September 30, 2021 “Johns Hopkins must live up to its ideals,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Washington Post) The Washington Post ~ Opinion by Kenneth L. Marcus (September 30, 2021 at 3:22 p.m. EDT) Johns Hopkins University recently extended the record-breaking tenure of its longest-serving president, Ronald J. Daniels. Under Daniels, Johns Hopkins has prospered, buoyed by the landmark $1.8 billion gift from alumnus Mike Bloomberg. As important, under Daniels, the university has hued […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 28, 2021 It’s the Bullying, Stupid: The Anti-Israel Lobby Targets Jewish Kids on Campus By Jeff Robbins Creators.com With a new academic year underway, Jewish college students across America are in receipt of yet more empirical evidence that the anxiety they are experiencing is not a figment of their imaginations. A poll released last week by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law found that more than 65% of […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 21, 2021 “We must call for an end to Durbanism,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (JNS) JNS ~ Kenneth L. Marcus – September 20, 2021 ~ (September 20, 2021 / JNS) The United Nations will hold a major international convening on Sept. 22 to mark the 20th anniversary of its World Conference Against Racism, held in Durban, South Africa in 2001. In many ways, that conference has marked us more than we mark it. For […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 20, 2021 Everybody Hates the Jews (Common Sense with Bari Weiss on Substack) Substack – Common Sense with Bari Weiss ~ Bari Weiss – September 20, 2021 ~ Everybody hates the Jews. That’s the refrain from the brilliant satirist Tom Lehrer in “National Brotherhood Week,” a song that I had memorized by the time I was ten, given that I was raised by the kind of dad who made sure […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 20, 2021 Survey of Jewish fraternity and sorority finds most respondents experienced antisemitism on campus (JTA) JTA BY BEN SALES SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 5:59 PM — A survey of members of AEPi and AEPhi, the most prominent national Jewish fraternity and sorority, found that large numbers of respondents have experienced antisemitism on campus. The survey also found that about half of respondents have felt the need to hide their Jewish identity on campus […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 19, 2021 “Definition of antisemitism adapts to new political strategies” by L. Rachel Lerman (Boston Herald) Boston Herald By L. RACHEL LERMAN | September 19, 2021 at 12:02 a.m. The U.N. will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Racism at Durban, South Africa, on Sept. 22. Far from scoring a victory against racism, however, the 2001 conference is remembered for a spate of virulent attacks against Jews and Israel — […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 14, 2021 “Fight Racism, Not Jews: The United Nations and the Durban Deceit” featuring Kenneth L. Marcus ~ September 19 Sunday, September 19, 20219:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time WATCH LIVE HERE 9/19/2021 WANT REMINDERS? CLICK TO REGISTER SPEAKERS DURBAN […] Events
September 3, 2021 If you are going to spell it ‘antisemitism,’ then you should remove the hyphen from ‘anti-Zionism’ by Kenneth L. Marcus (JTA) JTA ~ KENNETH L. MARCUS (September 3, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM) (JTA) — Deborah Lipstadt, recently named by President Joe Biden as the U.S. Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, won’t just combat anti-Semitism but may well eliminate it. And that would be a mistake. To be clear, the Emory University historian is a fierce opponent […] Media Coverage Press Room
August 22, 2021 Do Jews Count? by Kenneth L. Marcus (Commentary) Commentary ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus – September 2021 ~ Last May, Zoom-bombers hijacked a Stanford University townhall and broadcast racist messages that displayed images of swastikas and weapons and made use of the N-word. This incident caused widespread distress, including among Stanford’s Jewish community. Nevertheless, the diversity committee at Stanford’s psychological counseling division decided […] Op-Eds Press Room
August 18, 2021 Family of slain teenager makes headway in decades-old terror funding lawsuit (Jewish Insider) Jewish Insider ~ By Melissa Weiss [August 18, 2021] David Boim was 17 years old when he was shot and killed by a Hamas terrorist at a West Bank bus stop in May 1996. The legal battle waged by his parents to hold accountable U.S.-based organizations that contributed funds to Hamas has lasted far longer than the […] Media Coverage Press Room