November 14, 2023 Civil rights complaints allege UPenn and Wellesley allowed antisemitism to ‘run rampant’ (CNN.com) Published by the CNN.com on 11/10/23; Story by Matt Egan A Jewish legal rights advocacy group has alleged that the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College have violated federal civil rights law by allowing for discrimination against Jews. The Brandeis Center, a Jewish civil rights legal organization, filed civil rights complaints with the US Department of Education […] Media Coverage
November 14, 2023 Kenneth Marcus: The Department of Education has the power to probe colleges with antisemitic protests (FoxNews.com) Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus featured on Fox News program ‘Life, Liberty & Levin‘ 11/11/23. FoxNews.com published an article based on the segment. A top former Trump administration official told FOX News on Saturday that the Department of Education has the power to investigate the conduct of colleges where antisemitic and/or pro-Hamas protests are occurring, and where Jewish students have […] Media Coverage
November 14, 2023 Kenneth L. Marcus Testifies Live Before Congress – Twice in one week Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus testified twice in one week about campus anti-Semitism before separate Congressional bodies. On Wednesday, November 8 Chairman Marcus testified before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing titled “Free Speech on College Campuses.” The hearing examined the current state of the First Amendment on the campuses of American colleges and universities. It also […] Media Coverage
November 14, 2023 Jewish and conservative students testify they’re being silenced on college campuses (Spectrum News, NY1) Published by Spectrum News, NY1 on 11/8/23. Story by Ryan Chatelain. In a House Judiciary Committee hearing focused on free speech on college campuses, Amanda Silberstein, a Jewish student at Cornell University, said she has seen antisemitic tropes from classmates on social media, anti-Israel signage and graffiti on campus, and a professor publicly justify Hamas’ attacks on […] Media Coverage
November 9, 2023 Education Dept. pens letter to universities urging them to address antisemitism, Islamophobia (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 11/8/23; Story by Gabby Deutch The letter comes as Jewish advocates have sought additional action from federal officials in light of a dramatic rise in antisemitism on campuses The top civil rights official at the Education Department sent a letter to leaders of American colleges and universities on Tuesday to remind them […] Media Coverage
November 7, 2023 Jim Jordan Promises Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism on College Campuses (New York Sun) Published by the New York Sun on 11/6/23. Story by Matthew Rice. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Jim Jordan, will hold a hearing later this month on the issue of antisemitism on America’s college and university campuses. Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, antisemitic hate crimes have skyrocketed around the globe. The hearing, […] Media Coverage
November 6, 2023 Jewish Groups Demand Universities Protect Jewish Students (JewishLink) Published by JewishLink on 11/2/23; Story by Deborah Rubin As Israel battles Hamas terrorists, a battle is raging in the United States with college campuses exploding with antisemitic threats and violence directed against Jewish students. The alarming increase has resulted in physical assaults, including at Tulane and Columbia universities and the University of California-Berkeley, to threats posted […] Media Coverage
November 6, 2023 Pro-Palestinian left undermines White House’s focus on right-wing antisemitism (Washington Times) Published by The Washington Times on 11/1/23. Story by Valerie Richardson. President Biden rarely misses an opportunity to blast “MAGA Republican extremists,” but the pro-Hamas displays at U.S. universities are undercutting the administration’s framing of antisemitism as a right-wing problem. Mr. Biden forcefully condemned Hamas shortly after the Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli civilians and vowed to […] Media Coverage
November 1, 2023 Is There a ‘Right Way’ to Respond to Israel-Hamas War? (SHRM) Published by the Society of Human Resource Management on 10/30/23; Story by Matt Gonzales. The Oct. 7 attacks on Israel were personal to Walter Isenberg. Isenberg, co-founder and CEO of Sage Hospitality Group in Washington, D.C., recalled how his mother survived the Holocaust after the Nazis killed his grandparents. When learning about Hamas’ attacks, he found out […] Media Coverage
October 30, 2023 Brandeis Center demands action from Harvard over prof with ‘anti-Israel and antisemitic bias’ (Jewish Insider) Published October 30, 2023 by Jewish Insider. Story by Haley Cohen. The university had previously acknowledged the three Israeli students were targeted by anti-Zionist Jewish faculty member More than four months after Harvard University found that a professor at its John F. Kennedy School of Government discriminated against three Jewish Israeli graduate students, violating Title VI […] Media Coverage