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 Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. During his LDB tenure, Taubman received in-depth legal training to effectively combat anti-Semitism on campus, worked under Brandeis Center attorneys to support Jewish students, and used his experience to educate on anti-Semitism and the law. . Virginia Attorney General Miyares announced this first-of-its-kind Antisemitism Task Force in February to combat “the oldest and most sustained form of bigotry known to mankind.” The task force of government and community members has four goals: educating, monitoring, information-gathering, and coordination with law enforcement. . Taubman joins leaders in the Virginia Jewish community and Brandeis Center partners at Hillel International and the Anti-Defamation League in the work of this important group. The Brandeis Center is pleased to have given Taubman the tools to succeed in this role and applauds Attorney General Miyares for his leadership in taking proactive measures to protect the Jewish community. . To read the official press release from Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares’s office, click here.