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 COALITION FILES LAWSUIT TO STOP ANTISEMITIC CONTENT FROM BEING TAUGHT IN SANTA ANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PRESS RELEASE) Lawsuit alleges significant violations of the Brown Act, California open meeting law. ADL Contact: Todd Gutnick, adlmedia@adl.org, 917-544-2342 Brandeis Center Contact: Nicole Rosen, nicole@rosencomm.com, 202-309-5724 AJC Contact: Steve Gosset, mediacomms@ajc.org, 212-891-1363 PLG Contact: Marlene E. Laro, mlaro@potomaclaw.com, 703-517-6449 StandWithUs Contact: Jennifer Kutner, jkutner@standwithus.org, 310-245-4109 (Santa Ana, Calif., September 11, 2023): ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for […] 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
September 29, 2023 BDS RESOLUTIONS DOWN, ‘ANTI-ISRAEL EVENTS’ UP ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES LAST YEAR, ADL TALLY SHOWS (JTA) Published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on 9/13/23; Story by Andrew Lapin The number of student governments taking up resolutions to boycott Israel dropped sharply last year, even as anti-Israel activity on college campuses nearly doubled over the previous year, according to the latest tally by the Anti-Defamation League. The antisemitism watchdog releases an analysis of anti-Israel […] Media Coverage
September 27, 2023 Jewish groups sue CA school district, alleging antisemitic ethnic studies curricula (JNS) Published September 11, 2023 by Jewish News Syndicate; Story by Menachem Wecker The Santa Ana Unified School District allegedly discussed responding to the “Jewish question” internally, without alerting the public to or allowing it to comment upon antisemitic content in courses. The Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and […] Media Coverage
July 13, 2023 Is Affirmative Action a Jewish Value? (Unpacked) Published by Unpacked on July 7, 2023. Story by Noam Weissman and Sara Himeles. If you’ve been following the news lately, you probably heard about the seismic U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning affirmative action programs. This means that race can no longer be an explicit factor in college admissions. Justice Clarence Thomas, in his concurring opinion, wrote […] Media Coverage