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
September 29, 2023 DAILY KICKOFF: FOUR BRANDEIS CENTER ATTORNEYS SEND LETTER TO U PENN PRESIDENT (JEWISH INSIDER) Story from Jewish Insider’s “Daily Kickoff” for September 22, 2023 Pressure is mounting on the University of Pennsylvania ahead of a conference featuring an array of anti-Israel speakers that is slated to begin today on the Philadelphia campus, Jewish Insider’s Matthew Kassel reports. Four attorneys at the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law are claiming in a detailed […] Media Coverage
September 29, 2023 WHITE HOUSE DOMESTIC POLICY ADVISOR COMMENTS ON BRANDEIS CENTER CASE On a call Thursday evening, September 14, with hundreds of rabbis, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden commented on the Brandeis Center’s milestone Resolution Agreement with the University of Vermont, the first time the Biden administration applied Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to anti-Zionist discrimination. Tanden is the administration official responsible for overseeing […] Media Coverage