April 21, 2021 Join us for the Alums for Campus Fairness National Conference on April 28th! Join us at the 2021 ACF Virtual National Conference on Wednesday, April 28th at 4 pm Eastern. Promotional Flyer! Centered around the theme of Digitally United Against Hate, the virtual event will feature pro-Israel community leaders, authors, faculty, and legal experts. Explore topics including antisemitism in the age of coronavirus and faculty activism in breakout sessions. Plus, […] Events
April 20, 2021 How Tufts University Can Prevent Another Antisemitic Fiasco (Algemeiner) Algemeiner ~ By Susan Price (April 19, 2021) ~ Max Price recently joined an involuntary club that includes USC’s Rose Ritch and UCLA’s Rachel Beyda. All three had their suitability for student leadership questioned — purely because of their Zionism. Max retained his position, but if Tufts and other universities do not implement significant reforms, […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 13, 2021 CUNY Student Senate Votes Down Resolution Endorsing IHRA (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal (April 12, 2021) The City University of New York’s (CUNY) University Student Senate (USS) voted down a resolution endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism and another resolution supporting a watered-down definition of anti-Semitism after a five-hour debate. The resolution with the watered-down definition of anti-Semitism, which was being pushed […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 13, 2021 University of Illinois establishes the nation’s first Jewish student housing (JNS and Cleveland Jewish News) Cleveland Jewish News (April 12, 2021) ~ The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will open the country’s first university-affiliated housing option for Jewish students in the fall, reported The News-Gazette on Friday. The Illini Chabad property, a former fraternity house, will be available to both Jewish freshmen and upperclassmen, though non-Jewish students can live there as well. […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 8, 2021 A definition of anti-Semitism that defends anti-Semites by Mitchell Bard (JNS) JNS.org (April 7, 2021 / JNS) In the latest installment of Jews are our own worst enemies, a group of 211 professors have decided they should redefine anti-Semitism because they are not happy with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition. To justify their need for doing so, they have built a series of straw men, speciously contending the IHRA […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 8, 2021 Special Podcast: Holocaust Remembrance Day with Kenneth L. Marcus (INSS) Special Podcast: Holocaust Remembrance Day ~ In this INSS podcast, dedicated to Holocaust Remembrance Day, INSS researcher Adi Kantor sits down with Prof. Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education for Civil Rights, to discuss the issue of […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 2, 2021 Join us on Thursday, April 8 ~ Combating Antisemitism & Anti-Zionism on Campuses with Alyza D. Lewin PLEASE REGISTER HERE: Register Here! Join the discussion with Alyza D. Lewin, President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, on Thursday, April 8 at 5 pm (EDT). She will be talking about the IHRA Definition and how anti-Semitism manifests on college campuses- topical subjects for both students and professionals alike. […] Events
April 2, 2021 The Legal Fight Against Antisemitism on Campus ~ Thursday, April 29 ~ with Kenneth L. Marcus Register Here! Promotional Flyer and Registration Link The Legal Fight Against Antisemitism on Campus (CLE Credits) Hosted by StandWithUs, The Decalogue Society of Lawyers, and Chicago Loop Synagogue Thursday, April 29, 3:15-4:45PM PST / 5:15-6:45PM CST / 6:15-7:45PM EST If you’re seeking CLE Credits in Illinois, Washington DC, or New York DO NOT continue on this […] Events
March 31, 2021 Palestinian Accuses College Dems of Silencing Him for Supporting IHRA (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal ~ By Aaron Bandler (March 31, 2021) ~ A Palestinian human rights activist accused the University of Minnesota (UMN) College Democrats of blocking him for expressing support for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Bassem Eid, who is also a political analyst, wrote in a March 30 Times of Israel blog post that […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 30, 2021 Anti-Semites Should Not Define Anti-Semitism by Richard L. Cravatts (Times of Israel) Blog by Richard L Cravatts (Times of Israel) ~ March 30, 2021 As the 2016 Internal Holocaust Remembrance Association’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism continues to be adopted by organizations and universities who find it useful as a way of identifying instances of anti-Semitism—and especially the “new anti-Semitism” which couches itself as criticism of Israel—predictably, though […] Media Coverage Press Room