December 23, 2020 New York court rules against Students for Justice in Palestine in Fordham case (Jewish Insider) “This is a huge loss for SJP,” Ken Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights, told Jewish Insider. “The lower court decision had been hailed by their supporters as the first major legal victory, not only for SJP, but for the anti-Israel movement.” Read the Jewish Insider Article Here. […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 7, 2020 LDB Law School Chapters Present Elan S. Carr ~ December 17 @ 8 pm Combatting Global Anti-Semitism with U.S. Special Envoy Elan S. Carr ~ the December 17, 2020 webinar video is now available here. On Thursday, December 17 at 8 pm, please join the LDB Law School Chapters from across the country to hear Special Envoy, Elan S. Carr, who will discuss U.S. policies and projects to […] Events
December 7, 2020 Zionism Central to Judaism Under Attack ~ The Edwin Black Show Watch the Edwin Black Program Here! Don’t miss the “Zionism Central to Judaism Under Attack” discussion this Thursday, December 10 at 3 pm (EST) with panelists Alyza D. Lewin, Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Brooke Goldstein and Rabbi Yotav Eliach. Registration required – please see the Edwin Black flyer for registration instructions. Events
December 7, 2020 How Betsy DeVos’s Department of Education Navigated Key Issues (Jewish Insider) DeVos was initially opposed to adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, former officials said ~ article by Marc Rod ~ December 7, 2020 Read the Jewish Insider Article Here. Over the past four years, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos found support among some in the Jewish community for her department’s aggressive approach to tackling antisemitism […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 1, 2020 “Beat Our Civil Rights Record” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Newsweek) In his recent opinion piece published today by Newsweek, Kenneth Marcus is hopeful that the incoming administration will build upon the civil rights accomplishments of the current Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Media Coverage Press Room
December 1, 2020 “Fighting Racism, We All Have Skin in the Game” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Jewish Journal) “We support one another best when speaking from our own experience, not as whitewashed lumps of operated flesh. Wonder Woman, above all, should be whomever she wants to be.” By Kenneth L. Marcus ~ December 1, 2020 ~ Read the Op-Ed Here (Jewish Journal) Fighting Racism, We All Have Skin in the Game This October, […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 23, 2020 Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) Urges Court to Reject BDS Cover-up Read SPME’s Article here. Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) Urges Court to Reject BDS Cover-up In an important court-filing, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) urged the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to reject an effort by Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists to shut down a lawsuit against […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 23, 2020 A Conversation with Attorney Nathan Lewin – the “Man Who Kept the Menorah Lit” (Chabad.org) Watch the video of the “Man Who Kept the Menorah Lit” A Conversation with Attorney Nathan Lewin ~ By Dovid Margolin – Chabad.org When Nathan Lewin addresses the virtual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim) as its keynote this Sunday afternoon, there will be no need for an introduction. Over the past half-century, Lewin has made a name for himself […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 20, 2020 Antisemitism on Campus: Two Women’s Struggle to Protect Jewish Students Nationwide with Alyza Lewin – Monday, November 23, 8 pm EST Watch the November 23rd Presentation Here ~ Hear from courageous young women: Jewish students today are targeted not only with antisemitism but with anti-Jewish hatred attacking their relationship with Israel. In Antisemitism on Campus: Two Women’s Struggle to Protect Jewish Students Nationwide you’ll hear from two extraordinary women — one an accomplished attorney, the other a student activist […] Events
November 18, 2020 Federal investigation opened following complaint of antisemitism at UIUC (Jerusalem Post) The good news comes as a relief to many on campus, who claim to have experienced antisemitic and anti-Zionist harassment in alarming increasing rates over the past five years. Read the Jerusalem Post article here. By TOBIAS SIEGAL November 18, 2020 01:24 The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on […] Media Coverage Press Room