June 8, 2020 The Future of College: A Jewish Townhall with Alyza Lewin – Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Tikvah is pleased to announce a multi-part “townhall series” on the future of college assessed, analyzed, and debated from a Jewish perspective. We will be joined by some of America’s leading educators and experts—such as Jonathan Haidt, Alyza Lewin, and Ruth Wisse. The series is open to college-bound and college-enrolled students, to parents and grandparents concerned about […] Events
December 22, 2019 The executive order that defines and combats anti-Semitism without stifling speech Is it anti-Semitism to support the destruction of the one and only Jewish nation-state—home to approximately half of the Jews in the world today? Is it anti-Semitism to say that Jews do not have a right to self-determination—that Jews have no right to exercise sovereignty within any borders in their ancestral homeland, the Land of Israel? Media Coverage Press Room
October 7, 2019 Joint Duke-UNC Middle East Studies Program in Hot Water By Melissa White – September 20, 2019 Jewish Insider The U.S. Department of Education blasted a joint Middle Eastern studies program between the University of North Carolina and Duke University for providing a biased curriculum to students. The department ordered UNC’s vice chancellor for research to provide an updated curriculum for the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 5, 2019 UC-Irvine Graduate Student Purveys Anti-Zionism While Rejecting Anti-Semitism Sheikh Osman Umarji, A PhD student at UCI’s School of Education, delivered a sermon underpinned by anti-Semitism and a clear denial of Israel’s right to exist. In his speech, Umarji stated the need for “courage to fight Zionism” in order to “free the Palestinians from the oppression.” He rallied against “specific Israeli government policies and Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories” while repeatedly denouncing a Jewish state in any form. The incident at UC Irvine is not an isolated case; the conflation of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism continues to be a problem on college campuses throughout the country. Recent data shows how it has contributed to the general uptick in anti-Jewish animus in higher education. Media Coverage Press Room
April 17, 2019 Prof. Amos Guiora at UCLA, The Crime of Complicity On April 17, Professor Amos Guiora will speak at the University of California-Los Angeles. He will discuss issues and arguments from his internationally acclaimed book The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander in the Holocaust. Events
April 9, 2019 Eugene Kontorovich to Address LDB Chapters at University of Chicago and DePaul On April 9, Northwestern Law Professor Eugene Kontorovich will speak to the LDB law student chapters at the University of Chicago and DePaul University law schools about anti-BDS laws and the First Amendment. Events
April 8, 2019 Alyza Lewin at Cleveland Marshall to Launch Newest LDB Chapter On April 8, LDB President & General Counsel Alyza Lewin will speak at Cleveland Marshall College of Law to launch LDB’s 20th, and newest, law student Chapter. Events
April 2, 2019 Professor Amos Guiora to Address LDB at UVA On April 2, Professor Amos Guiora will speak at the University of Virginia. He will discuss issues and arguments from his internationally acclaimed book The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander in the Holocaust. Events
March 25, 2019 Amos Guiora at Northeastern University School of Law On March 25, Professor Amos Guiora will speak at Northeastern University School of Law. He will discuss issues and arguments from his internationally acclaimed book The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander in the Holocaust. He is a Professor of Law at the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law and is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces. Events
March 24, 2019 Alyza D. Lewin, “Using the Law to Combat Anti-Semitism” LDB President Alyza D. Lewin will speak to a Hadassah Forum at the AIPAC Policy Conference on “Using the Law to Combat Anti-Semitism.” Anti-Semitism and efforts to boycott Israel are on the rise. Legal tools provide a mechanism to address this growing scourge. Events