September 30, 2011 U.S. Civil Rights Commission 2011 annual report – Sept 2011 The Civil Rights Commission explored harassment of religious minorities, including Jewish students, in American educational institutions in its 2011 annual report (relying in part on testimony by LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus), which revealed an important gap in U.S. human rights law: to this day, the U.S. Congress has not prohibited religious harassment in federally […] Government Documents
August 22, 2011 SPME Legal Task Force Statement on Principles of Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech – 8/22/11 The Scholars for Peace in the Middle East Legal Task Force, chaired by LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus, issued a Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and the Freedom of Speech, which elucidates the application of these important principles with special attention to disputes involving the Middle East and/or the rights of Jewish students. Government Documents
July 7, 2011 Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism multi-party report – 7/7/11 The Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism demonstrated in this multi-party report, which relied in part on the testimony of LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus, both the persistence of anti-Semitism in Canada and more generally the problem of the new anti-Semitism globally. Government Documents
January 1, 2011 Tel Aviv University – Antisemitism Worldwide 2010 LDB Advisor Dr. Dina Porat and fellow Tel Aviv Professor Roni Stauber provide the best available annual account of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide during the prior year, formerly under the aegis of the Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism. Government Documents
November 9, 2010 The Ottawa Protocol on Combating Antisemitism – Nov. 2010 The Ottawa Protocol On Combating Anti-Semitism, which relied in part on the testimony of LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus, expands upon the London Declaration, for example, by describing how colleges and universities should utilize the EUMC Working Definition and has been officially adopted by the government of its host country, Canada. Government Documents
September 8, 2010 U.S. Justice Dept. Letter – 9/8/10 The U.S. Department of Justice reviewed and affirmed the legality of OCR’s 2004 guidance letter in this 2010 Obama Administration legal opinion. Government Documents
August 6, 2010 SPME Endorses CASHE Statement – 2010 The CASHE Statement provides the report of an internationally scholarly workshop on Contemporary Antisemitism in Higher Education co- convened at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum by LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus. Government Documents
June 8, 2010 Fact Sheet – Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism – 6/8/10 Government Documents
April 19, 2010 Orange County Independent Task Force on Anti-Semitism report – 2010 The Orange County Independent Task Force on Antisemitism issued a hard-hitting report on anti-Semitism at the University of California at Irvine, chiding not only university administrators but also major Jewish organizations for failing to address the problem adequately. Government Documents
February 17, 2009 The London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism – 2/17/09 The London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism provides the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism’s (ICCA) endorsement of the EUMC Working Definition in the course of providing important recommendations for combating global anti-Semitism. Government Documents
August 29, 2008 Southern Poverty Law Center report – August 2008 The Southern Poverty Law Center’s report, Anti-Semitism Goes to School examines a few recent examples of campus anti-Semitism. Government Documents
March 30, 2008 U.S. State Dept. second report on anti-Semitism – March 2008 The U.S. Department of State substantially deepened its analysis of the New Anti-Semitism in its second report on global anti-Semitism. Government Documents
September 30, 2006 U.K. All-Party Parliamentary Report on Antisemitism – September 2006 The U.K.’s All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry on Antisemitism developed this important report on anti-Semitism in the United Kingdom, which is internationally important for its early adoption of the EUMC Working Definition. Government Documents
April 3, 2006 U.S. Civil Rights Commission’s findings on campus anti-Semitism – 4/3/06 The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ Findings and Recommendations on Campus Anti-Semitism, principally authored by LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus during his tenure as the Commission’s Staff Director, announced that campus anti-Semitism is a “serious problem” warranting closer attention and provided several recommendations that remain important today. Government Documents
January 28, 2005 EUMC develops Working Definition of Antisemitism – 1/28/05 The European Union Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, a predecessor to the Fundamental Rights Agency, developed this internationally authoritative Working Definition of Antisemitism, which is important for the specific examples it provides of anti-Israel incidents which meet the definition of anti-Semitism. Government Documents
January 27, 2005 U.S. State Dept. first report to Congress on anti-Semitism – January 2005 The U.S. Department of State’s first formal report to the U.S. Congress on global anti-Semitism is important for its formal application of the EUMC Working Definition to manifestations of the so-called “new anti-Semitism” around the world. Government Documents
October 22, 2004 U.S. Office for Civil Rights elaboration on 2004 Guidance Letter – 10/22/04 OCR elaborated upon its 2004 guidance letter in this official correspondence with the Institute for Jewish & Community Research, emphasizing its commitment not to turn its back on harassment of Jewish American students. Government Documents
September 13, 2004 U.S. Office for Civil Rights first-ever anti-Semitism investigation announcement – 9/13/04 The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced for the first time in 2004 that it would investigate certain anti-Semitism claims in this landmark guidance letter authored by LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus during his tenure as acting head of OCR. Government Documents
April 29, 2004 OSCE Berlin Declaration – 2004 The OSCE’s Berlin Statement Against Anti-Semitism commits member nations, including the United States, to intensified efforts to combat anti-Semitism. Government Documents