May 22, 2023 Latest draft of White House antisemitism strategy highlights IHRA definition, but also references alternative (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on May 19, 2023 . The latest version of the White House’s forthcoming national antisemitism strategy is expected to highlight the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism promoted by mainstream Jewish groups, but also reference the Nexus definition, an alternative promoted by progressives, individuals with knowledge of the strategy […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 19, 2023 Biden Flummoxed by Challenge of Antisemitism on His Party’s Left (New York Sun) Op-ed authored by Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus and published in New York Sun on 5/18/23. . May is Jewish American Heritage Month, and President Biden is in a pickle. Call it a kosher dill. . Mr. Biden has acknowledged that “antisemitic incidents are at a record high.” Describing physical assaults on Jewish Americans […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 5, 2023 Santa Ana School Board Passes Anti-Israel Ethnic Studies Courses (Jewish Journal) Published 5/4/23 by Jewish Journal. Story by Aaron Bandler. . The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Board of Education approved two ethnic studies courses that Jewish groups say contain anti-Israel bias. . The course, titled “Ethnic Studies: World Geography,” passed by a margin of three votes in favor and one abstention; the other, “History 10 Ethnic […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 5, 2023 ‘We had to do something’: Brandeis Center sues UC Berkeley, alleges CPRA violation (Daily Californian) Published by The Daily Californian on 5/4/23. Story by Rae Wymer. . In 2022, UC Berkeley received almost 3,000 information and record requests through the California Public Records Act, or CPRA, handled by a staff of two, according to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof. . On April 26, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 28, 2023 ‘Nazis Are Not Welcome in Florida’: Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Antisemitism Bill (Algemeiner) Published by The Algemeiner on 4/27/23; story by Andrew Bernard. . Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill described by one of its co-sponsors as “the strongest antisemitism bill in the United States.” . DeSantis signed the bill, HB 269, from Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance as part of an international trade mission that […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 19, 2023 Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Sabbath Observance Case With Major Impact For Religious Jews, Experts Say (Algemeiner) Written by Andrew Bernard for The Algemeiner; published 4/18/23. The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Groff v. DeJoy, a religious accommodation in the workplace lawsuit with significant ramifications for observant Jews, experts told The Algemeiner. . Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian who observes a Sunday Sabbath during which he is not permitted to work […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 4, 2023 Possible Department of Education rule change could undermine protections for Jewish students, Brandeis Center warns (Jewish Insider) By Marc Rod for Jewish Insider — April 4, 2023 . A potential rules change at the Department of Education could undermine regulations that have been used to protect Jewish students’ rights on campus, Ken Marcus, the chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, cautioned last week. . The Department […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 31, 2023 Free speech vs. hate speech in a time of rising antisemitism (Israel National News – Arutz Sheva) Authored by Eve Glover and published in the Israel National News on March 31, 2023. . Updated FBI data shows a 20 percent increase in antisemitic hate crimes from 2020 to 2021, and ADL statistics show a 36 percent increase in antisemitic incidents in 2022 from the previous year. . According to the ADL, Florida […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 22, 2023 ‘Hypocritical’: Ben & Jerry’s sued over child labor, after attempted Israel boycott (The Times of Israel) Authored by Luke Tress and published in The Times of Israel on March 20, 2023 . Ben & Jerry’s has been hit with a class action lawsuit and charges of hypocrisy for the use of child labor in its supply chain, despite the ice cream maker’s declared commitment to social justice causes, an image it holds […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 16, 2023 The Algemeiner: Legal Group Representing Israeli Rugby Team Demands ‘Immediate’ Reinstatement to Competition After ‘Discriminatory’ Ban Authored by Shiryn Ghermezian and published in The Algemeiner on March 16, 2023 . A legal advocacy organization is urging the World Rugby Union (WRU) to immediately allow an Israeli rugby team to participate in a competition in South Africa after the team was uninvited by the South African Rugby Union (SARU). . The Louis […] Media Coverage Press Room