June 7, 2022 Recommended Webinar Series to Access Online Several organizations have webinars on subjects related to the Brandeis Center’s mission which are open to any interested viewer. These may be either live webinars or webinars which are accessible after they have been broadcast. This month we highlight three organizations’ webinars. EMET, the Endowment for Middle East Truth, has moved its seminar series to […] Blog
May 6, 2022 Brandeis Center President Lectures on Fighting Anti-Semitism on Campus On March 24, Brandeis Center President Alyza Lewin presented a webinar titled “Responses and Solutions to Jew Hatred on Campus” hosted by the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF). In her webinar, Lewin discussed the issues presented by modern-day anti-Semitism, then explained the Brandeis Center’s legal approaches to combat anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment on college campuses […] Anti-Semitism Blog
April 27, 2022 New and Recommended Reading Durban Antizionism: Its Sources, Its Impact, and Its Relation to Older Anti-Jewish Ideologies, David Hirsh and Hilary Miller, Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, Vol 5., No. 1, Spring 2022, Open Source Media, available at https://londonantisemitism.com/news/durban-antizionism-its-sources-its-impact-and-its-relation-to-older-anti-jewish-ideologies/. Hirsch and Miller’s article on “Durban antizionism,” is essential reading for anyone interested in the fate of Israel or diaspora Jews. […] Blog
April 22, 2022 LDB Intern Davis Allen – Double-Award Winner for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Work Congratulations, LDB intern Davis Allen, for receiving two awards this semester for your work on Holocaust and Genocide Studies! Allen is a senior at Keene State College in New Hampshire, home to the only undergraduate program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the U.S. . The first award is the Charles Hildebrandt Holocaust and Genocide […] Blog
April 19, 2022 The story of Unilever’s war on the Jewish state If the capture of Unilever by antisemitic radicals is allowed to stand, we can assume that many similarly placed companies will bow to the pressure. Published in The Jerusalem Post on April 17, 2022 . As states such as North Carolina consider withdrawing public pension funds from Unilever and its subsidiaries over its de facto […] Blog
April 13, 2022 Iowa and Kansas Become 23rd and 24th States to Adopt IHRA Definition On March 23, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law to combat anti-Semitism: “Today we express Iowa’s enduring support for the State of Israel and our categorical rejection of anti-Semitism,” said Gov. Reynolds. “Together, these bills send an important message: Iowa continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with the State of Israel, […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 18, 2022 Anti-Israel Hate Week ‘22 turbocharged by recent anti-Israel events Beginning at the University of Toronto in 2005, the Anti-Israel Hate Week, also deceitfully known as “Israel Apartheid Week,” is an annual event held in March and April on campuses across 55 countries. In the United States, this hateful event will be held this year from March 21 to March 28. It is an anti-Israel […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 7, 2022 IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism Remains Strong in the Face of Criticism In recent webinar lectures with Indiana University and the United Kingdom Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) Charitable Trust, Irwin Cotler, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada – and current LDB Academic Advisory Board member – discussed his beliefs of the importance of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of anti-Semitism. “The IHRA […] Anti-Semitism Blog
February 23, 2022 Professor Abraham Bell Challenges Amnesty International UK Report That Claims Israel is an “Apartheid” State On February 3, the UK Lawyers For Israel (UKLFI) Charitable Trust hosted a webinar titled “Amnesty International’s Latest Attack on Israel.” Professor Abraham Bell explained that Amnesty International UK’s recent report alleging Israel is responsible for apartheid has been dismissed outright by the Biden administration and others as “absurd”. He identified flaws in the report’s […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 14, 2022 LDB submits comments to proposed Dept. of Education regulations On Friday, February 11, 2022, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (“LDB”) submitted comments in response to the proposed regulations governing Civil Rights Data Collection (“CRDC”) issued by the Department of Education (“ED”). Read the submission here: Brandeis Center Comments on CRDC Blog