June 21, 2022 Kenneth L. Marcus to Present at Commonwealth of Virginia Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism Today, June 21, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. EDT, Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will present at the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Commission to Combat anti-Semitism virtual meeting. Marcus is the only member outside of the commission to be presenting. . The Zoom link can be found here. The event page on the Virginia […] Events
June 21, 2022 Biden administration races to co-opt the powerful ‘parental rights’ movement (Washington Times) Opinion article by Kenneth L. Marcus published June 20, 2022 in the Washington Times. . Last week, the Biden administration announced the creation of a new National Parents and Families Engagement Council. The press release trumpets that the council’s purpose is to strengthen relations between parents and schools. No sophisticated observer believes that this is true. […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 15, 2022 Morningstar drops anti-Israel tool, but is it enough? (Jerusalem Post) Authored by LDB Vice Chair L. Rachel Lerman and published in Jerusalem Post on June 14, 2022. . Multi-billion-dollar investment firm Morningstar announced it will discontinue using a product employed by its subsidiary, Sustainalytics, to rate a company’s commitment to corporate responsibility. The decision comes after an independent investigation deemed the product biased against Israel. . […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 10, 2022 Brandeis Center Calls on Education Dept. to Continue Supervision of NYU Following Recent Anti-Semitism Incidents (Jewish Journal) Published in Jewish Journal on June 9, 2022. . The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law called on the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to extend their supervision of New York University (NYU) in light of recent antisemitic incidents that have occurred on campus. . In September 2020, NYU […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 3, 2022 Legal Group Says Federal Oversight of NYU Anti-Discrimination Policies Still Needed (Algemeiner) Published in Algemeiner on June 1, 2022 . A nonprofit legal advocacy group is calling on the United States Department of Education (DOE) to continue monitoring New York University’s (NYU) anti-discrimination policies, two years after an arrangement for federal oversight began. . The DOE’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began its review of NYU in […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 3, 2022 Jewish Students Won’t Settle for Conditional Support and Double Standards (Algemeiner) Opinion article by Nicole Rosenzweig published June 3, 2022 in Algemeiner Many people profess that they support Jewish people — but only if those Jewish people reject their ancestral connection to the Land of Israel. This conditional support excludes Jewish people who view ethnic ties to Israel as an integral part of their Jewish identity. […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 1, 2022 Ethnic studies continues to boil melting pot as lawsuit is brought against LA school district (JNS) Published in JNS on May 31, 2022 . The Deborah Project is suing multiple organizations connected to the Los Angeles Unified School District for trying to circumvent parents and the democratic process to push a radical, anti-Semitic curriculum in Los Angeles public schools. . The organization’s legal director, Lori Lowenthal Marcus, and president and co-founder […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 31, 2022 Will President Biden Blink at Anti-Semitism at NYU? (New York Sun) Opinion article by Kenneth L. Marcus published May 28, 2022 in the New York Sun The Biden administration will face at the end of the month a test. New York University is nearing the end of its monitoring period under its settlement of a federal antisemitism complaint filed during the Trump administration. The Biden administration will be […] Op-Eds Press Room
May 31, 2022 Brandeis Center Warns Feds: Reckless to Conclude NYU’s Supervision As School Embroiled in New Anti-Semitism Scandal “In the current circumstance, it would be derelict to permit NYU to run out the clock on OCR oversight and, thereby, undermine OCR’s critical work,” wrote the Brandeis Center, warning the university has not “addressed its anti-Semitism problem or fully complied with the Agreement.” The Louis D. Brandeis Center Issues Press Release Contact: Nicole Rosen ~ […] Press Releases Press Room
May 29, 2022 My Fellow Jewish Americans, Happy Rodney Dangerfield Month (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Opinion Article by Kenneth L. Marcus, published May 28, 2022 in the South Florida Sun Sentinel . Let me be the first to wish you a Happy Jewish American Heritage Month. The month is almost over. Nevertheless, Reader, I know I am the first to greet you. . Proclaimed by President George W. Bush in […] Op-Eds Press Room