June 16, 2021 DEI Training Gone Wrong? (Inside Higher Ed) Inside Higher Ed ~ By Elizabeth Redden ~ June 16, 2021 – Two Jewish employees of Stanford University’s Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) division filed federal and state complaints alleging a hostile environment for Jewish employees in a diversity, equity and inclusion program created internally for CAPS staff. “We have here a DEI program that […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 15, 2021 Stanford Federal Complaint Alleges Anti-Semitic Workplace ~ LDB Press Release PRESS RELEASE ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ~ Stanford Federal Complaint Alleges Anti-Semitic Workplace ~ Washington, D.C., June 15, 2021: Jewish employees at Stanford University have experienced severe and persistent anti-Jewish harassment, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). See […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
June 15, 2021 Complaint filed against Stanford University for disregarding antisemitism concerns (Jewish Insider) Jewish Insider ~ By Melissa Weiss – June 15, 2021 – Two Stanford University mental health services providers filed a complaint against the California university for creating a hostile environment for Jewish staffers, according to documents obtained by Jewish Insider on Tuesday. The employees, Sheila Levin and Dr. Ronald Albucher, allege in a complaint filed by the Louis D. […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 10, 2021 Recognizing Anti-Zionist Antisemitism in 2021 ~ Thursday, June 17 at 12pm ET Join us on Thursday, June 17 for a webinar presented by the International Legal Forum. Events
June 1, 2021 Join us this Thursday, June 3 @ noon for an Emergency Program on Jew-Hatred Join us on Thursday, June 3 at 9 am Pacific ~ 12 pm Eastern for an emergency program on the recent surge in Jew-hatred. The webinar is open to the public and features Alyza D. Lewin, President of the Brandeis Center, Yael Lerman, Legal Director at StandWithUs and Dr. Mark Goldfeder, Director of the National […] Events
June 1, 2021 Mitchell Webber Joins Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors The Louis D. Brandeis Center Press Release ~ Contact: Sarah Engelman ~ sarahe@brandeiscenter.com Washington, D.C., June 1: The Louis D Brandeis Center for Human Rights is pleased to announce the appointment of government investigations expert and former White House lawyer Mitchell Webber to the Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors. Mr. Webber’s appointment reflects the growing need for […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 14, 2021 New legislation urges University of Illinois to adopt IHRA definition (Jewish Insider) Jewish Insider By Gabby Deutch ~ May 14, 2021 ~ A new resolution introduced in the Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday calls on the board of trustees of the University of Illinois to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The proposed non-binding resolution comes more than a year after a federal civil […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 26, 2021 A campus divided against itself (The Daily Illini) The Daily Illini ~ BY FARRAH ANDERSON, ASSISTANT INVESTIGATIVE NEWS & LONGFORM EDITOR APRIL 26, 2021 ~ Part One: Jewish Voices Jewish Studies professor Rachel Harris was setting up for class when a student entered her classroom visibly upset. After talking with the student, she learned he had been harassed on the quad by an […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 22, 2021 A Definition American Universities Need by Kenneth L. Marcus (Inside Higher Ed) Inside Higher Ed ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus (April 22, 2021) ~ Unless they endorse the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism, argues Kenneth L. Marcus, they’ll remain part of the problem instead of the solution. A Definition American Universities Need This month, the University of Minnesota student body widely approved a referendum condemning […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 21, 2021 Where Is The Supreme Court Headed On Religious Liberty? featuring Nathan Lewin Please join us on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 12:00 noon Eastern for a discussion with LDB Legal Advisory Board member Nathan Lewin ~ Register Here! Nathan Lewin has argued 28 cases in the Supreme Court and has submitted more than 50 briefs to that Court on religious liberty issues. He won in the Supreme Court the right […] Events