Media Coverage

FIRE ~ by Sabrina Conza ~ December 17, 2021 ~ A month after a pro-Israel club was denied recognition by Duke University’s student government, Zionist and civil liberties advocacy groups continue to sound the alarm, urging Duke to comply with its promises to students by granting the student organization full recognition. As FIRE reported at the time, […]

The Brandeis Center Hires Human Rights Lawyer Arthur Traldi Contact: Lynda Prior, lprior@brandeiscenter.com Washington, DC ~ December 10, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (“LDB”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Arthur R. Traldi, Esq., to a new Senior Counsel position. Mr. Traldi, a well-known international human rights lawyer, will primarily […]

The Washington Times ~ By Kery Murakami – The Washington Times – Friday, November 26, 2021~ Jewish leaders say they are on edge about a rise in antisemitism from the political left in the U.S. The recent spate of hate directed at Jewish people includes people asked to leave public events for looking “visibly Jewish,” sharp […]

Newsweek BY CARLY MAYBERRY ON 10/22/21 AT 6:13 PM EDT ~  Jewish Rights groups are condemning what they see as anti-Semitic sentiment by the Washington, D.C. affiliate of climate group Sunrise Movement for their refusal to participate in Saturday’s voting rights rally because “Zionist groups” are taking part. The Anti-Defamation League, pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs and Israel on […]

Hudson Valley One /by Violet Snow/September 30, 2021/ If you experience, or witness first-hand, an anti-Semitic act in Ulster County, you have somewhere to turn for help. The Jewish Federation of Ulster County (UCJF) has launched a hotline, (845) 859-9858, which will be monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to accept reports […]

Forward ~ by Rachel Hale, October 7, 2021~ Senior Chloe Levian has spent little over a week back at the University of California, Los Angeles, but has already added an additional stressor to her workload: handling anti-Zionism on campus. “Israel’s definitely a divisive topic here. The department statements have just made it very difficult to want […]

New Website Allows Students to Report Anti-Semitic Incidents  ~ By Maria Carrasco October 7, 2021 ~ A new online portal allows Jewish students and others to report anti-Semitic incidents and hate crimes on college campuses. The website, ReportCampusHate.org, was created by Hillel International, the Anti-Defamation League and the Secure Community Network, a safety and security initiative […]

Creators.com With a new academic year underway, Jewish college students across America are in receipt of yet more empirical evidence that the anxiety they are experiencing is not a figment of their imaginations. A poll released last week by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law found that more than 65% of […]

Substack – Common Sense with Bari Weiss ~ Bari Weiss – September 20, 2021 ~ Everybody hates the Jews. That’s the refrain from the brilliant satirist Tom Lehrer in “National Brotherhood Week,” a song that I had memorized by the time I was ten, given that I was raised by the kind of dad who made sure […]

JTA BY BEN SALES SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 5:59 PM  — A survey of members of AEPi and AEPhi, the most prominent national Jewish fraternity and sorority, found that large numbers of respondents have experienced antisemitism on campus. The survey also found that about half of respondents have felt the need to hide their Jewish identity on campus […]

JTA  ~ KENNETH L. MARCUS (September 3, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM)  (JTA) — Deborah Lipstadt, recently named by President Joe Biden as the U.S. Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, won’t just combat anti-Semitism but may well eliminate it. And that would be a mistake. To be clear, the Emory University historian is a fierce opponent […]