July 15, 2021 Jewish groups send letter to Johns Hopkins demanding more action over antisemitism allegations (Baltimore Jewish Times) Baltimore Jewish Times ~ By Jesse Berman July 14, 2021 ~ A July 9 letter addressed to administrators of Johns Hopkins University is demanding new action be taken some eight months after a Johns Hopkins teaching assistant created a social media post viewed as antisemitic. In November 2020, a teaching assistant, under the Twitter account […] Media Coverage Press Room
July 14, 2021 Brandeis Center and StandWithUs Demand Action from Johns Hopkins University! (Press Release) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Johns Hopkins Fails to Publicly Condemn or Address Teaching Assistant’s Poll on How to Grade ‘Zionists’ Brandeis Center and StandWithUs Demand Action (Baltimore, MD – July 14, 2021) – After more than six months and no public action by Johns Hopkins University to address its teaching assistant’s overtly anti-Semitic posts, the Louis […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
July 14, 2021 We Will Not Be Silent (The Jewish Press) The Jewish Press ~ By Rabbi Mark N. Wildes ~ (Jewish Press – July 14, 2021) Any time you stand between the Capitol and the Washington Monument, sharing an afternoon with thousands of Jews, you can’t help but have feelings of pride. At the same time, it is sad that we need a rally in […] Media Coverage Press Room
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