May 11, 2018 LDB to Testify Against Hate Crime On Friday, May 11, Aviva Vogelstein, LDB’s Director of Legal Initiatives, has been invited to testify at a United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) Public Briefing, “In the Name of Hate: Examining the Federal Government’s Role in Responding to Hate Crimes.” Events
May 11, 2018 Religious Bullying Significant and Pervasive Problem in U.S. Schools Testifying as an expert witness before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) today urged the federal government to take immediate action to stem increasing religious bullying and harassment in U.S. schools. Press Releases Press Room
May 11, 2018 Religious Bullying Prevalent and Significant Problem in US Schools Schools across the United States have consisted of an alarming number of incidents related to religiously-motivated bullying and similar abuse. Media Coverage Press Room
May 11, 2018 US Jewish Civil Rights Group Calls for Federal Law to Counter Religious Bullying, Harassment in Schools A leading Jewish human rights group called on the federal government on Friday to take action against religiously-motivated bullying in American schools. Media Coverage Press Room
May 6, 2018 BDS Advocates at GWU Get Belligerent Proposals to force colleges and universities to boycott, divest from and sanction (BDS) Israel keep failing in the most left-wing of enclaves, such as the Modern Language Association (MLA). Nevertheless proponents of the measure keep putting forth BDS propositions with increasing stridency. Media Coverage Press Room
May 2, 2018 SPME BDS Monitor: Campus BDS Scores April was an extremely active month for BDS thanks to the confluence of Passover, ‘Apartheid Week,’ Israel Independence Day, and Israel’s 70th anniversary. Press Room Media Coverage
May 1, 2018 Anti-Zionist NYU Students Arrested at Israel Independence Day Party, Charged With Reckless Endangerment, Assault Two members of anti-Zionist groups at New York University were arrested while protesting a celebration of Israel’s Independence Day on Friday. Media Coverage Press Room
April 26, 2018 LDB & StandWithUs Urge More Action from NYU President StandWithUs and The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) are deeply concerned by a discriminatory joint statement signed by 51 student organizations targeting two pro-Israel organizations at New York University (NYU). Press Releases Press Room
April 26, 2018 Across Europe, Jewish Safety Fears Grow Late in March, Mireille Knoll, an 85-year-old Jewish grandmother and Holocaust survivor, was found dead – stabbed to death with her body partially burned – in her Paris apartment. Media Coverage Press Room
April 26, 2018 Advocates Urge NYU to Take Action Against Student Clubs That Pledged to Boycott Pro-Israel Peers Two groups that work to support Jewish students on campus called on New York University on Tuesday to take action against 53 student clubs that pledged to boycott their Zionist peers. Media Coverage Press Room