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October 9, 2015 UC Berkeley Student explains why UC Regents should adopt Department of State’s definition of anti-Semitism

The adoption of the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism is a cause that LDB has been activity advocating for, particularly in university campuses across the nation. As LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus stated, “University administrators need a uniform definition of anti-Semitism in order to make clear what the boundaries are between hateful actions and […]
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September 28, 2015 USHMM: Call for Applications

  The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is holding two seminars in early January, applications are due in October: Seminar for Advanced Undergraduate, MA, and Early PhD Students A Research Introduction to the Holocaust in the Soviet Union January 4–8, 2016 Applications due October 11 The Mandel Center invites applications for a seminar designed to […]
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September 24, 2015 UC Regents Reject Weak Intolerance Statement

On September 16th UC regents decided to reject the proposed statement of principles against intolerance because it inadequately addressed the problem of anti-Semitism on UC campuses, the reason for which it was first proposed. The proposed statement has been heavily criticized as being too broad and ambiguous, simplistically defining intolerance as “unwelcome conduct motivated by […]
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September 10, 2015 The mighty stream and the Jewish trickle

LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus is publishing this op-ed in Washington Jewish Week discussing the increased need for a better definition of anti-Semitism, as well as further protection in the face of rising levels of anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses: _________________________________________ This summer, the Jewish community was rightly focused on the existential threat posed by […]
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September 10, 2015 EndBDS Hotline

    LDB is partnering with several other groups on EndBDS, a new hotline aiming to help those being harassed or targeted by the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. EndBDS is able to aid anyone facing the extremism and anti-Semitism that follows the anti-Israel movement. If you or someone you know are being targeted […]
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September 1, 2015 ‘Enemies of the People’

Our colleagues at Genocide Watch are hosting a film screening about the Khmer Rouge slaughter, which may interest some of our readers: Genocide Watch 2nd Annual Film Festival What: Film screening of ‘Enemies of the People’ followed by a discussion When: Thursday September 10th at 7:15 pm Where: Conference Room 5183, School for Conflict Analysis […]
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August 31, 2015 Leading Anti-Semitism Scholars Urge Adoption of Anti-Semitism Definition

Many of the world’s leading scholars of anti-Semitism, including LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus, have just issued the following joint letter urging University of California President Janet Napolitano and the University of California regents to adopt the U.S. State Department definition of anti-Semitism:   Dear President Napolitano and Regents of the University of California: We […]
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August 18, 2015 Call for Papers: Life in the aftermath – Displaced Persons, Displaced Children and Child Survivors on the move 

The following Call for Papers, recently received by the Louis D. Brandeis Center, may be of interest to some of our readers: Life in the aftermath – Displaced Persons, Displaced Children and Child Survivors on the move: New approaches in education and research 30 May – 1 June 2016 Max Mannheimer Studienzentrum (MMSZ), Dachau, Germany Joint […]
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