December 10, 2025 Brandeis Center and UC Berkeley Reach Settlement in Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Israeli Professor Yael Nativ Months after UC Berkeley’s own Office for Prevention of Harassment & Discrimination substantiated the discrimination claims, university acknowledges violation of its anti-discrimination policy, commits to future action, will pay monetary damages Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2025) – Today the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and UC Berkeley announced a settlement to […] Press Releases Press Room
December 5, 2025 Denying religious freedom at Park East Synagogue (New York Daily News) Published by New York Daily News on 12/5/2025 by: Kenneth L. Marcus Anti-Israel protesters have a new target: synagogues. Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side saw violent protesters hurl slurs at Jewish men, women and children ranging from “death to the IDF,” to “From New York to Gaza, Globalize the Intifada” to “F***ing […] Op-Eds Press Room
November 19, 2025 Virginia school settles after children expelled following antisemitic harassment claim (Fox 5 DC) Published by Fox 5 DC on 11/19/2025 A private school in northern Virginia has reached a settlement with a Jewish family who alleged their children were wrongfully expelled after they reported antisemitic harassment. Media Coverage
November 19, 2025 Virginia private school to pay $100,000 to parents after antisemitic bullying accusations (WUSA9) Published by WUSA9 on 11/19/2025 HERNDON, Va. — Two parents will get $100,000 in settlement money from the Nysmith School in Herndon after accusing the northern Virginia private school and its principal of expelling their children because they complained about antisemitic bullying. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the settlement on Tuesday, saying that “every child […] Media Coverage
November 18, 2025 Virginia school settles with family after allowing antisemitic bullying of daughter (Washington Times) Published by The Washington Times on 11/18/2025 A Virginia family settled with the Nysmith School for Gifted Children on Tuesday after the parents alleged that the school condoned antisemitic bullying of their 11-year-old daughter and then expelled the girl and her two siblings when concerns were brought to administrators. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced […] Media Coverage
November 18, 2025 Virginia private school reaches settlement with Jewish parents over antisemitic harassment (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 11/18/2025 A private K-8 school in Northern Virginia reached a settlement on Tuesday with the parents of an 11-year-old Jewish student who say their daughter faced months of antisemitic harassment that went unaddressed by school officials. According to the complaint, filed in July with the Office for Civil Rights in the […] Media Coverage
November 18, 2025 US school that expelled Jews after antisemitic bullying apologizes in settlement (Times of Israel) Published by the Times of Israel on 11/18/2025 A top US private school in northern Virginia has settled a lawsuit over its expulsion of three Jewish students after their parents complained about repeated antisemitic bullying, lawyers for the parents and the state attorney general said on Tuesday. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights […] Media Coverage
November 18, 2025 Private school in Virginia to pay nearly $150,000 to settle Jew-hatred suit (JNS) Published by JNS on 11/18/2025 The Nysmith School, a private institution in Herndon, Va., agreed to pay Jewish parents $100,000 and legal fees up to another $46,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that headmaster Ken Nysmith expelled three siblings after their parents complained about one, their 11-year-old daughter, being subject to antisemitic harassment at the school. “Combating […] Uncategorized Media Coverage
November 18, 2025 Settlement reached in antisemitic bullying at Virginia private school (Washington Post) Published by the Washington Post on 11/18/2025 A Virginia private school has agreed to adopt new policies to combat religious discrimination and pay $100,000 to a Jewish couple after the parents alleged that one of their children was bullied with antisemitic taunts and that the school’s headmaster reacted by expelling the girl and two of […] Media Coverage
November 18, 2025 Brandeis Center Forces Virginia School That Expelled 6th Grade Victim of Anti-Semitic Bullying & Promoted Art Project Resembling Hitler to Reform Policies in Settlement Nysmith School regrets expelling the children of the family that brought the action and will adopt nondiscrimination policies, establish working committee to investigate complaints of discrimination, and engage outside monitor Washington, D.C. (November 18, 2025) – Today, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced that the Nysmith School has agreed to settle discrimination […] Press Releases Press Room