December 23, 2020 New York court rules against Students for Justice in Palestine in Fordham case (Jewish Insider) “This is a huge loss for SJP,” Ken Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights, told Jewish Insider. “The lower court decision had been hailed by their supporters as the first major legal victory, not only for SJP, but for the anti-Israel movement.” Read the Jewish Insider Article Here. […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 7, 2020 How Betsy DeVos’s Department of Education Navigated Key Issues (Jewish Insider) DeVos was initially opposed to adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, former officials said ~ article by Marc Rod ~ December 7, 2020 Read the Jewish Insider Article Here. Over the past four years, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos found support among some in the Jewish community for her department’s aggressive approach to tackling antisemitism […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 1, 2020 “Beat Our Civil Rights Record” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Newsweek) In his recent opinion piece published today by Newsweek, Kenneth Marcus is hopeful that the incoming administration will build upon the civil rights accomplishments of the current Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Media Coverage Press Room
December 1, 2020 “Fighting Racism, We All Have Skin in the Game” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Jewish Journal) “We support one another best when speaking from our own experience, not as whitewashed lumps of operated flesh. Wonder Woman, above all, should be whomever she wants to be.” By Kenneth L. Marcus ~ December 1, 2020 ~ Read the Op-Ed Here (Jewish Journal) Fighting Racism, We All Have Skin in the Game This October, […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 23, 2020 Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) Urges Court to Reject BDS Cover-up Read SPME’s Article here. Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) Urges Court to Reject BDS Cover-up In an important court-filing, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) urged the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to reject an effort by Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists to shut down a lawsuit against […] Press Room Media Coverage
November 23, 2020 A Conversation with Attorney Nathan Lewin – the “Man Who Kept the Menorah Lit” (Chabad.org) Watch the video of the “Man Who Kept the Menorah Lit” A Conversation with Attorney Nathan Lewin ~ By Dovid Margolin – Chabad.org When Nathan Lewin addresses the virtual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim) as its keynote this Sunday afternoon, there will be no need for an introduction. Over the past half-century, Lewin has made a name for himself […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 18, 2020 Federal investigation opened following complaint of antisemitism at UIUC (Jerusalem Post) The good news comes as a relief to many on campus, who claim to have experienced antisemitic and anti-Zionist harassment in alarming increasing rates over the past five years. Read the Jerusalem Post article here. By TOBIAS SIEGAL November 18, 2020 01:24 The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 16, 2020 UIUC Acknowledges Zionism is “Integral” to Jewish Identity (Jewish Journal) Brandeis Center’s President, Alyza D. Lewin, states that the “Jewish and pro-Israel students at UIUC have been subjected to anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist harassment for far too long. We are gratified that the University of Illinois has publicly acknowledged the urgency of the problem, has engaged in serious discussion with our community over the last couple […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 28, 2020 US State Department conference tackles mounting hate and anti-Semitism online (JNS) “IHRA allows for criticism of Israel, assuming it’s the same criticism as of other countries,” said speaker Alyza Lewin, president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. She went on to say that if social-media companies recognize only some forms of anti-Semitism, they will “severely undermine their own ability to combat hate.” […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 23, 2020 “University of Illinois faces Title VI complaint over antisemitic incidents” (Jewish Insider) A complaint has been filed with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign over the university’s handling of antisemitic activity on the campus dating back to 2015. Read the Jewish Insider Article University of Illinois faces Title VI complaint over antisemitic incidents By Melissa Weiss ~ Jewish Insider […] Media Coverage Press Room