January 16, 2025 February 13, 2025: NYU Labor Center Webinar Please join us on Thursday, February 13, 2025 for a discussion on corporate and union political activism. LDB Senior Counsel Rory Lancman will be speaking. Events
January 15, 2025 January 15, 2025: Touro Law Presents Academics, Lawyers & Government Please join us at the symposium Academics, Lawyers, and Government: Who is Leading Higher Education in the 21st Century? The event will take place on January 15 and 16, 2025. LDB President Alyza Lewin will be speaking about discrimination and higher education from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Events
November 4, 2024 November 6, 2024: Antisemitism on U.S. Campuses Join us on Wednesday, November 6 at 8pm ET/5pm PT for an exclusive briefing on the newly released congressional report examining campus antisemitism and civil rights challenges across U.S. universities. Led by: Be part of the solution— stand with us as we push for accountability and stronger protections in our nation’s universities! Events
September 26, 2024 October 9, 2024: Authors, Know Your Rights Workshop! Please join Jewish Book Council, UJA, and The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Wednesday, October 9th at 12 PM ET for a discussion on the the legal implications of growing anti-Semitism in various aspects of the publishing industry, and the rights of Jewish authors under federal and local law to publish, promote, and present their work free of […] Events Highlights
September 18, 2024 October 15, 2024: Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco: Campus Gaza Protests and the First Amendment The Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco will be hosting a virtual panel to discuss the First Amendment issues implicated by protests on college campuses over the war in Gaza and the schools’ responses to those protests. The panel will feature Rachel Lerman, Vice Chair and General Counsel of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under […] Events Highlights
September 18, 2024 September 25, 2024: JPF: Agency in the Face of Anguish Over the past year, the global Jewish community has been shaken. As Jewish parents, we have individually and collectively faced heartbreaking and fearful moments. Many of us feel overwhelmed and unprepared for how to raise children to face a world in which our enemies abroad openly seek our destruction and our neighbors at home often […] Events Highlights
September 10, 2024 September 12, 2024: JCRC: Confronting Antisemitism: How Can Attorneys Make a Difference? With the rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world, lawyers are asked on behalf of agencies, private and public educational institutions, religious institutions, and individuals to respond to antisemitic rhetoric, represent victims of hate and offensive speech, and advise administrations, students, and organizations impacted by the challenging environment of college campuses. […] Events Highlights
August 12, 2024 August 15, 2024: American Jewish Medical Association: Explaining, Combatting, and Addressing Anti-Semitism in Colleges and Workplaces Events Highlights
July 17, 2024 American Jewish University: Using Law to Fight Antisemitism on College Campuses (July 30, 2024) Events Highlights
June 3, 2024 Touro University: Antisemitism on College Campuses and Beyond (June 19, 2024) Events Highlights
May 3, 2024 CLE: Rising Antisemitism on College Campus: A Legal Perspective (May 14, 2024) Events Highlights
May 2, 2024 Brandeis University: ‘Navigating Antisemitism on Campus and Beyond: Making Sense of Freedom of Speech, Academic Freedom, and Title VI’ (May 8, 2024) Presented by Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin This virtual presentation is intended for higher education leaders and administrators in departments related to student and academic affairs, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and legal affairs, communications, development, and positions such as president, provost, and deans’ offices, etc. More information is available about the Brandeis University […] Events Highlights
March 6, 2024 Brandeis Center Cardozo Law School Chapter: ‘Post-October 7 Title VI Litigation’ (March 11, 2024) Events Highlights
March 5, 2024 ADL Never Is Now: ‘Taking Antisemitism and Hate to Court’ (March 7, 2024) Featuring LDB President Alyza D. Lewin, NY Attorney General Letitia James, ADL Senior Director of National Litigation James Pasch, and Jones Day Partner Justin Herdman Thursday, March 7, 8:30-9:30 a.m. EST; All Never Is Now attendees welcome; a CLE credit-eligible event In a world grappling with social and cultural divisions, the legal system has become […] Events Highlights
February 23, 2024 Alyza D. Lewin Speaks at Park East Synagogue (3/6/24) Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin will speak on the panel “Suing the Ivies: An Evening with the Leading Lawyers Fighting Antisemitism on Campuses” at Park East Synagogue, March 6, 2024. Light dinner at 6:30 p.m. ET, program begins at 7:00. Purchase tickets here. $25 for non-members; $20 for members. Students welcome free of charge […] Events Highlights
February 5, 2024 Kenneth Marcus in NYU School of Law Webinar: “Dealing with Campus Unrest: Law and Policy” (Feb 21) Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will feature as a panelist in a webinar for NYU School of Law’s Institute of Judicial Administration: “Dealing with Campus Unrest: Law & Policy,” taking place Tuesday, February 21 at Noon ET. Click this link to register now and learn more about the other panelists. The degree of campus unrest and conflict is […] Events Highlights
January 4, 2024 Kenneth Marcus in Indiana University Bloomington In-Person/YouTube Live Event (1/28/24) In partnership with the Center for Jewish History, IUB’s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism is delighted to announce its upcoming conference titled “Addressing Antisemitism: Contemporary Challenges.” These five sessions will bring together many of this generation’s most prominent scholars to discuss definitions and debates about antisemitism, recent developments in the United States, Europe, […] Events
January 3, 2024 EMET Webinar: Antisemitism in Academia (1/10/24) Register here to hear Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus among a panel of experts discussing “Antisemitism in Academia.” The webinar takes place Wednesday, January 10 at noon EST. While pervasive antisemitism on America’s college campuses is nothing new, the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th unleashed a storm of Jew-hatred not seen since […] Events