July 1, 2025 Jewish Civil Rights Scholar Urges US Congress to Respond to Antisemitism Crisis (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 6/27/2026 Civil rights scholar Kenneth Marcus on Tuesday implored US lawmakers to recognize rising antisemitic violence as the civil rights issue of this era and enact a robust policy response to it before the country is irreparably harmed. Marcus, who is chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 MIT Slapped With Lawsuit for ‘Severe and Pervasive Discrimination’ of Jewish, Israeli Students (Haaretz) Published by Haaretz on 6/25/2025 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was sued on Wednesday for enabling a “hostile antisemitic environment on campus” that discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students and deprived them of equal educational and professional opportunities. The suit was filed by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on behalf of two […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 Lawsuit: MIT professor harassed Israeli researcher, Jewish student as president stood by (MassLive) Published by MassLive on 6/25/2025 A federal lawsuit filed against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this week accuses a tenured professor of harassing an Israeli researcher and Jewish student, to the point where the student left the university. Meanwhile, the suit claims that MIT President Sally Kornbluth and other top administrators stood idly by. The […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 Explosive MIT Antisemitism Lawsuit Says University Ignored Blatant Hate Incidents (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 6/25/2025 An explosive lawsuit was filed on Wednesday by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on behalf of two Massachusetts Institute of Technology affiliates, including a former doctoral candidate, who allege that the university’s administration failed to address rampant antisemitic discrimination in violation of Title VI of the Civil […] Media Coverage
June 26, 2025 Brandeis Center files suit against MIT for antisemitic discrimination and harassment against Jewish students (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 6/25/2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed suit in federal court in Massachusetts on Wednesday on behalf of two Jewish students, alleging that the university and a tenured professor violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including harassment on social media and […] Media Coverage
June 23, 2025 House judiciary panel to hold hearing on Jew-hatred (JNS) Published by JNS on 6/20/2025 The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight announced that it intends to hold a June 24 hearing titled “Rising Threat: America’s battle against antisemitic terror.” The hearing will address “the domestic conditions giving rise to antisemitic attacks in the United States,” and it will focus on “the different steps the Trump-Vance administration […] Media Coverage
June 16, 2025 Oakland Coffee Shop Refused to Serve Jewish Customers; Now Facing Lawsuit (California Globe) Published by California Globe on 6/11/2025 The Trump Justice Department this week sued the Palestinian owner of an Oakland coffee shop for denying service to visibly Jewish customers in a panoply of crass anti-Semitism that shows Hamasniks use “Zionist” as a code word for Jews. One of the incidents, in which a man wearing a […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 The global intifada is here. Hamas-aligned networks brought terror to US soil and we need to stop it (Fox) Published by Fox News by Kenneth Marcus on 6/8/2025 For decades, “Globalize the Intifada” chants have rung throughout Europe and the Middle East, a blatant and unmistakable call for violence and terrorism against Israelis and Jews. But over the past two years, those chants have only intensified and multiplied, now making their way west to […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 NYC mayor recognizes IHRA definition, calls on City Council to codify it (JNS) Published by JNS on 6/8/2025 Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, signed an executive order at Tribeca Synagogue in Lower Manhattan on Sunday recognizing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of Jew-hatred on behalf of the city. “The City of New York recognizes, and city agencies shall consider as appropriate, the […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 Anti-Israel Animus, Propaganda Is Leading to Violence Against Jews, Experts Warn (Algemeiner Published by the Algemeiner on 6/6/2025 Hatred for Israel, often motivated by the spread of misinformation about the Jewish state’s history and conduct in Gaza, is fueling violence against Jews in the US and elsewhere, according to experts who spoke with The Algemeiner. On Sunday, an assailant firebombed a pro-Israel rally with Molotov cocktails and a “makeshift” flamethrower […] Media Coverage