September 29, 2023 COALITION FILES LAWSUIT TO STOP ANTISEMITIC CONTENT FROM BEING TAUGHT IN SANTA ANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PRESS RELEASE) Lawsuit alleges significant violations of the Brown Act, California open meeting law. ADL Contact: Todd Gutnick, adlmedia@adl.org, 917-544-2342 Brandeis Center Contact: Nicole Rosen, nicole@rosencomm.com, 202-309-5724 AJC Contact: Steve Gosset, mediacomms@ajc.org, 212-891-1363 PLG Contact: Marlene E. Laro, mlaro@potomaclaw.com, 703-517-6449 StandWithUs Contact: Jennifer Kutner, jkutner@standwithus.org, 310-245-4109 (Santa Ana, Calif., September 11, 2023): ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for […] Press Releases
June 21, 2023 Former Brandeis Center Fellow Appointed to Virginia Antisemitism Task Force Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2023): The Brandeis Center is delighted to share with our supporters that Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares appointed former Brandeis Center JIGSAW Fellow Joel Taubman to be a member of his Antisemitism Task Force. . Taubman served as a law clerk, then as a JIGSAW Fellow, at the Brandeis Center while studying at the George […] Press Releases Press Room
June 8, 2023 Department of Education Opens Investigation of Anti-Semitism at SUNY New Paltz Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . In 1st Investigation Since National Anti-Semitism Plan Unveiled, Biden Administration Signals that Anti-Zionist Discrimination/Harassment Will be Taken Seriously . Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2023): The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint alleging two Jewish students at State University of New York (SUNY) at […] Press Releases Press Room
May 31, 2023 Brandeis Center Statement on U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s Anti-Semitism Bill Washington, D.C. (May 31, 2023) — In light of the anti-Semitic commencement ceremonies at CUNY Law, we are glad to see public officials taking action. U.S. Representative Mike Lawler has just introduced a new bill to prevent federal funding for anti-Semitic events. We hope that this provokes an important conversation about how we can prevent […] Press Releases Press Room
May 25, 2023 Renowned Anti-Semitism Author/Scholar on Biden Anti-Semitism Plan: “Rhetoric Strong, but Substance Doesn’t Measure Up” (press release) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C. (May 25, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, renowned anti-Semitism scholar and legal advocate, author of ‘The Definition of Anti-Semitism’ and ‘Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America’, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights for two presidents, and […] Press Releases Press Room
April 27, 2023 Brandeis Center Commends Florida Governor and Legislators for Signing HB 269 Into Law (press release) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C. (April 27, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights for two presidents, issued the following statement today on the signing of HB 269 into law: . […] Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2023 Brandeis Center Commends Dept of Education for Milestone Anti-Semitism Resolution Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . First Time Biden Administration Has Applied Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to Anti-Zionist Discrimination . Washington, D.C., (April 4, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center, and Alyza D. Lewin, president of the Brandeis Center, issued the following statements today in response to the U.S. […] Press Releases Press Room
March 24, 2023 Major Jewish Orgs – ADL, AJC, Conf of Presidents, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Brandeis Center, and Others – Urge U.S. Rugby Team to Pull Out of Tomorrow’s South Africa Tournament that Banned Israel (press release) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Cite Impression US Team and USA Rugby Support Discrimination . Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2023): In a letter organized by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, major Jewish organizations today urged the U.S. team, the San Clemente Rhinos, to pull out of tomorrow’s Mzansi Challenge competition […] Press Releases Press Room
March 16, 2023 The Brandeis Center Hires Policy Director Emma Enig Washington, D.C. (March 16, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Emma Enig as the organization’s first-ever Director of Policy Education. . “As the Louis D. Brandeis Center expands to address the growing problem of anti-Semitism, we are pleased to strengthen our […] Press Releases Press Room
March 15, 2023 Israeli Rugby Team to World Rugby Union: Take Emergency Action to Reverse South Africa Union’s Discriminatory Exclusion Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Alerts other rugby unions that teams playing in tournament risk sanctions . Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2023): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the new legal team representing the Tel Aviv Heat, today urged the World Rugby Union to take immediate emergency action to reverse South Africa […] Press Releases Press Room