November 14, 2022 The Asian American Challenge to Affirmative Action—and to American Jews (Mosaic) Authored by Brandeis Center Academic Advisory Board Member Ruth R. Wisse and published by Mosaic on 11/14/22 . Why haven’t more American Jews joined the many Asian-American students and their parents protesting a policy reminiscent of the 1920s? . A pair of cases now before the Supreme Court arise out of lawsuits brought by Students […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 11, 2022 American Jews must use both Jewish pride and the law to defeat anti-Semitism (Jewish News Syndicate) Authored by Alyza D. Lewin and published in Jewish News Syndicate on 11/10/22. Adapted from the keynote address delivered at the Installation Dinner of the Brandeis Association, a Jewish bar association, in Great Neck, New York on Oct. 24, 2022. . Justice Louis D. Brandeis knew that Jewish, Zionist and American ideals were united as […] Op-Eds Press Room
November 11, 2022 The New Jew Hatred (Jewish Journal) Authored by Gil Troy and published by Jewish Journal on 11/10/22. . These were among the 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism directed against American Jews in 2021. America’s small Jewish community endures nearly two-thirds of all anti-religious hate crimes annually. Few criminals who have attacked visibly Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn have been imprisoned. […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 2, 2022 Gottheimer urges Department of Education to investigate Berkeley law school (Jewish Insider) The school garnered widespread attention when nine student groups announced they would not welcome pro-Israel speakers Written by Marc Rod for Jewish Insider on 11/2/22. . U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s call for the Department of Education to investigate Berkeley Law School for potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act was precipitated by […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 1, 2022 Jewish groups welcome Morningstar’s new commitments to Israel (Jerusalem Post) Written by Zvika Klein for the Jerusalem Post on 11/1/22. . CHICAGO – Morningstar, the multi-billion-dollar Chicago-based investment research firm has begun distancing itself from the BDS movement, according to an announcement during the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Chicago on Monday. . In attendance at the assembly were The Jewish Federations of […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 31, 2022 University of Vermont President Denounces Antisemitism Weeks After Widely Criticized Statement on Jew Hatred (Algemeiner) Written by Dion J. Pierre and published in the Algemeiner, 10/28/22 . University of Vermont (UVM) president Suresh Garimella on Friday issued a statement strongly condemning antisemitism and pledging to hold those guilty of it “fully accountable.” . “I want my message to be clear to the entire campus community: antisemitism, in any form, will […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 31, 2022 Brandeis Center, Coalition Praise First Step to Address Anti-Israel Bias in ESG Ratings, Urge Further Action Chicago (October 31, 2022) – At the General Assembly of the Jewish Federation of North America, the Brandeis Center’s Kenneth L. Marcus joined with coalition allies in praising Morningstar’s progress in addressing bias and repudiating BDS, while urging that “much more must be done…” The coalition’s join statement appears below. . After months of intensive discussions, we are […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 28, 2022 BigLaw’s Jewish Problem (Algemeiner) Opinion by Kenneth L. Marcus published on The Algemeiner, on October 27, 2022. . The Jewish community has finally awakened to antisemitism on the college campus and in the streets — only to find it seeping into the corporate boardroom and, more recently, BigLaw. . Last week, White & Case LLP, a major international law […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 25, 2022 In The News: “US students report jump in mental scarring from campus antisemitism, but see no end” From a Jewish sexual assault survivor targeted by her support group, to a pupil afraid to wear a Star of David, young Jews say they walk on campuses in fear of hate crimes. . Written by Cathryn J. Prince and published 10/24/22 in the Times of Israel. . Ofek Preis won’t walk to class by […] Media Coverage Press Room
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