March 26, 2024 Jewish students feel ‘unsafe’ on campus with anti-Israel sentiment on the rise (Washington Examiner) Published in the Washington Examiner on 3/23/24; Story by Peter Cordi Jewish students are “under siege” on campus, and a poll released Monday revealed that the various anti-Israel efforts pushed in higher education nationwide have made the Jewish community feel increasingly unsafe. Seventy-three percent of Jewish students reported feeling less safe on campus after the Oct. 7 attack, and it […] Media Coverage
March 25, 2024 The Man Who Helped Redefine Campus Antisemitism (New York Times) Published on front page of the New York Times on 3/24/24; Story by Vimal Patel. In government and as an outsider, Kenneth Marcus has tried to douse what he says is rising bias against Jews. Some see a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech. In the early 2000s, as the uprising known as the second intifada instilled […] Media Coverage
March 21, 2024 L. Rachel Lerman on NewsNation’s ‘On Balance with Leland Vittert’: Berkeley School Antisemitism Complaint (3/20/24) Brandeis Center General Counsel L. Rachel Lerman discusses the complaint LDB co-filed with the Anti-Defamation League to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD). The federal complaint cites BUSD for failing to take action to end nonstop bullying and harassment of Jewish students by peers and […] Media Coverage
March 19, 2024 ‘The Lead with Jake Tapper’ Segment on LDB Complaint against BUSD (CNN) Segment aired 3/18/24 on CNN program “The Lead with Jake Tapper;” Segment reporter Nick Watt, producer Kat Jaeger. Includes interviews with Jewish students from Berkeley Unified School District schools, who experienced anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment. To learn more about the Brandeis Center’s complaint against BUSD filed with the U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil […] Media Coverage
March 18, 2024 Awash in Qatari money, have US campuses become incubators for Doha’s interests? (Times of Israel) Published in Times of Israel on 3/14/24; Story by Tal Schneider The Gulf kingdom has lavished billions on US higher education as it seeks soft power, but some allege the money may also be fueling anti-Israel and anti-Jewish trends at schools One will not find many Qatari flags fluttering in College Station, the town that […] Media Coverage
March 8, 2024 Columbia’s proposals to tackle antisemitism draw mixed reviews from Jewish leaders (Jewish Insider) Published in Jewish Insider 3/7/24; Story by Haley Cohen Task force punts on whether some slogans chanted at anti-Israel rallies are antisemitic The recommendations handed down earlier this week from Columbia University’s task force on antisemitism painted a picture of Jewish students feeling “isolation and pain” in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests that have gripped […] Media Coverage
March 5, 2024 Antisemitic teens terrorizing Jewish teacher with Hitler jabs, death threats as NYC school refuses to discipline them: ‘I live in fear’: lawsuit (New York Post) Published in New York Post on 3/2/24; Story by Susan Edelman The kids are all reich. A Brooklyn high school has become a haven for Hitler-loving hooligans who terrorize Jewish teachers and classmates, The Post has learned. On Oct. 26, just three weeks after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre of 1,200 Israelis, 40 to 50 […] Media Coverage
March 4, 2024 ‘Astonishing’ volume of investigations tests legal protections for Jewish students (The Forward) The Department of Education has opened 48 cases tied to antisemitism at colleges and universities since Oct. 7, most related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Published 3/1/24 in The Forward; Story by Arno Rosenfeld A federal investigation or lawsuit related to antisemitism on college campuses has been opened or filed nearly every other day on average […] Media Coverage
February 29, 2024 Federal complaint alleges Berkeley public schools allowed discrimination against Jewish children (LA Times) Published 2/28/24 in Los Angeles Times; Story by Jenny Jarvie The week after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Ilana Pearlman asked her 14-year-old son, Ezra, a ninth-grader at Berkeley High School who is Black and Jewish, if he felt safe. “Oh, yeah, I’ll be fine,” he told her. “I’m Black.” Pearlman, a 38-year-old midwife, […] Media Coverage
February 22, 2024 Matt Vogel: UVM’s remarkable turnaround has improved life for Jewish students (vtdigger) Published in vtdigger on 2/20/24; op-ed article by Matt Vogel, executive director of UVM Hillel In the wake of a landmark settlement with the federal government, there has been a remarkable evolution in visible support for Jewish students. Jewish life at the University of Vermont has improved remarkably since April 3, 2023, when the U.S. […] Media Coverage