February 24, 2021 Following ‘incessant anti-Semitic harassment,’ Tufts student calls on university to intervene (JNS) Jewish News Syndicate ~ BY MEIRA SVIRSKY AND SEAN SAVAGE ~ (February 23, 2021 / JNS) A Jewish student at Tufts University who claims that he has been the subject months-long campaign of anti-Semitic intimidation, harassment and discrimination is calling on the university to intervene. Max Price, a junior who is a member of the Tufts Community Union Judiciary (TCUJ), […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 23, 2021 Tufts student alleges antisemitism and harassment at university (Jewish Insider) Jewish Insider ~ By Melissa Weiss ~ February 23, 2021 A Tufts University student leader has accused the school of failing to protect him during “a months-long campaign of intimidation, harassment and discrimination” spearheaded by student government leaders and the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).Max Price, a junior at Tufts, is one of […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 22, 2021 Building an effective 9/11 commission for the Capitol riots by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Hill) The Hill ~ BY KENNETH L. MARCUS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 02/22/21 01:00 PM EST Now that the impeachment is over, the question is: what next? Some will say we should move on. But we cannot move on without a reckoning. This reckoning must determine the failures that led to the Capitol riot, prevent future crises and […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 17, 2021 Boosting BDS: A federal court decision that should be vacated by Nathan Lewin (JNS) JNS.org ~ By Nathan Lewin (February 17, 2021 / JNS) A federal appeals court has just issued a pernicious constitutional ruling that should promptly be voided. In March 2017, the Arkansas legislature, by a unanimous vote of its Senate and a 69-3 vote of its House, passed a law designed to deter boycotts against Israel. Copying the text of a […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 9, 2021 This was a hateful and Anti-Semitic act;” Student’s Israeli flag egged NEWS (WCIA.com) by: Jen Lask (WCIA.com) Posted: Feb 9, 2021 / 10:33 PM CST / Updated: Feb 9, 2021 / 10:40 PM CST CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Members of the University of Illinois’ Jewish community are on edge after a student said someone egged the Israeli flag hanging outside on his balcony. The incident happened early Monday morning just after 1:00. Jeremy […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 26, 2021 Who will defend Jewish students against anti-Semites? By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) JNS.org ~ By Jonathan S. Tobin ~ (January 25, 2021 / JNS) Following the U.S. Capitol riot, there has been a renewed emphasis on the threat from white-supremacist hate groups from the Biden administration, much of the media as well as the organized Jewish community. The anti-Semitic imagery seen at the rally organized by former President Donald Trump […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 15, 2021 Ten Surprising Highlights from OCR’s New Annual Report (The Federalist Society) The Federalist Society ~ Civil Rights Group ~ On January 13, the Trump Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which I headed earlier in the administration, released its Annual Report to the Secretary, the President, and the Congress for fiscal year 2020. In doing so, my successor, Acting Assistant Secretary Kimberly Richey, moved with impressive speed to […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 14, 2021 We don’t have adequate tools to combat domestic terrorism. Biden should change that. By Kenneth L. Marcus (JTA) We don’t have adequate tools to combat domestic terrorism. Biden should change that. by Kenneth L. Marcus JTA The Capitol riot should be a wake-up call for those who did not hear the alarm four years ago at Charlottesville. The riot wasn’t just an assault on the seat of America’s government, although it is surely that, […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 8, 2021 “Biden Has New Tools to Fight Anti-Semitism” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Jewish News Syndicate) Biden has new tools to fight anti-Semitism (JNS) JNS.org By Kenneth L. Marcus (January 8, 2021 / JNS) President-elect Joe Biden has two new tools that can help him in his professed priority to strengthen international ties, support human rights and combat anti-Semitism. The new tools play well to Biden’s foreign-relations experience and enduring belief in internationalism, which […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 5, 2021 Brandeis Center Appoints Judd A. Serotta to LDB Board of Directors Washington, D.C., January 5, 2021: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the return of Judd A. Serotta, Esq., to the Center’s Board of Directors. During LDB’s Annual Meeting, Mr. Serotta was appointed Secretary of the Corporation, a position that he had held during his prior stint on […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 28, 2020 A Retrospective Look of this Past Hanukkah (Opinion by Ian Katsnelson ~ The Times of Israel) ABOUT THE AUTHOR ~ Ian Katsnelson is an undergraduate Jewish student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A junior double majoring in Biology and Political Science, Ian has been on the frontlines of Antizionism and Antisemitism at his University, in addition to serving two terms as the only Jewish student Senator. A Retrospective Look […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 23, 2020 New York court rules against Students for Justice in Palestine in Fordham case (Jewish Insider) “This is a huge loss for SJP,” Ken Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights, told Jewish Insider. “The lower court decision had been hailed by their supporters as the first major legal victory, not only for SJP, but for the anti-Israel movement.” Read the Jewish Insider Article Here. […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 7, 2020 How Betsy DeVos’s Department of Education Navigated Key Issues (Jewish Insider) DeVos was initially opposed to adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, former officials said ~ article by Marc Rod ~ December 7, 2020 Read the Jewish Insider Article Here. Over the past four years, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos found support among some in the Jewish community for her department’s aggressive approach to tackling antisemitism […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 1, 2020 “Beat Our Civil Rights Record” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Newsweek) In his recent opinion piece published today by Newsweek, Kenneth Marcus is hopeful that the incoming administration will build upon the civil rights accomplishments of the current Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Media Coverage Press Room
December 1, 2020 “Fighting Racism, We All Have Skin in the Game” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Jewish Journal) “We support one another best when speaking from our own experience, not as whitewashed lumps of operated flesh. Wonder Woman, above all, should be whomever she wants to be.” By Kenneth L. Marcus ~ December 1, 2020 ~ Read the Op-Ed Here (Jewish Journal) Fighting Racism, We All Have Skin in the Game This October, […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 23, 2020 Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) Urges Court to Reject BDS Cover-up Read SPME’s Article here. Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) Urges Court to Reject BDS Cover-up In an important court-filing, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) urged the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to reject an effort by Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists to shut down a lawsuit against […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 23, 2020 A Conversation with Attorney Nathan Lewin – the “Man Who Kept the Menorah Lit” (Chabad.org) Watch the video of the “Man Who Kept the Menorah Lit” A Conversation with Attorney Nathan Lewin ~ By Dovid Margolin – Chabad.org When Nathan Lewin addresses the virtual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim) as its keynote this Sunday afternoon, there will be no need for an introduction. Over the past half-century, Lewin has made a name for himself […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 18, 2020 Federal investigation opened following complaint of antisemitism at UIUC (Jerusalem Post) The good news comes as a relief to many on campus, who claim to have experienced antisemitic and anti-Zionist harassment in alarming increasing rates over the past five years. Read the Jerusalem Post article here. By TOBIAS SIEGAL November 18, 2020 01:24 The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on […] Media Coverage Press Room
November 16, 2020 UIUC Acknowledges Zionism is “Integral” to Jewish Identity (Jewish Journal) Brandeis Center’s President, Alyza D. Lewin, states that the “Jewish and pro-Israel students at UIUC have been subjected to anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist harassment for far too long. We are gratified that the University of Illinois has publicly acknowledged the urgency of the problem, has engaged in serious discussion with our community over the last couple […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 28, 2020 US State Department conference tackles mounting hate and anti-Semitism online (JNS) “IHRA allows for criticism of Israel, assuming it’s the same criticism as of other countries,” said speaker Alyza Lewin, president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. She went on to say that if social-media companies recognize only some forms of anti-Semitism, they will “severely undermine their own ability to combat hate.” […] Media Coverage Press Room
October 23, 2020 “University of Illinois faces Title VI complaint over antisemitic incidents” (Jewish Insider) A complaint has been filed with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign over the university’s handling of antisemitic activity on the campus dating back to 2015. Read the Jewish Insider Article University of Illinois faces Title VI complaint over antisemitic incidents By Melissa Weiss ~ Jewish Insider […] Media Coverage Press Room