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September 29, 2023 BDS RESOLUTIONS DOWN, ‘ANTI-ISRAEL EVENTS’ UP ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES LAST YEAR, ADL TALLY SHOWS (JTA)

Published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on 9/13/23; Story by Andrew Lapin The number of student governments taking up resolutions to boycott Israel dropped sharply last year, even as anti-Israel activity on college campuses nearly doubled over the previous year, according to the latest tally by the Anti-Defamation League. The antisemitism watchdog releases an analysis of anti-Israel […]
September 27, 2023 Jewish groups sue CA school district, alleging antisemitic ethnic studies curricula (JNS)

Published September 11, 2023 by Jewish News Syndicate; Story by Menachem Wecker The Santa Ana Unified School District allegedly discussed responding to the “Jewish question” internally, without alerting the public to or allowing it to comment upon antisemitic content in courses. The Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and […]
September 19, 2023 DEI in the Executive Branch (September 19)

On Tuesday, September 19th, at 12:00 PM ET a special lunch panel sponsored by The Federalist Society’s Civil Rights Practice Group will discuss DEI initiatives in the Executive Branch. Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will be moderating the event. Register for the event here. Featured Speakers: Veronica VentureDeputy Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,Director of […]
August 23, 2023 Anti-Zionist Harassment Is Against the Law, Too

Authored by Alyza D. Lewin and published in Sapir Journal. As president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, I speak nearly every day to students on university campuses who are experiencing antisemitism. Here is what they are telling me. The students simply want to engage in classes and extracurricular activities […]
July 16, 2023 CUFI Summit 2023 (July 16-18)

Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will speak at the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Summit in Arlington, Virginia, taking place July 16-18, 2023. Chairman Marcus’s presentation is titled “From the Courtroom to the Campus: Combatting Antisemitism,” and it takes place Monday, July 17, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. All events on the schedule are open to […]
July 13, 2023 Is Affirmative Action a Jewish Value? (Unpacked)

Published by Unpacked on July 7, 2023. Story by Noam Weissman and Sara Himeles. If you’ve been following the news lately, you probably heard about the seismic U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning affirmative action programs. This means that race can no longer be an explicit factor in college admissions. Justice Clarence Thomas, in his concurring opinion, wrote […]
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June 22, 2023 Biden’s ‘National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism’ Expects Corporate America to Recognize Jewish Employee Resource Groups – So Does Federal Law (New York Law Journal)

Reprinted with permission from the July 20, 2023 issue of New York Law Journal. © [2023] ALM Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. . Authored by Brandeis Center Director of Corporate Initiatives and Senior Counsel Rory Lancman. . The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism recently released by President Joe Biden represents […]
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