September 6, 2013 Brandeis Center Welcomes More New Staff and Interns In response to the resurgence of campus anti-Semitism, the Louis D. Brandeis Center has recently added four new vibrant and passionate members to its team. Ari Plaut, Sitara Kedilaya joins as Civil Rights Legal Fellows, while Maria Islam and Eesha Bhave join as Fall interns. Sitara Kedilaya is a recent honors graduate from American University Washington College […] Anti-Semitism Blog
September 1, 2013 Wikipedia Article Features LDB Wikipedia now boasts a nice new entry for the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.The entry, although brief, is informative, well-researched and well-written. Followers of the Brandeis Center can help out by expanding and contributing to this fine piece. Contributors should not be associated with the Brandeis Center, and they should follow […] Blog
August 30, 2013 Given the Troubling Reach of Ron Paul’s Political Shadow, Senator Rand Paul Will Deserve a Fair Hearing—But Not a Free Ride—If He Runs for President During the 1960 presidential campaign, after Protestant Minister Norman Vincent Peal questioned the fitness of a Catholic to be elected president, Adlai Stevenson quipped: “I find St. Paul appealing, but Rev. Paul appalling.” More than half a century later, the 2016 presidential race may face a second “Pauline” moment. When John F. Kennedy ran for […] Anti-Semitism Blog
August 29, 2013 Students, Professors, and Academic Freedom I would like to begin by thanking Ken Marcus for giving my colleague Avi Snyder and me the opportunity to guest-post for the Brandeis Center. Avi and I work for the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), a Washington, DC-based non-profit dedicated to academic freedom, academic excellence, and accountability in higher education. Earlier this […] Anti-Zionism
August 28, 2013 ACTA and Academic Freedom From the beginning, academic freedom has been a core concern of the Louis D. Brandeis Center. As civil rights lawyers, we are concerned both when academic freedom is violated and also when the doctrine is abused. For example, we are concerned when anti-Israel activists suppress the ability of pro-Israel speakers to communicate their messages on […] Anti-Zionism Blog
August 27, 2013 Why Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Is Still “A Jewish Folk Hero” Were he still alive today, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., would be 84 years old. Much of the current buzz surrounding the fiftieth anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington centers on speculation about what MLK would believe and where he would lead today. The 1963 March put the political spotlight on achieving color blind […] Blog
August 27, 2013 No Joke No Joke “Growing up,” said my son Jacob, “ if you had told me that someone in my family would write a book about Jewish humor, I would have imagined it to be my father, or perhaps my brother, who has something of a legendary wit; certainly not my mother, who was generally regarded as […] Anti-Semitism Blog
August 26, 2013 Welcome Guest Blogger Ruth Wisse The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is pleased to announce that Dr. Ruth R. Wisse, Professor of Yiddish and Comparative Literature at Harvard University, will be joining the Brandeis Center Blog team as a guest blogger. Dr. Wisse, an experienced editor, essayist, and columnist brings to the Brandeis Blog a long […] Anti-Semitism Blog
August 23, 2013 Islamic Republic of Iran: The World’s Worst Sponsor of Terror Must Be Stopped The Islamic Republic of Iran, a designated State Sponsor of Terrorism since 1984, remains the world’s “most active state sponsor of terrorism” according to the U.S. Department of State’s most recent Country Reports on Terrorism. Yet the world continues to turn a blind eye to Iran’s sponsorship of terror, ignoring the suffering of terror victims […] Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
August 23, 2013 Israeli student wins case against university Kudos to United Kingdom Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) for their recent victory against anti-Israel bias at Warwick University. In an interesting new case, UKLFI has achieved a measure of justice for an Israeli student who allegedly faced biased instruction at the English university. UKLFI’s Jonathan Turner reports on the win: The Office of the Independent Adjudicator […] Anti-Zionism Blog