January 26, 2021 Who will defend Jewish students against anti-Semites? By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) JNS.org ~ By Jonathan S. Tobin ~ (January 25, 2021 / JNS) Following the U.S. Capitol riot, there has been a renewed emphasis on the threat from white-supremacist hate groups from the Biden administration, much of the media as well as the organized Jewish community. The anti-Semitic imagery seen at the rally organized by former President Donald Trump […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 15, 2021 Ten Surprising Highlights from OCR’s New Annual Report (The Federalist Society) The Federalist Society ~ Civil Rights Group ~ On January 13, the Trump Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which I headed earlier in the administration, released its Annual Report to the Secretary, the President, and the Congress for fiscal year 2020. In doing so, my successor, Acting Assistant Secretary Kimberly Richey, moved with impressive speed to […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 14, 2021 We don’t have adequate tools to combat domestic terrorism. Biden should change that. By Kenneth L. Marcus (JTA) We don’t have adequate tools to combat domestic terrorism. Biden should change that. by Kenneth L. Marcus JTA The Capitol riot should be a wake-up call for those who did not hear the alarm four years ago at Charlottesville. The riot wasn’t just an assault on the seat of America’s government, although it is surely that, […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 8, 2021 “Biden Has New Tools to Fight Anti-Semitism” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Jewish News Syndicate) Biden has new tools to fight anti-Semitism (JNS) JNS.org By Kenneth L. Marcus (January 8, 2021 / JNS) President-elect Joe Biden has two new tools that can help him in his professed priority to strengthen international ties, support human rights and combat anti-Semitism. The new tools play well to Biden’s foreign-relations experience and enduring belief in internationalism, which […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 5, 2021 Brandeis Center Appoints Judd A. Serotta to LDB Board of Directors Washington, D.C., January 5, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the return of Judd A. Serotta, Esq., to the Center’s Board of Directors. During LDB’s Annual Meeting, Mr. Serotta was appointed Secretary of the Corporation, a position that he had held during his prior stint on […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 28, 2020 A Retrospective Look of this Past Hanukkah (Opinion by Ian Katsnelson ~ The Times of Israel) ABOUT THE AUTHOR ~ Ian Katsnelson is an undergraduate Jewish student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A junior double majoring in Biology and Political Science, Ian has been on the frontlines of Antizionism and Antisemitism at his University, in addition to serving two terms as the only Jewish student Senator. A Retrospective Look […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 23, 2020 New York court rules against Students for Justice in Palestine in Fordham case (Jewish Insider) “This is a huge loss for SJP,” Ken Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights, told Jewish Insider. “The lower court decision had been hailed by their supporters as the first major legal victory, not only for SJP, but for the anti-Israel movement.” Read the Jewish Insider Article Here. […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 7, 2020 How Betsy DeVos’s Department of Education Navigated Key Issues (Jewish Insider) DeVos was initially opposed to adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, former officials said ~ article by Marc Rod ~ December 7, 2020 Read the Jewish Insider Article Here. Over the past four years, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos found support among some in the Jewish community for her department’s aggressive approach to tackling antisemitism […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 1, 2020 “Beat Our Civil Rights Record” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Newsweek) In his recent opinion piece published today by Newsweek, Kenneth Marcus is hopeful that the incoming administration will build upon the civil rights accomplishments of the current Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Media Coverage Press Room
December 1, 2020 “Fighting Racism, We All Have Skin in the Game” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Jewish Journal) “We support one another best when speaking from our own experience, not as whitewashed lumps of operated flesh. Wonder Woman, above all, should be whomever she wants to be.” By Kenneth L. Marcus ~ December 1, 2020 ~ Read the Op-Ed Here (Jewish Journal) Fighting Racism, We All Have Skin in the Game This October, […] Media Coverage Press Room