October 21, 2020 LDB Appoints Jesse A. Witten to the LDB Legal Advisory Board Washington, D.C., October 20, 2020: The Louis D Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Jesse A. Witten, to the position of LDB Legal Advisory Board member. Mr. Witten’s arrival coincides with an expansion of the Center’s staff to address historic increases in anti-Semitic activity, especially in educational institutions. Over the last […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 21, 2020 LDB President to Present at the State Department’s Virtual Conference on Combating Online Anti-Semitism Watch Alyza Lewin’s Presentation Here ~ LDB President Alyza Lewin will be presenting at the U.S. State Department’s upcoming virtual conference on combatting online anti-Semitism entitled “Ancient Hatred, Modern Medium.” The two-day conference will include presentations by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo; Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Elan Carr; Prime Minister of […] Events
October 5, 2020 NYU Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism, Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit NYU adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism, settles antisemitism lawsuit By Rachel Wolf, October 3, 2020 Jerusalem Post New York University and the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a landmark settlement over charges of antisemitism on the university’s campus, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 5, 2020 Book Club with LDB Board Member Tevi Troy ~ Wednesday, October 7th at 7:30 pm Eastern LDB Board Member Tevi Troy, best-selling author and former White House advisor, speaks on “Fight House: Rivalries in the White House From Truman to Trump” ~ Wednesday, October 7th | 7:30 pm EDT Hosted by ZOA Florida | Moderated by Sharona Whisler Register Now! Purchase Tevi Troy’s book here: Fight House: Rivalries in the White […] Events
October 1, 2020 Brandeis Center Applauds NYU~Department of Education Landmark Settlement on Anti-Semitism Thursday, October 1, 2020 Read Brandeis Center’s Press Release Alyza Lewin, President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center, issued the following statement regarding the OCR-NYU Agreement: “The Dept of Education’s Office of Civil Rights groundbreaking settlement with NYU confirms the importance of the Executive Order. To effectively combat anti-Semitism, universities must first be able to […] Press Releases Press Room
September 22, 2020 Systemic Anti-Semitism on College Campuses ~ Thursday, September 23 at 12 pm (EDT) Don’t Miss EMET’s Webinar Featuring LDB’s President Alyza D. Lewin ~ Systemic Anti-Semitism on College Campuses: Adoption of IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, President Trump’s Executive Order Thursday, September 24th | 12 pm EDT For more details regarding the webinar, please click here. WEBINAR REGISTRATION Moderated by […] Events
September 11, 2020 Listen to LDB’s Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus on the John Batchelor Show Listen to LDB’s Founder and Chairman, Kenneth L. Marcus, on The John Batchelor Show discussing anti-Semitism in America. Listen to the broadcast here. Events
September 10, 2020 Join Us! “The IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism: Eleven Examples, Eleven Stories” on September 16th LDB is pleased to announce co-sponsoring “The IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism: Eleven Examples, Eleven Stories” organized by the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) on September 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM EST. This one-of-a-kind program will enable diverse audiences to better understand the nuances of contemporary anti-Semitism and to help people everywhere confront the issue in a twenty-first […] Events
September 9, 2020 Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin – IHRA From Words to Action Wednesday, September 9, 2020 IHRA From Words to Action To understand how the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism has been used around the globe to educate the public and combat anti-Semitism, tune in to this conference, featuring LDB President, Alyza D. Lewin, Wednesday, September 9 at 1 pm Eastern. As […] Events
August 24, 2020 “A Conversation with Kenneth L. Marcus” ~ LDB’s Founder and Chairman ~ Watch the Webinar Join LDB’s Founder and Chairman, Kenneth L. Marcus, presented by EMET (Endowment for Middle East Truth) via Zoom, to discuss the the state of civil rights for Jews and other minorities in our nation’s educational institutions. Events