April 22, 2024 Pratt Institute accused of antisemitism, initially scheduled vote during Passover: ‘Positively obscene’ (NY Post) Published 4/21/24 by New York Post; Story by Carl Campanile Prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn is being accused of promoting antisemitism with a proposed Israeli boycott — and its top advisory panel was set to vote on it during Passover, when no observant Jews could likely participate. The venerable college’s Academic Senate planned to discuss and possibly […] Media Coverage
April 18, 2024 Lawmakers, Jewish groups brace for Columbia’s Capitol Hill antisemitism showdown (Politico) Published in Politico on 4/17/2024; Story by Bianca Quilantan “By any measure, these universities have a major problem,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said. A scheduling conflict spared Columbia University President Minouche Shafik from the viral moment that contributed to toppling two other college presidents, only to land her center stage for congressional scrutiny in […] Media Coverage
April 15, 2024 ‘This is not pro-Palestinian, this is pro-hate: Ken Marcus’ (Fox News Live) Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus discusses anti-Israel protestors in Chicago cheering Iranian attack on Israel (Fox News Live, 4/14/24). Media Coverage
April 10, 2024 Jewish Vanderbilt University Student Group Denied Admission to Multicultural Organization (Algemeiner) Published in The Algemeiner on 4/9/24; Story by Dion J. Pierre Amid a burst of antisemitism on college campuses across the US, the Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter at Vanderbilt University has been denied membership in the Multicultural Leadership Council (MLC) branch of student government. According to The Vanderbilt Hustler, the group is the only one […] Media Coverage
April 2, 2024 Does Suing Colleges for Antisemitism Actually Work? (The Free Press) Published in The Free Press on 3/27/24; Story by Eli Lake. At least 50 U.S. universities have been sued for Jew-hatred on campus since October 7. Will it solve the problem? On November 27, MIT postdoctoral associate Afif Aqrabawi posted on X that Zionists steal the organs of dead Palestinians. “I feel like I’ve seen this movie […] Media Coverage
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