May 9, 2022 Alyza Lewin to give continuing legal education webinar in StandWithUs series – 6/1 Wednesday, June 1, at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Brandeis Center President Alyza Lewin will present on ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) & Erasive Anti-Semitism’ as part of a StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department series. The full Continuing Legal Education (CLE) series is titled ‘Diverse and Current Legal Issues Impacting the Jewish Community.’ Attendees for Ms. Lewin’s […] Events
May 6, 2022 LDB Briefs Supreme Court on discrimination against Jewish and Asian American applicants Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2022) – This week, the Brandeis Center teamed up with the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) on a Supreme Court brief in support of Asian American students in the Harvard affirmative action case, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. Together, we showed the Court that Harvard’s admissions program, which was […] Press Releases Press Room
May 5, 2022 Brandeis Center Sends Letter to UC, Davis Chancellor May: “UC, Davis must speak out promptly and clearly about anti-Semitic rhetoric.” May 5, 2022 – Notorious anti-Semite Mohammed El-Kurd is speaking at the University of California, Davis on Friday, May 6. . Mohammed El-Kurd is an activist notorious for promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including modern day blood libels, against Jews. . The Brandeis Center demanded UC, Davis Chancellor May to promptly and forcefully condemn any anti-Semitic […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 4, 2022 Law Profs, Jewish Groups File Briefs Supporting Texas Anti-BDS Law Published May 2, 2022 by Aaron Bandler at Jewish Journal . Law professors and Jewish groups have each filed separate briefs urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to overturn a January ruling finding Texas’ anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) law unconstitutional. . The law, which bars the state government from […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 2, 2022 The Brandeis Center Hires Director of Communications Scott Piro Contact: Lynda Prior, lpryor@brandeiscenter.com . Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Piro as the organization’s first-ever director of communications. Mr. Piro, having decades of experience in public relations and corporate storytelling, will primarily work on external […] Press Releases Press Room
April 29, 2022 LDB Co-Sponsoring Nebraska Governor Event – 5/5 LDB is proud to co-sponsor our first Nebraska event. . We will join Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts – together with the Combat Antisemitism Movement, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, the American Jewish Committee and Hadassah – in commemorating Jewish American Heritage Month, celebrating Israel’s […] Events
April 27, 2022 Alyza Lewin to Headline In-Person Event 5/1: ‘Is Today’s Campus Climate Safe for Jews?’ Ohr Kodesh Congregation, a Chevy Chase, Maryland-based synagogue, will feature Brandeis Center President Alyza Lewin as the special guest in their in-person Schlezinger Law Day Lecture on Sunday, May 1, at 10:15 a.m. EDT. . The event will also be livestreamed. Registration for in-person and virtual attendance is open now — and closes on April […] Events
April 26, 2022 Brandeis Center Sends Letter to Georgetown President DeGioia: “Georgetown must speak out and educate its community about anti-Semitism.” April 26, 2022 – Notorious anti-Semite Mohammed El-Kurd is speaking at Georgetown University tonight. . Mohammed El-Kurd is an activist notorious for promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including modern day blood libels, against Jews. . The Brandeis Center demanded Georgetown University President DeGioia promptly and forcefully condemn any anti-Semitic rhetoric that threatens to poison the atmosphere […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 26, 2022 Georgetown Urged to Take Stand Against ‘Disgraceful’ Law School Event Featuring ‘Antisemitic’ Speaker (Algemeiner) Algemeiner APRIL 26, 2022 1:29 PM Georgetown Urged to Take Stand Against ‘Disgraceful’ Law School Event Featuring ‘Antisemitic’ Speaker by Algemeiner Staff A view of Georgetown University. Photo: Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz via Wikimedia Commons A campus speaking tour by a notorious pro-Palestinian activist stoked further controversy this week at Georgetown University, which faced calls […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 22, 2022 Legal watchdog urges federal court to reverse decision on Texas anti-BDS law Published by Jewish News Syndicate April 21, 2022 by Dmitriy Shapiro . “It’s nonsense to suggest that a BDS proposal is separate from anti-Semitism,” said Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center. . The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a brief on Thursday aimed at reversing a […] Media Coverage Press Room