May 25, 2018 Ken Marcus, nominee to head DOE Civil Rights Office, finally to get floor vote Kenneth Marcus is the nominee to lead the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education. Marcus is uniquely qualified for the position, we wrote when he was nominated in October 2017: Media Coverage Press Room
May 25, 2018 Congress Applauded for Bipartisan Anti-Semitism Awareness Act The Jewish Press The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) on Thursday applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation to help tackle the rising anti-Semitism plaguing US schools. “The spike in anti-Semitic incidents in schools has forced Jewish students to face prejudice on their campuses, swastikas in their dorms and danger on their school […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 20, 2018 Stoughton HS Must Rescind Letter Against Teacher In Swastika Case An arbitrator has determined that the Stoughton Public Schools were wrong to take disciplinary measures against one of three teacher who were reprimanded following a report of anti-Semitism at the high school. Media Coverage Press Room
May 17, 2018 StandWithUs backs Kenneth Marcus for DOE post StandWith Us has announced its support for Senate confirmation of Kenneth Marcus, an outstanding defender of civil rights for Jews and many other communities, who was recently nominated for assistant secretary for civil rights in the U.S. Department of Education. Media Coverage Press Room
May 15, 2018 NYU Alumni Ask President to Respond to Anti-Israel Activity A group of New York University alumni are calling on the school’s president to respond to a couple anti-Israel incidents around campus last month. Media Coverage Press Room
May 11, 2018 Religious Bullying Prevalent and Significant Problem in US Schools Schools across the United States have consisted of an alarming number of incidents related to religiously-motivated bullying and similar abuse. Media Coverage Press Room
May 11, 2018 US Jewish Civil Rights Group Calls for Federal Law to Counter Religious Bullying, Harassment in Schools A leading Jewish human rights group called on the federal government on Friday to take action against religiously-motivated bullying in American schools. Media Coverage Press Room
May 6, 2018 BDS Advocates at GWU Get Belligerent Proposals to force colleges and universities to boycott, divest from and sanction (BDS) Israel keep failing in the most left-wing of enclaves, such as the Modern Language Association (MLA). Nevertheless proponents of the measure keep putting forth BDS propositions with increasing stridency. Media Coverage Press Room
May 2, 2018 SPME BDS Monitor: Campus BDS Scores April was an extremely active month for BDS thanks to the confluence of Passover, ‘Apartheid Week,’ Israel Independence Day, and Israel’s 70th anniversary. Media Coverage Press Room
May 1, 2018 Anti-Zionist NYU Students Arrested at Israel Independence Day Party, Charged With Reckless Endangerment, Assault Two members of anti-Zionist groups at New York University were arrested while protesting a celebration of Israel’s Independence Day on Friday. Media Coverage Press Room