July 8, 2021 The Louis D. Brandeis Center Welcomes Rachel Lerman as Senior Counsel Washington, D.C., July 8, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of L. Rachel Lerman as Senior Counsel. Ms. Lerman is a nationally renowned appellate litigator who has spent over 25 years briefing and arguing state and national appeals. Ms. Lerman has been LDB’s […] Media Coverage Press Room
July 8, 2021 The Biden administration must step up to stop anti-Semitism (JNS) JNS.org ~ By Ida R. Eblinger Kelley ~ (July 8, 2021 / JNS) The Jewish community and its supporters will come to Washington, D.C., on July 11 to participate in the “No Fear” rally against anti-Semitism. At the footsteps of the U.S. Capitol, this is the time to demand our civil and human rights in the fight against anti-Semitism. […] Media Coverage Press Room
July 2, 2021 LDB’s former JIGSAW Fellow David Benger “Gets ‘Dicey’ With Anti-Zionists” (Jewish Link) Jewish Link ~ by Chana Fischer, July 2, 2021 ~ When native New Yorker David Benger was a law student at Harvard, his eyes were opened to a shocking world of outright discrimination. While serving as chapter president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights, Benger worked with countless undergraduate students, as young […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 16, 2021 DEI Training Gone Wrong? (Inside Higher Ed) Inside Higher Ed ~ By Elizabeth Redden ~ June 16, 2021 – Two Jewish employees of Stanford University’s Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) division filed federal and state complaints alleging a hostile environment for Jewish employees in a diversity, equity and inclusion program created internally for CAPS staff. “We have here a DEI program that […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 15, 2021 Stanford Federal Complaint Alleges Anti-Semitic Workplace ~ LDB Press Release PRESS RELEASE ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ~ Stanford Federal Complaint Alleges Anti-Semitic Workplace ~ Washington, D.C., June 15, 2021: Jewish employees at Stanford University have experienced severe and persistent anti-Jewish harassment, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). See […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
June 15, 2021 Complaint filed against Stanford University for disregarding antisemitism concerns (Jewish Insider) Jewish Insider ~ By Melissa Weiss – June 15, 2021 – Two Stanford University mental health services providers filed a complaint against the California university for creating a hostile environment for Jewish staffers, according to documents obtained by Jewish Insider on Tuesday. The employees, Sheila Levin and Dr. Ronald Albucher, allege in a complaint filed by the Louis D. […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 1, 2021 Mitchell Webber Joins Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors The Louis D. Brandeis Center Press Release ~ Contact: Sarah Engelman ~ sarahe@brandeiscenter.com Washington, D.C., June 1: The Louis D Brandeis Center for Human Rights is pleased to announce the appointment of government investigations expert and former White House lawyer Mitchell Webber to the Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors. Mr. Webber’s appointment reflects the growing need for […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 14, 2021 New legislation urges University of Illinois to adopt IHRA definition (Jewish Insider) Jewish Insider By Gabby Deutch ~ May 14, 2021 ~ A new resolution introduced in the Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday calls on the board of trustees of the University of Illinois to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The proposed non-binding resolution comes more than a year after a federal civil […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 26, 2021 A campus divided against itself (The Daily Illini) The Daily Illini ~ BY FARRAH ANDERSON, ASSISTANT INVESTIGATIVE NEWS & LONGFORM EDITOR APRIL 26, 2021 ~ Part One: Jewish Voices Jewish Studies professor Rachel Harris was setting up for class when a student entered her classroom visibly upset. After talking with the student, she learned he had been harassed on the quad by an […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 22, 2021 A Definition American Universities Need by Kenneth L. Marcus (Inside Higher Ed) Inside Higher Ed ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus (April 22, 2021) ~ Unless they endorse the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism, argues Kenneth L. Marcus, they’ll remain part of the problem instead of the solution. A Definition American Universities Need This month, the University of Minnesota student body widely approved a referendum condemning […] Media Coverage Press Room