Brandeis Center hosted its fifth annual National Law Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Law School Chapter
February 28, 2018 Danish Petition to Ban Circumcision Gaining Support A Danish petition to ban non-medical circumcision has gathered over 20,000 signatures since it was introduced on February 1. Needing only 30,000 more signatures to force a vote in the Danish Parliament, this petition seems likely to reach that goal with ease. Blog
February 28, 2018 European Sociological Association Announces Conference on Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Nationalism The Louis D. Brandeis Center would like to bring attention to an exciting opportunity being offered by our colleagues at the European Sociological Association (ESA). The ESA Research Network 31 is looking for papers for its biannual conference, which is being held on September 5-6, 2018 at the University of Ferrara, Italy. Anti-Semitism Blog
February 22, 2018 Students Supporting Israel Vindicated at Irvine The Louis D. Brandeis Center had been actively engaged in addressing these events, which had previously led to the imposition of discipline against Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Anti-Zionism Blog
February 20, 2018 Icelandic Parliament to Vote on Circumcision Ban Icelandic lawmakers to vote on a bill which would ban ritual circumcision of infants. Anti-Semitism Blog
February 14, 2018 Polish Holocaust Bill Draws Criticism On February 6, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda signed a bill into law that would criminalize references to Polish complicity in Nazi war crimes against Jews during the occupation of Poland in World War II. However, the President is going to allow the country’s Constitutional Court to evaluate the bill, leaving it open for possible amendments. Anti-Semitism Blog
February 13, 2018 Racial Practice: Theory, Policy, and Execution in Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South The Louis D. Brandeis Center would like to bring attention to an interesting opportunity being offered by our colleagues at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This summer, the USHMM will be hosting an instructional seminar for faculty from all disciplines who teach Holocaust-related courses. Information regarding the course description, applications, and deadlines can be found below. Anti-Semitism Blog