June 26, 2025 Brandeis Center files suit against MIT for antisemitic discrimination and harassment against Jewish students (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 6/25/2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed suit in federal court in Massachusetts on Wednesday on behalf of two Jewish students, alleging that the university and a tenured professor violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including harassment on social media and […] Media Coverage
June 26, 2025 Kenneth L. Marcus Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight On June 24, Chairman and CEO of the Brandeis Center, Kenneth L. Marcus, testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight at its hearing, “Rising Threat: America’s Battle Against Antisemitic Terror.” Other witnesses included Dan Schneider, the Vice President for Free Speech at the Media Research Center, Debra Cooper, the Chief of Digital Activism […] Blog Events
June 25, 2025 Anti-Semitism and Prolonged Silence of President Kornbluth Create “Climate of Fear” at Prestigious University Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2025): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, on behalf of Jewish students, researchers and faculty, today sued the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for standing idly by as faculty and students cultivated an environment rife with anti-Semitism and fear. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District […] Litigation Press Releases Press Room
June 23, 2025 House judiciary panel to hold hearing on Jew-hatred (JNS) Published by JNS on 6/20/2025 The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight announced that it intends to hold a June 24 hearing titled “Rising Threat: America’s battle against antisemitic terror.” The hearing will address “the domestic conditions giving rise to antisemitic attacks in the United States,” and it will focus on “the different steps the Trump-Vance administration […] Media Coverage
June 16, 2025 Oakland Coffee Shop Refused to Serve Jewish Customers; Now Facing Lawsuit (California Globe) Published by California Globe on 6/11/2025 The Trump Justice Department this week sued the Palestinian owner of an Oakland coffee shop for denying service to visibly Jewish customers in a panoply of crass anti-Semitism that shows Hamasniks use “Zionist” as a code word for Jews. One of the incidents, in which a man wearing a […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 The global intifada is here. Hamas-aligned networks brought terror to US soil and we need to stop it (Fox) Published by Fox News by Kenneth Marcus on 6/8/2025 For decades, “Globalize the Intifada” chants have rung throughout Europe and the Middle East, a blatant and unmistakable call for violence and terrorism against Israelis and Jews. But over the past two years, those chants have only intensified and multiplied, now making their way west to […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 NYC mayor recognizes IHRA definition, calls on City Council to codify it (JNS) Published by JNS on 6/8/2025 Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, signed an executive order at Tribeca Synagogue in Lower Manhattan on Sunday recognizing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of Jew-hatred on behalf of the city. “The City of New York recognizes, and city agencies shall consider as appropriate, the […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 Anti-Israel Animus, Propaganda Is Leading to Violence Against Jews, Experts Warn (Algemeiner Published by the Algemeiner on 6/6/2025 Hatred for Israel, often motivated by the spread of misinformation about the Jewish state’s history and conduct in Gaza, is fueling violence against Jews in the US and elsewhere, according to experts who spoke with The Algemeiner. On Sunday, an assailant firebombed a pro-Israel rally with Molotov cocktails and a “makeshift” flamethrower […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 OCR nominee says Department of Education could issue new regulation on campus antisemitism (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 6/6/2025 Kimberly Richey, the nominee to be the assistant secretary of education for civil rights, said that the Department of Education should look at amending Title VI regulations and issuing new guidance to address the surge of antisemitism on campuses nationwide since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel. […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 Jewish communities step up security after wave of antisemitic attacks (NBC4) Published by NBC4 on 6/4/2025 As the nation continues to heal from a wave of antisemitic attacks, Jewish communities find themselves living in fear. One Maryland rabbi says he and his community are constantly looking over their shoulders. “Throughout the whole Jewish community in general, there’s a whole sense of apprehension and heightened sense of […] Media Coverage