October 27, 2021 Jewish on Campus to partner with World Jewish Congress (The Jerusalem Post) The Jerusalem Post ~ By GADI ZAIG October 26, 2021 21:43 ~ Jewish on Campus and World Jewish Congress (WJC) have announced a joint partnership to support Jewish students and combat antisemitism on college campuses, which is reportedly rising, both organizations stated on Tuesday. “College campuses should be a place that allows for the free expression […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 26, 2021 Brandeis Center demands UMass to investigate (LDB Press Release) Contact: Nicole Rosen – 202-309-5724 Participants at UMass Student Rally Caught on Tape Harassing, Spitting at and Shoving ‘Zionist’ Civil Rights Group Demands Investigation Washington, D.C., October 26: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today called on the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to investigate an incident where participants in a […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 26, 2021 Jewish civil rights group calls out Massachusetts university after violent rally (Fox News) Fox News ~ By Adam Sabes | Fox News – October 26, 2021 ~ A Jewish civil rights organization is calling out the University of Massachusetts, Boston for its inaction on an investigation into a campus organization for hosting a pro-Palestine rally that turned violent. The Louis D. Brandeis Center sent a letter to the university on Tuesday […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 25, 2021 Jewish Rights Groups Call Out D.C. Climate Group for Its Alleged Anti-Semitic Stance (Newsweek) Newsweek BY CARLY MAYBERRY ON 10/22/21 AT 6:13 PM EDT ~ Jewish Rights groups are condemning what they see as anti-Semitic sentiment by the Washington, D.C. affiliate of climate group Sunrise Movement for their refusal to participate in Saturday’s voting rights rally because “Zionist groups” are taking part. The Anti-Defamation League, pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs and Israel on […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 12, 2021 County Jewish Federation establishes hotline to report anti-Semitism (Hudson Valley One) Hudson Valley One /by Violet Snow/September 30, 2021/ If you experience, or witness first-hand, an anti-Semitic act in Ulster County, you have somewhere to turn for help. The Jewish Federation of Ulster County (UCJF) has launched a hotline, (845) 859-9858, which will be monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to accept reports […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 8, 2021 Universities push anti-Israel statements, professors push back (Forward) Forward ~ by Rachel Hale, October 7, 2021~ Senior Chloe Levian has spent little over a week back at the University of California, Los Angeles, but has already added an additional stressor to her workload: handling anti-Zionism on campus. “Israel’s definitely a divisive topic here. The department statements have just made it very difficult to want […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 7, 2021 LDB Mourns the Passing of Neal Sher The Louis D. Brandeis Center Mourns the Passing of Neal M. Sher A Member of Our Legal Advisory Board The Louis D. Brandeis Center mourns the passing of long-time advisory board member Neal Sher, an active member of the LDB community and a prominent attorney who formerly headed the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 7, 2021 New Website Allows Students to Report Anti-Semitic Incidents (Inside Higher Ed) New Website Allows Students to Report Anti-Semitic Incidents ~ By Maria Carrasco October 7, 2021 ~ A new online portal allows Jewish students and others to report anti-Semitic incidents and hate crimes on college campuses. The website, ReportCampusHate.org, was created by Hillel International, the Anti-Defamation League and the Secure Community Network, a safety and security initiative […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 28, 2021 It’s the Bullying, Stupid: The Anti-Israel Lobby Targets Jewish Kids on Campus By Jeff Robbins Creators.com With a new academic year underway, Jewish college students across America are in receipt of yet more empirical evidence that the anxiety they are experiencing is not a figment of their imaginations. A poll released last week by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law found that more than 65% of […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 20, 2021 Everybody Hates the Jews (Common Sense with Bari Weiss on Substack) Substack – Common Sense with Bari Weiss ~ Bari Weiss – September 20, 2021 ~ Everybody hates the Jews. That’s the refrain from the brilliant satirist Tom Lehrer in “National Brotherhood Week,” a song that I had memorized by the time I was ten, given that I was raised by the kind of dad who made sure […] Media Coverage Press Room