September 14, 2022 The Brandeis Center Hires Attorney Ben Alkon Washington, D.C. (September 14, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Alkon as the organization’s newest full-time attorney. . Mr. Alkon, a 2020 graduate of George Washington University Law School, will work on legal advocacy initiatives, including investigations of anti-Semitic incidents on campus, […] Press Releases Press Room
September 13, 2022 U.S. Dept of Ed Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at the University of Vermont Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Jewish Sexual Assault Survivors Shut Out of Another University Support Group . Washington, D.C., September 13, 2022: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint alleging Jewish students at the University of Vermont (UVM) have been subjected to severe and […] Press Releases Press Room
September 7, 2022 Kenneth L. Marcus to Lead Indiana University Bloomington Webinar (10/23) Sunday, October 23, at 12 noon ET, Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will lead a Beinner Family Speakers Series webinar for the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism at Indiana University Bloomington. . His session is titled ‘The Wayward Healer: latrogenic Antisemitism and the Perils of Intervention,’ and registration is open. Events
September 6, 2022 Kenneth L. Marcus Joins Bill Barr and Betsy DeVos for Inaugural Education Law & Policy Conference from Defense of Freedom Institute and The Federalist Society (Sept 20) Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will moderate a panel discussion on Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the inaugural Education Law & Policy Conference. The event is a joint production from Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies and The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. […] Events
September 5, 2022 JIGSAW Fellow Joel Taubman to Speak at Co-Sponsored Brandeis Center Webinar (Sept 18) JIGSAW Fellow and former law clerk Joel Taubman will discuss campus anti-Semitism on a webinar co-sponsored by the Brandeis Center and United Against Antisemitism Nova — September 18 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Registration is open. His presentation will include instruction on how schools can identify anti-Semitism on campus, as well as some of the […] Events
September 4, 2022 Alyza D. Lewin Webinar for Hadassah New York: ‘Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?’ (Sept 15) Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin is the featured speaker for Hadassah New York’s webinar ‘Is anti-Zionism anti-Semitism? at 7:00 p.m. EDT on September 15. The event is open to the public, and registration is open. Events
September 3, 2022 L. Rachel Lerman on ‘Parents Defending Education Live: Ethnic Studies’ Webinar (Sept 8) Thursday, September 8, at 7:00 p.m. EDT, Brandeis Center Vice Chair and General Counsel L. Rachel Lerman joins a ‘Parents Defending Education Live’ panel discussion on the subject of controversial ethnic studies curricula. The webinar will stream live on PDE’s YouTube channel. She’ll be joined by Parents Defending Education Public School Advocacy Associate Scarlen Valderaz […] Events
September 2, 2022 OCR sends message on anti-Semitism (The Hill) By Kenneth L. Marcus, opinion contributor to The Hill . Days ago, the U.S. Education Department’s civil rights office, OCR, resolved a major anti-Semitism case at Kyrene School District #28 in Arizona. Not only did OCR call out anti-Semitism in this one school district, it used this primary school case to fire a shot across the bow […] Op-Eds Press Room
August 29, 2022 Several Berkeley Law student groups adopt ‘no Zionist speakers’ rule (J Weekly) Published by Gabe Stutman for J Weekly on 8/26/22 . A strongly worded pro-BDS bylaw adopted by a handful of student groups at Berkeley Law is quietly raising the temperature of the debate surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and prompted the law school dean, a progressive Zionist, to write an email expressing concern to students. . sThe […] Media Coverage Press Room
August 18, 2022 Jewish Sexual Assault Victims Expelled from Support Group File Complaint with U.S. Department of Education Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C., August 18, 2022 : Two Jewish State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz students kicked out of a sexual assault awareness group and then cyberbullied, harassed and threatened, over their Jewish and Israeli identities, filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for […] Press Releases Press Room