January 9, 2024 Harvard and the Failure of DEI (Aish.com) Published by Aish.com on 1/8/24; Story by Faygie Holt Resignation of Harvard and Penn presidents just a first step to address “double standard” Jewish students face in battling antisemitism on campus. In the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by a white police office back in May 2020 America had reckoning of sorts with […] Media Coverage
January 8, 2024 Harvard’s federal funding likely isn’t in danger, but it’s leverage for lawmakers to push changes amid controversy (Boston Globe) Published by the Boston Globe on 1/4/24; Story by Jim Puzzanghera Claudine Gay’s resignation as Harvard’s president hasn’t ended the university’s troubles with its congressional critics, who are zeroing in on hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money that flows to Cambridge every year. Gay’s decision to step down has done nothing to deter North […] Media Coverage
January 4, 2024 Kenneth Marcus in Indiana University Bloomington In-Person/YouTube Live Event (1/28/24) In partnership with the Center for Jewish History, IUB’s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism is delighted to announce its upcoming conference titled “Addressing Antisemitism: Contemporary Challenges.” These five sessions will bring together many of this generation’s most prominent scholars to discuss definitions and debates about antisemitism, recent developments in the United States, Europe, […] Events
January 4, 2024 Alyza Lewin Advocating for Religious Liberty and Protecting Jewish Civil Rights (Washington Jewish Week) Cover story published 1/3/24 by Washington Jewish Week; Story by Braden Hamelin Alyza Lewin, a longtime lawyer, is co-founder and partner at Lewin & Lewin, LLP, and president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, where she advocates for religious liberty and the rights of the Jewish community. The Kesher Israel […] Media Coverage
January 4, 2024 How the Push for Diversity at Colleges and Companies Came Under Siege (Wall Street Journal) Published by The Wall Street Journal on 1/4/24; Story by Ray A. Smith and Lauren Weber DEI programs have come under fire from many directions The management philosophy known as DEI, which had gathered momentum since 2020, has been under siege over the past year amid a collision of legal, economic and geopolitical forces. The […] Media Coverage
January 3, 2024 EMET Webinar: Antisemitism in Academia (1/10/24) Register here to hear Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus among a panel of experts discussing “Antisemitism in Academia.” The webinar takes place Wednesday, January 10 at noon EST. While pervasive antisemitism on America’s college campuses is nothing new, the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th unleashed a storm of Jew-hatred not seen since […] Events
January 3, 2024 Fighting the Hamas Monster on Campus (inFocus) Published by Jewish Policy Center’s inFocus magazine’s winter 2024 issue Editor’s Note: This conversation is excerpted from a panel discussion, “Enriching the U.S.-Israel Alliance by Combating Antisemitism,” at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC on October 23, 2023, even before the full weight of events was felt. Kenneth L. Marcus is the founder and chairman […] Media Coverage
January 2, 2024 Jewish group sues Berkeley for ‘longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism’ (Campus Reform) Published 12/27/23 by Campus Reform; Story by Patrick McDonald In late November, several Jewish organizations filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley, alleging a ‘longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism.’ The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in San Francisco by the Louis D. Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education. […] Media Coverage
January 2, 2024 Has The Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism Woken People Up? (Jewish Press) Published 12/28/23 by JewishPress.com; Q&A by Alan Zeitlin A Q&A with Kenneth Marcus Kenneth L. Marcus is at the forefront of the battle against antisemitism in the U.S. He is the founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law which handles numerous complaints of antisemitism from Jewish college students […] Media Coverage
January 2, 2024 Rejecting Misconceptions of the Hamas-Israel War (JNS) Published by JNS on 12/29/23; Authored by The Focus Project The IDF follows specific rules of engagement to avoid civilian casualties—a challenge made almost impossible as terrorist infrastructure is embedded in and under residential buildings, schools, mosques and hospitals. More than 14 million civilians were killed during World War II, excluding the millions of Jews and others […] Media Coverage