February 28, 2024 Brandeis Center/ADL File Federal Complaint Against Berkeley K-12 Schools for ‘Severe and Persistent’ Anti-Semitic Bullying Contact: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ADL, Todd Gutnick 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for failing […] Press Releases
February 23, 2024 Alyza D. Lewin Speaks at Park East Synagogue (3/6/24) Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin will speak on the panel “Suing the Ivies: An Evening with the Leading Lawyers Fighting Antisemitism on Campuses” at Park East Synagogue, March 6, 2024. Light dinner at 6:30 p.m. ET, program begins at 7:00. Purchase tickets here. $25 for non-members; $20 for members. Students welcome free of charge […] Events
February 22, 2024 Matt Vogel: UVM’s remarkable turnaround has improved life for Jewish students (vtdigger) Published in vtdigger on 2/20/24; op-ed article by Matt Vogel, executive director of UVM Hillel In the wake of a landmark settlement with the federal government, there has been a remarkable evolution in visible support for Jewish students. Jewish life at the University of Vermont has improved remarkably since April 3, 2023, when the U.S. […] Media Coverage
February 21, 2024 Reviewing Annalise E. Glauz-Todrank’s new book on Judging Jewish Identity in the United States In her new volume on Judging Jewish Identity in the United States, Annalise E. Glauz-Todrank devotes ample space to the 1987 case of Shaare Tefila v. Cobb. Shaare Tefila is critical in that it established that ethno-religious group members, such as Jews and Sikhs, could avail themselves of civil rights protections that were established in Nineteenth […] Anti-Semitism Blog
February 15, 2024 Report: Unnecessary for Morningstar to refer to ‘occupied territory’ to assess companies (JNS) Published by JNS on 2/8/24; Story by Mike Wagenheim “If the remaining BDS controversies come off Israeli companies after this, we can finally say that Morningstar is BDS free,” said Rich Goldberg of FDD. Morningstar, an investment firm headquartered in Chicago that manages and advises on about $264 billion in assets, released a comprehensive report on Wednesday […] Media Coverage
February 8, 2024 February 2024 Brandeis Brief The Brandeis Center and Jewish on Campus filed a complaint with the U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights against American University on behalf of numerous Jewish students who have been assaulted, threatened, and intimidated on campus because of their Jewish identity. Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin was the subject of a magazine cover story. And Facebook’s parent company Meta accepted LDB’s recommendation on Holocaust […] 2024 Brandeis Brief
February 7, 2024 Statement on Morningstar report on anti-Israel bias (Jewish Federations of North America) Published 2/7/24 by JFNA’s ‘FedBeat‘ The coalition of organizations that has worked for over two years to remove bias from ratings in Morningstar’s Sustainalytics ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) welcomes the independent expert report released this morning. This coalition along with other stakeholders pressed the company to engage independent experts to evaluate its methodology, and we believe the […] Media Coverage
February 5, 2024 Kenneth Marcus in NYU School of Law Webinar: “Dealing with Campus Unrest: Law and Policy” (Feb 21) Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will feature as a panelist in a webinar for NYU School of Law’s Institute of Judicial Administration: “Dealing with Campus Unrest: Law & Policy,” taking place Tuesday, February 21 at Noon ET. Click this link to register now and learn more about the other panelists. The degree of campus unrest and conflict is […] Events
February 5, 2024 Some Jewish parents angry and fearful when teachers back Palestinians (Washington Post) Published 2/4/24 in the Washington Post; Story by Laura Meckler In Oakland, Calif., concerns about antisemitism and school culture prompt some Jewish families to leave In New York City, Jewish leaders, teachers and parents demanded that the schools do more to address what they see as antisemitism, staging a rally on the steps of the […] Media Coverage
February 1, 2024 UPenn faculty blocks main building in pro-Palestinian ‘die-in’ protest in violation of school policy (Washington Examiner) Published 1/31/24 in Washington Examiner. Story by Peter Cordi. A pro-Palestinian University of Pennsylvania faculty group blocked the main entrance to the school’s College Hall during a “die-in” protest to mourn those who have died in Gaza after Israel’s response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Approximately 86 school faculty participated in or spectated the protest held by the Ivy […] Media Coverage