March 11, 2025 Legal Nonprofit Launches Civil Rights Blitz Against Campus Antisemitism in California (Algemeiner) Published by the Algemeiner on 03/06/2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has launched a legal blitz in California, announcing on Thursday that it filed three federal civil rights complaints against California State Polytechnic, Humboldt (Cal Poly), Scripps College, and the Etiwanda School District in San Bernardino County. “While an increasing […] Media Coverage
March 11, 2025 Trump Administration Says Columbia U.’s Federal Funding at Risk Over Protest Response (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Published by The Chronicle of Higher Education on 03/04/2025 The Trump administration has sent its first notice to a college that it may take away federal funding. A new federal task force on antisemitism will review more than $5 billion that Columbia University receives from the government, and will immediately consider imposing stop-work orders on […] Media Coverage
March 11, 2025 Contract Cuts at Columbia Raise Concerns (Inside Higher Education) Published by Inside Higher Education on 03/07/2025 The Trump administration announced Friday that it’s cutting $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University as a result of what Republican officials say is “continued inaction” and failure to protect Jewish students at the Ivy League institution. The accusations were made in a joint news release from the Departments […] Media Coverage
March 11, 2025 Trump administration cancels $400 million in funding to Columbia University (Washington Post) Published by the The Washington Post on 03/07/2025 The Trump administration said Friday it was cutting off about $400 million in federal contracts and grants to Columbia University, saying the school has failed to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus. The administration took action just four days after announcing that several federal agencies were investigating Columbia. The school has been in the spotlight since last academic year when pro-Palestinian protesters […] Media Coverage
March 5, 2025 Man Kicked by Arab Owner Out of Oakland Café for Being Jewish Suing Owner (Jewish Press) Published by the Jewish Press on 03/04/2025 On October 26, 2024, Jonathan Hirsch and his five-year-old son entered the Jerusalem Coffee House, owned by Abdulrahim Harara, after dining at a nearby restaurant, Casper’s. After the meal, Hirsch’s son needed to use the restroom, but Casper’s did not offer such facilities to customers and directed them […] Media Coverage
March 5, 2025 Man sues after viral video incident at Palestinian cafe (San Francisco Standard) Published by the San Francisco Standard on 03/03/2025 An Oakland man is suing a Palestinian-owned coffee shop, alleging he was thrown out for wearing a baseball cap featuring a Jewish star, in a confrontation that went viral in October. The lawsuit, filed by Jonathan Hirsch in Alameda County, accuses Oakland’s Jerusalem Coffee House of religious discrimination and […] Media Coverage
March 5, 2025 California school district agrees to remove alleged antisemitic content from ethnic studies curriculum (Fox) Published by Fox News on 03/03/2025 A California school that attempted to cover up its alleged antisemitic ethnic studies program is no longer permitted to teach the curriculum, according to a settlement reached between the school district and Jewish advocacy groups. The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by the Brandeis […] Media Coverage
March 5, 2025 Federal Task Force to Investigate Jew-hatred at 10 Universities (JNS) Published by Jewish News Syndicate on 02/28/2025 The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that its federal task force to combat Jew-hatred will visit 10 university campuses that have experienced antisemitic incidents since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. “The task force’s mandate is to bring the full force […] Media Coverage
February 24, 2025 California Schools to Revise Ethnic Studies Curriculum Over Alleged Antisemitic Content Published by Haaretz on 2/23/2025. A Southern California public school district has settled a lawsuit brought by major Jewish organizations which alleged that the district’s new ethnic studies curriculum had been covertly developed to allow for antisemitic elements. Ethnic Studies courses examine different academic subjects through the perspectives of marginalized racial groups, exploring their cultures, […] Media Coverage
February 24, 2025 California Public School District Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Retool Antisemitic Ethnic-Studies Courses (JNS) Published by JNS on 2/21/2025 The Santa Ana Unified School District—a more than 135-year-old public school district in southern California—settled a lawsuit on Feb. 20 brought by major Jewish organizations. The district, which operates 50 schools with some 36,000 students, agreed to pause several of its ethnic studies courses and remove antisemitic content from the […] Media Coverage