June 7, 2016 The J Report on JLTV LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus will appear on The J Report, JLTV’s weekly primetime news magazine program, on June 7 at 10:00 p.m. ET & PT. Events
June 6, 2016 LDB Commends Portland State University for Condemning BDS Today, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) commended Portland State University President Wim Wiewel for issuing an excellent statement condemning a proposed student Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution. LDB is a national non-profit, civil rights legal advocacy organization, best known for its work fighting anti-Semitism in higher education. Press Releases Press Room
June 3, 2016 31 Countries Adopt New Definition of Anti-Semitism that Includes Anti-Zionism Thirty one countries voted to adopt a new working definition of anti-Semitism last week, a move hailed by human rights activists as an important milestone in countering hatred. Media Coverage Press Room
June 2, 2016 Painful Lessons from the 75th Anniversary Commemorations of the Farhud June 1-2 is the 75th Anniversary of the 1941 Farhud pogrom, the pro-Nazi Arab attempt to exterminate the Jews of Baghdad. Hundreds were murdered, raped, and many Jewish homes and business looted and burned during a two-day orgy of hate and violence orchestrated by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini. Media Coverage Press Room
June 2, 2016 Human Rights Activists Celebrate Multi-Country Adoption of New Definition of Antisemitism Human rights activists told The Algemeiner on Wednesday why they consider last week’s adoption by 31 countries of a new working definition of antisemitism to be a major step towards combating the reemerging phenomenon. Media Coverage Press Room
June 1, 2016 IHRA Adopts Definition of Anti-Semitism Last week, on May 26, 2016, the 31 member nations of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), under Romanian Chairmanship, officially adopted the “IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.” This important decision has made the IHRA the first international body to formally adopt such a definition. Media Coverage Press Room
May 31, 2016 75th Anniversary Commemoration Pro-Nazi Massacre of Jews in Iraq LDB’s Kenneth L. Marcus will join NYT bestselling author Edwin Black and others commemorating the anniversary of The Farhud and the June 1-2, 1941 Expulsion of 850,000 Jews. Events
May 31, 2016 Farhud: Never Forget The “Farhud,” Arabic for “violent dispossession,” was a pro-Nazi massacre against Baghdad Jewry that took place from June 1-2, 1941 – coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. Media Coverage Press Room
May 31, 2016 The Academic Council for Israel and our Partner Organizations’ Petition Opposes All BDS Resolutions and Campaigns A number of academic professional organizations have passed or are considering anti-Israel resolutions connected with the boycott, divestment and sanctions efforts against Israel. Press Releases Press Room
May 25, 2016 LDB Urges UC Irvine Chancellor to Take Stronger Stance Against Disruptive Protest Yesterday, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) issued a letter to UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gilman, addressing an aggressive protest that occurred on the campus last week. LDB, a national civil rights organization, is best known for its work fighting anti-Semitism in higher education. Press Releases Press Room