April 22, 2024 Company Bosses Draw a Red Line on Office Activists (Wall Street Journal) Published in The Wall Street Journal on 4/21/24; Story by Vanessa Fuhrmans, Miles Kruppa, and Lauren Weber Google’s dismissal of protesting workers is the latest example of employers pushing back on pressure tactics by staff Business leaders are sending a warning to staff: Dissent that disrupts the workplace won’t be tolerated. Google’s decision to fire 28 […] Media Coverage
April 22, 2024 Pratt Institute accused of antisemitism, initially scheduled vote during Passover: ‘Positively obscene’ (NY Post) Published 4/21/24 by New York Post; Story by Carl Campanile Prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn is being accused of promoting antisemitism with a proposed Israeli boycott — and its top advisory panel was set to vote on it during Passover, when no observant Jews could likely participate. The venerable college’s Academic Senate planned to discuss and possibly […] Media Coverage
April 18, 2024 Lawmakers, Jewish groups brace for Columbia’s Capitol Hill antisemitism showdown (Politico) Published in Politico on 4/17/2024; Story by Bianca Quilantan “By any measure, these universities have a major problem,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said. A scheduling conflict spared Columbia University President Minouche Shafik from the viral moment that contributed to toppling two other college presidents, only to land her center stage for congressional scrutiny in […] Media Coverage
April 15, 2024 ‘This is not pro-Palestinian, this is pro-hate: Ken Marcus’ (Fox News Live) Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus discusses anti-Israel protestors in Chicago cheering Iranian attack on Israel (Fox News Live, 4/14/24). Media Coverage
April 10, 2024 Jewish Vanderbilt University Student Group Denied Admission to Multicultural Organization (Algemeiner) Published in The Algemeiner on 4/9/24; Story by Dion J. Pierre Amid a burst of antisemitism on college campuses across the US, the Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter at Vanderbilt University has been denied membership in the Multicultural Leadership Council (MLC) branch of student government. According to The Vanderbilt Hustler, the group is the only one […] Media Coverage
April 9, 2024 Brandeis Center, StandWithUs & ADL File Title VI Complaint Against Ohio State, Alleging Pervasive Antisemitic Climate for Jewish Students Complaint claims OSU repeatedly failed to address incidents, leaving students vulnerable Contacts: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen | 202-309-5724 | Nicole@rosencomm.com StandWithUs, Jennifer Kutner, 310-245-4109 | jenniferk@standwithus.com ADL, Todd Gutnick | 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org New York, NY (April 9, 2024) – Three Jewish defense organizations today submitted a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office […] Press Releases
April 2, 2024 Does Suing Colleges for Antisemitism Actually Work? (The Free Press) Published in The Free Press on 3/27/24; Story by Eli Lake. At least 50 U.S. universities have been sued for Jew-hatred on campus since October 7. Will it solve the problem? On November 27, MIT postdoctoral associate Afif Aqrabawi posted on X that Zionists steal the organs of dead Palestinians. “I feel like I’ve seen this movie […] Media Coverage
March 31, 2024 April 2024 Brandeis Brief Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus was featured in a New York Times cover story on “The Man Who Helped Redefine Campus Anti-Semitism.” The Brandeis Center’s K-12 anti-Semitism complaint against the Berkeley Unified School District continues to generate intense interest from national news media. And Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin shared the stage with New York Attorney General Letitia James and other […] 2024 Brandeis Brief
March 28, 2024 Brandeis Center Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing Highlighting the Dangerous Impact of Hamas Propaganda on College Campuses On March 26, the Brandeis Center hosted a Capitol Hill briefing titled “The Israel-Gaza War: How Hamas Propaganda Impacts American Students.” Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus delivered opening remarks, while LDB Senior Counsel Mark Goldfeder interviewed urban warfare expert John W. Spencer. Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin provided final remarks. Spencer is an award-winning […] Blog Events (blog)
March 26, 2024 The trickle-down effect: Antisemitism seeps into California’s K-12 schools (J Weekly) Op-ed authored by Brandeis Center General Counsel L. Rachel Lerman and published in J Weekly on 3/25/24. Throughout California and other states, we are seeing a wave of antisemitism directed at children in kindergarten through 12th grade similar to the one that has overwhelmed college campuses since Oct. 7. After the day that Hamas massacred, […] Op-Eds