July 14, 2021 Brandeis Center and StandWithUs Demand Action from Johns Hopkins University! (Press Release) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Johns Hopkins Fails to Publicly Condemn or Address Teaching Assistant’s Poll on How to Grade ‘Zionists’ Brandeis Center and StandWithUs Demand Action (Baltimore, MD – July 14, 2021) – After more than six months and no public action by Johns Hopkins University to address its teaching assistant’s overtly anti-Semitic posts, the Louis […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
July 14, 2021 We Will Not Be Silent (The Jewish Press) The Jewish Press ~ By Rabbi Mark N. Wildes ~ (Jewish Press – July 14, 2021) Any time you stand between the Capitol and the Washington Monument, sharing an afternoon with thousands of Jews, you can’t help but have feelings of pride. At the same time, it is sad that we need a rally in […] Media Coverage Press Room
July 11, 2021 No Fear Rally ~ “A world that cannot appreciate Jews is a world that does not tolerate difference.” (Alyza Lewin, July 11, 2021) Watch Alyza at the #NoFearRally here! ~ Alyza D. Lewin Remarks ~ No Fear Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People Washington, DC, July 11, 2021 Good afternoon. I am Alyza Lewin, President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. I’m here today with these extraordinary students because today, Jews are […] Op-Eds Press Room
July 8, 2021 The Louis D. Brandeis Center Welcomes Rachel Lerman as Senior Counsel Washington, D.C., July 8, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of L. Rachel Lerman as Senior Counsel. Ms. Lerman is a nationally renowned appellate litigator who has spent over 25 years briefing and arguing state and national appeals. Ms. Lerman has been LDB’s […] Media Coverage Press Room
July 8, 2021 The Biden administration must step up to stop anti-Semitism (JNS) JNS.org ~ By Ida R. Eblinger Kelley ~ (July 8, 2021 / JNS) The Jewish community and its supporters will come to Washington, D.C., on July 11 to participate in the “No Fear” rally against anti-Semitism. At the footsteps of the U.S. Capitol, this is the time to demand our civil and human rights in the fight against anti-Semitism. […] Media Coverage Press Room
July 7, 2021 No place for hate! Join us on Sunday at the No Fear Rally We need YOUR help to spread the word and encourage others to attend – copy and paste this information and share by email or social media! Learn more and sign up at nofearrally.org NO FEAR: A Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People Sunday, July 11, 1:00-3:30 PM Anti-Semitism isn’t taking a summer vacation. So […] Events
July 2, 2021 LDB’s former JIGSAW Fellow David Benger “Gets ‘Dicey’ With Anti-Zionists” (Jewish Link) Jewish Link ~ by Chana Fischer, July 2, 2021 ~ When native New Yorker David Benger was a law student at Harvard, his eyes were opened to a shocking world of outright discrimination. While serving as chapter president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights, Benger worked with countless undergraduate students, as young […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 24, 2021 Join Us! LDB’s Summer Speaker Series Continues with Professor Lesley Klaff and Dr. Mark Goldfeder ~ Wednesday, July 7 at 12 pm ET The Louis D. Brandies Center invites you to join us this Summer for a series of virtual conversations with thought-provoking educators, scholars and legal minds. Our Summer Speaker Series concludes with a discussion on “The Legal Battle Against Campus Anti-Semitism” featuring LDB attorneys, Kenneth L. Marcus, Alyza D. Lewin and Denise Katz-Prober. Alyza D. […] Events
June 22, 2021 Time for Biden to issue executive order on antisemitism by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Hill) The Hill ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus, Opinion Contributor — June 22, 2021, 08:00pm ET 490 With antisemitic incidents surging in the wake of the Gaza conflict, President Joe Biden issued a forceful condemnation. He tweeted, “The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop. I condemn this hateful behavior at home and […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 21, 2021 “In Biden administration’s defense of religious freedom, ‘adequate’ is not enough,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Washington Times) The Washington Times “In Biden administration’s defense of religious freedom, ‘adequate’ is not enough,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Washington Times) ~ June 21, 2021 ~ ANALYSIS/OPINION: In a major gaffe, the Biden-Harris administration announced to a federal court last week that it would “vigorously” defend religious freedom. The next day, in response to LGBTQ […] Op-Eds Press Room