March 7, 2013 Welcome to the new Louis D. Brandeis Center Blog Welcome to the new Louis D. Brandeis Center Blog. We hope that this new feature will facilitate communication about the issues that we are concerned about, including anti-Semitism, religious freedom, academic freedom and the freedom of speech. We plan to include both entries from Brandeis Center people and also guest blogs from distinguished visitors. Guest […] Blog
March 1, 2013 LDB Commends Minister Jason Kenney for Hate Week Statement WASHINGTON, DC, — The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, an American civil rights organization, today commended the Honourable Jason Kenney for his forceful statement condemning international Hate Week. search engine optimize . The Brandeis Center observed that Kenney, the Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, had once again set an […] Anti-Semitism Blog
January 1, 1970 The Presbyterian Church and the Ku Klux Klan At their General Assembly on Friday, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted to divest from three companies that supply Israel with equipment used in the West Bank and in the blockade of Gaza. Enemies of the Jewish community are rejoicing. Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke exulted, “Bravo to the Presbyterian Church for standing up to […] Blog
January 1, 1970 Senate Passes Unanimous Bipartisan Resolution Against Anti-Semitism The United States Senate passed a bipartisan resolution Thursday, denouncing all forms of antisemitism and highlighting the rise in hate crimes against American Jews. Blog
January 1, 1970 Welcome, Brandeis Center Fall Law Clerks and Interns The Brandeis Center is pleased to welcome our new law clerk and interns for the fall. . Blog
January 1, 1970 Brandeis Center Contributes to Anti-Semitism Report of UN Special Rapporteur The Brandeis Center responded to a call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Anti-Semitism Blog
January 1, 1970 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
January 1, 1970 SPME Statement on Anti-Israel Boycotts Today Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) issued an excellent “Statement Condemning Current Calls for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Against Israel.” The Brandeis Center specifically applauds the SPME’s principled condemnation of anti-Semitic elements within the in BDS movement. LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus commented, “SPME is taking a courageous stand against […] Blog
January 1, 1970 New Report Concludes Campus Anti-Semitism Evolving in Dangerous Ways Earlier this month, the AMCHA Initiative released its “Report on Campus Anti-Semitism” for the year of 2017. The report contains data and analysis, all of which noted a dramatic upswing in anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses. The AMCHA Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating, documenting, educating about, and combating antisemitism at institutions of higher education […] Blog