October 27, 2021 Civil-rights group: UMass must act against harassment of ‘Zionist’ journalist by SJP (Jewish News Syndicate) Jewish News Syndicate ~ BY SEAN SAVAGE October 26, 2021 ~ (October 26, 2021 / JNS) A Jewish civil-rights group is calling on the University of Massachusetts Boston to investigate an incident that occurred this summer, where pro-Palestinian activists targeted and accosted a journalist over his views on Israel. The event took place on June 24 in front […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 27, 2021 Jewish on Campus to partner with World Jewish Congress (The Jerusalem Post) The Jerusalem Post ~ By GADI ZAIG October 26, 2021 21:43 ~ Jewish on Campus and World Jewish Congress (WJC) have announced a joint partnership to support Jewish students and combat antisemitism on college campuses, which is reportedly rising, both organizations stated on Tuesday. “College campuses should be a place that allows for the free expression […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 27, 2021 Join us on November 3rd for our Fall and Winter Speaker Series kickoff! Join us on Wednesday, November 3 at 2pm Eastern for the kickoff of our Fall and Winter Speaker Series, “The Legal Case Against BDS,” featuring Jesse Fried, Eugene Kontorovich and Benjamin Ryberg! Register Here! Jesse Fried Jesse M. Fried is a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Before joining the Harvard faculty in […] Events
October 26, 2021 Brandeis Center demands UMass to investigate (LDB Press Release) Contact: Nicole Rosen – 202-309-5724 Participants at UMass Student Rally Caught on Tape Harassing, Spitting at and Shoving ‘Zionist’ Civil Rights Group Demands Investigation Washington, D.C., October 26: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today called on the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to investigate an incident where participants in a […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 26, 2021 Jewish civil rights group calls out Massachusetts university after violent rally (Fox News) Fox News ~ By Adam Sabes | Fox News – October 26, 2021 ~ A Jewish civil rights organization is calling out the University of Massachusetts, Boston for its inaction on an investigation into a campus organization for hosting a pro-Palestine rally that turned violent. The Louis D. Brandeis Center sent a letter to the university on Tuesday […] Press Room Media Coverage
October 25, 2021 Jewish Rights Groups Call Out D.C. Climate Group for Its Alleged Anti-Semitic Stance (Newsweek) Newsweek BY CARLY MAYBERRY ON 10/22/21 AT 6:13 PM EDT ~ Jewish Rights groups are condemning what they see as anti-Semitic sentiment by the Washington, D.C. affiliate of climate group Sunrise Movement for their refusal to participate in Saturday’s voting rights rally because “Zionist groups” are taking part. The Anti-Defamation League, pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs and Israel on […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 22, 2021 Calling All Cardozo Law Students! Calling all Cardozo Law Students!! The Brandeis Center’s Cardozo Law Student Chapter hosts its first general meeting of the 2021-2022 academic year on Wednesday, November 3rd at noon EST. LDB’s Director of Legal Initiatives, Denise Katz-Prober, will join to update students on the Brandeis Center’s work and how law students can become involved in the […] Events
October 15, 2021 A New Jerusalem Consulate Will Again Proclaim: Jerusalem Is Not in Israel | Opinion (Newsweek) Newsweek ~ Nathan Lewin and Alyza Lewin, Lewin & Lewin, LLP (October 14, 2021) ~ Many consider the Biden administration’s oft-expressed intent to open a U.S. consulate-general in Jerusalem a minor administrative change. In fact, it is a dangerous resurrection of a fiction that dominated American attitudes and policy toward Israel for decades. It is nothing less […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 12, 2021 County Jewish Federation establishes hotline to report anti-Semitism (Hudson Valley One) Hudson Valley One /by Violet Snow/September 30, 2021/ If you experience, or witness first-hand, an anti-Semitic act in Ulster County, you have somewhere to turn for help. The Jewish Federation of Ulster County (UCJF) has launched a hotline, (845) 859-9858, which will be monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to accept reports […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 8, 2021 Universities push anti-Israel statements, professors push back (Forward) Forward ~ by Rachel Hale, October 7, 2021~ Senior Chloe Levian has spent little over a week back at the University of California, Los Angeles, but has already added an additional stressor to her workload: handling anti-Zionism on campus. “Israel’s definitely a divisive topic here. The department statements have just made it very difficult to want […] Media Coverage Press Room