January 13, 2022 Battling Antisemitism on Campus (Hadassah Magazine) Hadassah Magazine ~ By Rahel Musleah January 2022 Image from Alamy When Max Price entered Tufts University in 2018, excited to study international relations and economics, he did not expect that his college experience would include being intimidated, harassed and marginalized on the Medford, Mass., campus. In his years at the university, he has been slandered in […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 12, 2022 EEOC Commissioner Calls Allegations of Anti-Semitism at Stanford “Deeply Troubling” Press Release Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 In First Public Comments About Case, EEOC Commissioner Calls Allegations of Anti-Semitism at Stanford “Deeply Troubling” Washington, D.C., January 12, 2022: During a panel on rising anti-Semitism and ways to address it in the workplace, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Andrea Lucas, for the very first time, […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
January 12, 2022 Federal civil-rights officials raise alarm over ‘horrifying statistics’ on anti-Semitism in workplace (JNS) JNS (January 12, 2022 / JNS) With a general rise in anti-Semitic violence last year, instances of anti-Semitism have also been on the rise in work and education settings, something the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is closely monitoring according to senior commission members who were guests on Monday of a virtual panel discussion held by the […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 10, 2022 Campus Anti-Semitism and US Law (The Times of Israel) The Times of Israel January 10, 2022 ~ To learn more, watch the video of Alyza Lewin’s recent presentation, “Is Today’s Campus Climate Safe for Jews?” As a child growing up in the Deep South during the upheavals of the 1960s, I saw firsthand how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became a powerful force for […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 21, 2021 Legal watchdog demands action after a Duke University pro-Israel group is denied recognition (JTA) JTA — A prominent Jewish civil rights group is demanding that the administration of Duke University override the student government after its president denied recognition to a campus pro-Israel group. In November, the student government president, Christina Wang, decided to veto a student Senate vote to charter Duke SSI, the campus chapter of the international campus Zionist […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 19, 2021 Civil rights organization tells Duke it is ‘legally obligated’ to grant pro-Israel group recognition (Fox News) Fox News A civil rights organization is telling Duke University it is “legally obligated” to grant a pro-Israel student organization official recognition on campus. During the Nov. 10 Duke Student Government senate meeting, the proposed Students Supporting Israel chapter was granted official recognition. However, when legislation approving the pro-Israel organization went to student government President Christina Wang, […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 17, 2021 Zionist and civil liberties groups join FIRE in defending expressive rights of Duke Students Supporting Israel chapter (FIRE) FIRE ~ by Sabrina Conza ~ December 17, 2021 ~ A month after a pro-Israel club was denied recognition by Duke University’s student government, Zionist and civil liberties advocacy groups continue to sound the alarm, urging Duke to comply with its promises to students by granting the student organization full recognition. As FIRE reported at the time, […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 14, 2021 Duke’s Remedy to Date Insufficient Under the Law (Brandeis Center Press Release) Press Release ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ~ Civil Rights Experts to Duke: Federal Law Requires You Recognize Students Supporting Israel Duke’s Remedy to Date Insufficient Under the Law Washington, D.C., December 14: Noting that Duke University’s so-called remedy is insufficient under the law, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
December 10, 2021 The Brandeis Center Hires Human Rights Lawyer Arthur Traldi The Brandeis Center Hires Human Rights Lawyer Arthur Traldi Contact: Lynda Prior, lprior@brandeiscenter.com Washington, DC ~ December 10, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (“LDB”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Arthur R. Traldi, Esq., to a new Senior Counsel position. Mr. Traldi, a well-known international human rights lawyer, will primarily […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 2, 2021 We Welcome Josh Swidler to our Board of Directors! Brandeis Center Announces Appointment of Joshua Swidler to New Board Seat The Louis D. Brandeis Center Press Release Contact: Lynda Prior ~ lprior@brandeiscenter.com Washington, D.C., November 24, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights is pleased to announce the appointment of Joshua Swidler to the Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors. Mr. Swidler is an experienced financial […] Media Coverage Press Room