January 10, 2023 Analysis Summary of Modern Anti-BDS Laws A recent essay by Josh Halpern and Lavi Ben Dor has provided a much needed analysis of the historical and constitutional basis for “anti-BDS laws.” Boycotts: A First Amendment History provides insight into the long-held tradition of government compulsion or prohibition of economic boycotts. They conclude that modern anti-boycott laws are constitutional, enjoy wide historical […] Anti-Zionism Blog
December 28, 2022 Brandeis Center Hosts Webinar on Religious Accommodations in the Corporate Workplace The Brandeis Center hosted a webinar earlier this month entitled “Religious Accommodations in the Corporate Workplace.” Panelists discussed the history of religious inclusion in America, the laws used to protect religious inclusions in the workplace, and the current trend of such laws among U.S. regulators and courts. . Hon. Andrea R. Lucas, Commissioner of the […] Blog
November 22, 2022 Brandeis Center Issues New Fact Sheet on Religious Accommodations in the Corporate Workplace To coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday – and its emphasis on practicing one’s faith freely – the Brandeis Center has issued an important new fact sheet – explaining corporate employees’ legal rights to have their religious practices accommodated at work. . The Pilgrims’ escape from religious persecution in England established a deep-rooted American tradition of religious inclusion. […] Anti-Semitism Blog
November 11, 2022 Brandeis Center Joins Coalition Urging Law Firms to Drop Support for Anti-Semitic Berkeley Student Groups Following Kenneth L. Marcus’s widely-read op-ed on the revelation that two dozen major law firms continue to sponsor Berkeley Law student groups, which adopted exclusionary, anti-Semitic bylaws, the Brandeis Center joined a 35-group coalition to end BigLaw’s support for campus anti-Semitism. . The organizations sent letters to the firms, expressing concerns regarding the financial support […] Anti-Semitism Blog
November 10, 2022 Marcus Agrees to Review ADL Anti-Bias Programs Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus has agreed to review anti-bias programs and curricular materials from the Anti-Defamation League, as recently reported by eJewish Philanthropy. . Marcus will independently review ADL’s anti-bias and bullying-prevention materials, as will diversity consultant Carol Fulp, Common Ground USA Executive Director Nealin Parker, and psychology scholar and academic […] Anti-Semitism Blog
November 10, 2022 Quartet of Major Localities Adopt IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism Recently, four North American jurisdictions have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism, joining a growing number of governments and non-governmental organizations that are embracing this approach. . On Tuesday, November 1, both the Montgomery County Council in Maryland and the Los Angeles City Council in California adopted the IHRA Working Definition […] Anti-Semitism Blog
October 27, 2022 Welcome, Brandeis Center Fall Law Clerks and Interns The Brandeis Center is pleased to welcome our new law clerk and interns for the fall. . Civil Rights Law Clerk Samantha Crane is a first-year law student at UW-Madison, where she also received a B.A. in political science and journalism and certificate in Jewish Studies. While an undergraduate, she served as an editor on […] Blog Interns
October 26, 2022 Alyza Lewin Speaks to Hadassah about Campus Anti-Semitism The Hadassah Shir Shalom event, ‘Antisemitism: On Our Campuses,’ premiered a new video featuring Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin. . In her video address, President Lewin speaks about contemporary anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses — much of which centers on denying the integral part of Jewish identity known as Zionism. Visit the Brandeis Center’s […] Anti-Zionism Blog
September 29, 2022 Kenneth Marcus: Berkeley Develops Jewish-Free Zones (Jewish Journal) Op-ed authored by Kenneth L. Marcus in Jewish Journal; published September 28, 2022. If it wasn’t so frightening, one might be able to recognize the irony in the sight of campus progressives trying so hard to signal progressive virtue that they fall victim to a deeper moral shame. Nine different law student groups […] Blog
September 22, 2022 Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism – The Beinner Family Speaker Series Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will lead a Beinner Family Speakers Series webinar for the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism at Indiana University Bloomington on Sunday, October 23, at 12:00 EDT. His session is titled ‘The Wayward Healer: latrogenic Antisemitism and the Perils of Intervention,’ and registration for the event […] Anti-Semitism Blog