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June 24, 2021 Join Us! LDB’s Summer Speaker Series Continues with Professor Lesley Klaff and Dr. Mark Goldfeder ~ Wednesday, July 7 at 12 pm ET

The Louis D. Brandies Center invites you to join us this Summer for a series of virtual conversations with thought-provoking educators, scholars and legal minds.   Our Summer Speaker Series concludes with a discussion on “The Legal Battle Against Campus Anti-Semitism” featuring LDB attorneys, Kenneth L. Marcus, Alyza D. Lewin and Denise Katz-Prober. Alyza D. […]
June 21, 2021 “In Biden administration’s defense of religious freedom, ‘adequate’ is not enough,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Washington Times)

The Washington Times “In Biden administration’s defense of religious freedom, ‘adequate’ is not enough,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Washington Times) ~ June 21, 2021 ~ ANALYSIS/OPINION: In a major gaffe, the Biden-Harris administration announced to a federal court last week that it would “vigorously” defend religious freedom. The next day, in response to LGBTQ […]
June 16, 2021 DEI Training Gone Wrong? (Inside Higher Ed)

Inside Higher Ed ~ By Elizabeth Redden ~ June 16, 2021 –  Two Jewish employees of Stanford University’s Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) division filed federal and state complaints alleging a hostile environment for Jewish employees in a diversity, equity and inclusion program created internally for CAPS staff. “We have here a DEI program that […]
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June 15, 2021 Stanford Federal Complaint Alleges Anti-Semitic Workplace ~ LDB Press Release

PRESS RELEASE  ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ~ Stanford Federal Complaint Alleges Anti-Semitic Workplace ~ Washington, D.C., June 15, 2021: Jewish employees at Stanford University have experienced severe and persistent anti-Jewish harassment, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). See […]
June 15, 2021 Complaint filed against Stanford University for disregarding antisemitism concerns (Jewish Insider)

Jewish Insider ~ By Melissa Weiss – June 15, 2021 – Two Stanford University mental health services providers filed a complaint against the California university for creating a hostile environment for Jewish staffers, according to documents obtained by Jewish Insider on Tuesday. The employees, Sheila Levin and Dr. Ronald Albucher, allege in a complaint filed by the Louis D. […]
June 1, 2021 Mitchell Webber Joins Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors

The Louis D. Brandeis Center Press Release ~ Contact: Sarah Engelman ~ sarahe@brandeiscenter.com Washington, D.C., June 1: The Louis D Brandeis Center for Human Rights is pleased to announce the appointment of government investigations expert and former White House lawyer Mitchell Webber to the Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors. Mr. Webber’s appointment reflects the growing need for […]
May 14, 2021 New legislation urges University of Illinois to adopt IHRA definition (Jewish Insider)

Jewish Insider By  Gabby Deutch  ~ May 14, 2021 ~ A new resolution introduced in the Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday calls on the board of trustees of the University of Illinois to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The proposed non-binding resolution comes more than a year after a federal civil […]
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