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
January 31, 2024 LDB Signs AMCHA Coalition Letter to Combat Anti-Semitism at UC Santa Cruz The Brandeis Center joined an AMCHA-led coalition letter on January 18 to the University of California Regents, President, and California Attorney General expressing concerns regarding anti-Zionist activities in the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) department at UC Santa Cruz. The Brandeis Center and the AMCHA Initiative were joined by 118 other education, civil rights, […] Blog Anti-Zionism
January 24, 2024 The Landmark Case Of Shaare Tefila v. Cobb (1/24/24) This article was originally published in Volume 25 of the The Federalist Society Review. To cite this article: Kenneth L. Marcus (2024): The Landmark Case Of Shaare Tefila v. Cobb, https://fedsoc.org/fedsoc-review/the-landmark-case-of-shaare-tefila-v-cobb Academic Articles