April 21, 2022 Brandeis Center Warns Lower Court’s Ruling in Texas Anti-BDS Law Jeopardizes State Authority to Prevent Discrimination, Urges Federal Appeals Court to Reverse Decision Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C., April 21, 2022: Calling a federal district court’s ruling on the Texas anti-BDS law an “Israel-exception” that is “nothing less than a naked assault on principles of equal treatment” and “has no basis in the law,” the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, urged the […] Press Releases Press Room
April 20, 2022 Kenneth L. Marcus, featured speaker at DePaul College of Law’s Virtual Symposium — 4/26 Hate crimes against Jews have been on the rise over the past few years. This virtual symposium from the DePaul College of Law’s Center for Jewish Law & Judaic Studies seeks to reach an understanding of what anti-Semitism truly means – as the first step in identifying ways to combat it. . Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus […] Events
April 20, 2022 Alyza Lewin to speak on ‘Combating Anti-Semitism on College Campuses’ CUNY Zoom — 4/26 LDB President Alyza Lewin will speak on ‘Combating Anti-Semitism on College Campuses’ for CUNY Alliance for Inclusion (CAFI) — Tuesday, April 26, 8:00-9:30 p.m. EDT. Registration is open. . Moderating the event will be Richard Wolin, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature, History, and Political Science at the Graduate Center of the City University of New […] Events
April 20, 2022 Elan Carr: ‘Biden’s Anti-Semitism Czar Should Be Empowered at Home, Too’ Published by The Heritage Foundation on April 19, 2022 KEY TAKEAWAYS The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Professor Deborah Lipstadt as President Biden’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. . We cannot expect to succeed in reversing the rise in domestic anti-Semitism unless we place someone in charge of the task. . America […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 14, 2022 Kenneth L. Marcus in Newsweek: ‘The Toxic Culture That Produced the Subway Shooter Is All Around Us’ Opinion published in Newsweek, 4/14/22 . Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James may have acted alone. But if it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an entire culture to create a mass-murder. Ours can take full credit here. The toxic ideas that consumed James are all around us. . James is a […] Op-Eds Press Room
April 8, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israel in NJ Court: Unilever ‘Conceded’ Key Argument Over Refusal to Engage in Illegal Boycott Published 4/7/22 by The Algemeiner . Attorneys for Ben & Jerry’s distributor and manufacturer in Israel, American Quality Products (AQP), argued in a rebuttal brief filed with the US District Court of New Jersey on Tuesday that the ice cream maker’s parent company Unilever “effectively concede[s]” that the only reason not to renew AQP’s license was its […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 8, 2022 12 Universities Urged to Drop Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Endorsement Published 4/6/22 by The Algemeiner A coalition of organizations that support academic freedom and oppose boycotts of Israel urged a dozen universities on Wednesday to disaffiliate from the Middle East Studies Association after it singled out the Jewish state for sanction. . In letters to top campus officials, the groups — including the Academic […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 7, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Tells NJ Court: ‘Unilever Effectively Concedes Their Only Reason for Not Renewing Our License is We Refused to Break the Law’ Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Tells NJ Court: ‘Unilever Effectively Concedes Their Only Reason for Not Renewing Our License is We Refused to Break the Law’ . Washington, D.C., (April 6, 2022) – In a rebuttal brief filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, attorneys for Ben […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2022 Brandeis Center Joins AMCHA, AEN and SPME in Urging Universities to Withdraw MESA Membership Contact: Scott Piro, 202-681-4845 Brandeis Center Joins AMCHA, AEN and SPME in Urging Universities to Withdraw MESA Membership Washington, D.C., (April 6, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights (LDB) joined three additional leading organizations in urging a dozen U.S. universities to withdraw institutional membership from the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2022 LDB Chair Kenneth L. Marcus Quoted by Campus Reform in Story About Chicago Maroon Chicago Maroon editors apologize for publishing piece condemning anti-Semitism . A student op-ed condemning anti-Semitism from University of Chicago’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter was removed by the Chicago Maroon. . The editors of the Maroon’s opinion section, Viewpoints, further issued a letter of apology for having published the op-ed in the first […] Media Coverage Press Room