February 14, 2025 March 12, 2025: Stand Up to Anti-Semitism — Free Legal Resources & Support On Tuesday, March 12 at 6:00 PM, join attorneys from the Brandeis Center’s new Center for Legal Innovation, along with Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, to learn about your rights and pro-bono resources. This event is open to students, parents, or others affiliated with any Brooklyn, NY public schools. To join us, please complete the form below […] Events Events (blog)
February 5, 2025 February 19, 2025: WEBINAR: What’s Next for UW and the Fight Against Antisemitism? On Wednesday, February 19 please join the UW Jewish Alumni Association at 9:00pm ET for an in-depth conversation with the Brandeis Center’s Denise Katz-Prober discussing the future of Jewish life at the University of Washington. After a report from the Antisemitism Task Force, the conclusion of a Department of Education investigation, and a lawsuit from […] Events
February 5, 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
February 4, 2025 February 12, 2025: Is DEI on Its Way Out? Please join us on Wednesday, February 12 at 12:00 PM ET for a lunch panel sponsored by the Civil Rights Practice Group. Brandeis Center’s Kenneth Marcus will be discussing DEI, civil rights, and the Fourteenth Amendment. This event is in person and will be live streamed. For more information, click here. Events
February 3, 2025 February 5, 2025: Fighting Antisemitism on College Campuses On Wednesday, February 5 please join EMET at 12pm ET for an in-depth conversation with the Brandeis Center’s Kenneth L. Marcus discussing the status of the fight against anti-Semitism on college campuses including through lawfare, the filing of civil rights claims by victims with governmental agencies, threats to pull federal funds, the passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, and the […] Events
February 3, 2025 February 10, 2025: Antisemitism on U.S. Campuses On Monday, February 10 please join the Israeli American Council and Brandeis Center’s Alyza Lewin at 2:00 PM ET to discuss the administration’s latest initiates to combat antisemitism. This event is virtual and free to attend. 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