March 3, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israeli Manufacturer Files Lawsuit Over License Termination (Wall Street Journal) Wall Street Journal ~ A Ben & Jerry’s refrigerator at a store in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The ice-cream maker said last year that it would stop selling its products in the West Bank and parts of East Jerusalem. PHOTO: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS By Ginger Adams Otis, March 3, 2022 10:50 am ET An Israeli ice cream manufacturer […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 28, 2022 Following outcry, Duke University student government recognizes campus Zionist group (Jerusalem Post) The Brandeis Center praised the decision, while claiming the group’s initial recognition was revoked “all because they support Israel.” Jerusalem Post By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA | FEBRUARY 26, 2022 Duke University (photo credit: FLICKR) Duke University’s student government granted recognition to a Zionist student group, reversing an earlier decision that had provoked the ire of some national Jewish organizations […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 28, 2022 Antisemitism is back and Ben and Jerry’s is now feeding the beast – opinion (Jerusalem Post) Longtime contractor with Ben & Jerry’s Susannah Levin says the company’s decision to pull out of Israel demonstrated cowardice and she made this known in her resignation email. Jerusalem Post By DEBORAH GASTFREUND SCHUSS FEBRUARY 26, 2022 PRO-ISRAEL demonstrators protest against Ben and Jerry’s over its boycott of West Bank Israeli settlements and against antisemitism, in New […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 28, 2022 Fighting anti-Semitism where it starts (The Hill) The Hill BY DIANE B. KUNZ, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR, SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE, THE LOUIS D. BRANDEIS CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER LAW — 02/25/22 © iStock FBI Director Christopher Wray recently acknowledged “that the Jewish community in particular has suffered violence and faces very real threats from really across the hate spectrum.” Tragically, each week brings further examples […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 25, 2022 ‘Finally’: Duke Student Gov’t Recognizes Pro-Israel Club After Months of Controversy (Algemeiner) Algemeiner ~ By Dion J. Pierre | February 24, 2022 ~ Clocktower Quad at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Photo: Warren LeMay/Wikimedia Commons. Duke University’s student government voted on Wednesday to recognize Students Supporting Israel (SSI) as a registered campus club, months after it was controversially denied that status. While the Student Government (DSG) […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 24, 2022 Brandeis Center Commends Duke’s Decision to Reinstate SSI BRANDEIS CENTER PRESS RELEASE Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Brandeis Center Commends Duke’s Decision to Reinstate SSI Washington, D.C., February 24: President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Alyza D. Lewin, issued the following statement today in response to Duke University’s student government’s unanimous decision, late last night, to officially […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 17, 2022 Brandeis Center Urges Education Department: Close Data Gap Between Religious Minorities and Other Groups Contact: Scott Piro 202-681-4845 Brandeis Center Urges Education Department: Close Data Gap Between Religious Minorities and Other Groups Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2022) – A submission by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) to the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) aims to close disparities in collection […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
February 16, 2022 WATCH: Are DEI initiatives fueling anti-Semitism in higher ed? Featuring Kenneth L. Marcus! Campus Reform WATCH: Are DEI initiatives fueling anti-Semitism in higher ed? Brandeis Center Founder Kenneth Marcus joins Campus Reform to discuss an investigation of alleged anti-Semitism at Stanford University. Marcus adds historical context to these incidents, explaining how anti-Semitism is dealt with differently depending on whether the hatred comes from the left or right. Peter […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 11, 2022 Jewish SUNY New Paltz Students Said Excluded From Sexual Assault Awareness Group Over Support for Israel (Algemeiner) Algemeiner ~ By Dion J. Pierre | Feb. 11, 2022 ~ Jewish SUNY New Paltz Students Said Excluded From Sexual Assault Awareness Group Over Support for Israel Media Coverage Press Room
February 10, 2022 Ted Lieu Spearheads Bipartisan Letter From Members of Congress Calling on Education Dept. to End Delays of Investigating Antisemitism Complaints (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal ~ Aaron Bandler | Feb. 10, 2022 ~ Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) headlined a bipartisan letter of nearly 40 members of Congress calling on the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to end their delays on investigating complaints of antisemitism on college campuses. The February 4 letter, which was also signed […] Media Coverage Press Room