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
October 23, 2023 Strategic co-ordinated litigation, clear public messaging can help combat antisemitism, lawyers say (Law360 Canada) Published 10/18/23 by Law360 Canada; Story by Cristin Schmitz Galvanized by growing bigotry, hate and violence directed at Jews here and abroad, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) is ramping up its legal fight against antisemitism, including honing its public messaging and inviting lawyers to volunteer with a CIJA legal task force that works […] Media Coverage
October 22, 2023 The disturbing rise of antisemitism on elite U.S. campuses (Deseret News) Published 10/14/23 by Deseret News; Story by Hanna Seariac Jewish groups are working to stop this new tide of antisemitism. While Harvard Divinity School student Shabbos Kestenbaum was observing the Sabbath and celebrating the sacred holiday Sukkot, he wasn’t expecting to hear that he should reach out to any of his friends or family in Israel […] Media Coverage
October 22, 2023 U.S. Jewish Leaders React to Attacks on Israel, Plead for HR Support (SHRM) Published 10/11/23 by the Society for Human Resource Management; Story by Matt Gonzales Be on the lookout for discrimination against employees of Jewish or Palestinian heritage Like many others in the Jewish community, Kenneth Marcus has been overcome with emotion since Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, launched one of the most […] Media Coverage
October 22, 2023 Instructor removed from class as Stanford, UC Berkeley respond to Israel-Hamas war (San Francisco Chronicle) This article, published 10/11/23 by the San Francisco Chronicle, links to the letter the Brandeis Center and nine other Jewish American organizations sent to more than 500 university presidents, in the wake of Hamas atrocities. University leaders, faculty and students are navigating a new level of tension at Stanford, UC Berkeley and other universities across the country […] Media Coverage
October 22, 2023 How to Support Israel During This Moment of Crisis (Philanthropy Rountable) Published by Philanthropy Roundtable on 10/12/23. Philanthropy Roundtable is providing a list of organizations offering humanitarian aid to Israel, as well as those actively working to fight a growing tide of antisemitism. Israel is in crisis after the terrorist organization Hamas launched unprecedented and brutal attacks against Israeli civilians, including young children and the elderly, over the […] Media Coverage
October 22, 2023 Middle East crisis pushes Education Department to curb campus protests (Politico) Published by Politico on 10/12/23. Story by Bianca Quilantan. A wave of student activism is putting pressure on the agency to release a proposal that could force university leaders to referee advocacy as well as discrimination. A Donald Trump-era push to squash antisemitism on college campuses is seeing new life as student protests erupt in the aftermath […] Media Coverage
October 11, 2023 Jewish orgs respond to ‘despicable’ statement from Harvard student groups after Hamas attacks (Campus Reform) Published 10/10/23 by Campus Reform. Story by William Biagini ‘These wrong-headed student voices are more pronounced in light of the administration’s failure to speak out quickly and firmly against the atrocities,’ said Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus. Over 30 student organizations at Harvard University issued a joint statement on Sunday, asserting that Israel is “entirely responsible for all […] Media Coverage
October 2, 2023 ‘Unfinished Business’: Biden Admin’s New Actions Against Antisemitism Laudable But Not Enough, Expert Says (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 9/29/23; Story by Dion J. Pierre The Biden administration’s latest announcement on taking new steps to combat anti-Jewish discrimination is a major development in the right direction, but the US still has “unfinished business” when it comes to federal agencies adopting the world’s most widely accepted definition of antisemitism, according to a leading […] Media Coverage