July 2, 2025 Posh Virginia private school that allegedly praised Hitler expelled three Jewish students who faced antisemitic bullying: complaint (NY Post) Published by the New York Post on 7/1/2025 A Northern Virginia private school celebrated as one of the best in the country allegedly expelled three Jewish siblings who endured relentless antisemitic harassment in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel — all while their community celebrated Hitler as a “strong historical […] Media Coverage
July 2, 2025 Virginia School Under Fire For Expelling Kids Who Objected To Antisemitic Bullying (Daily Wire) Published by the Daily Wire on 7/1/2025 Parents are fighting back after their three young three children were expelled from the Nysmith School for the Gifted after they raised concerns about antisemitic bullying and harassment — about which the headmaster and owner of the school, Kenneth R. Nysmith, allegedly did nothing. Parents Brian Vazquez and […] Media Coverage
July 2, 2025 Prestigious Virginia K-8 School Hit with Civil Rights Complaint over Environment ‘Hostile to Jews’ (Free Beacon) Published by the Free Beacon on 7/1/2025 The prestigious Nysmith School in Northern Virginia received a civil rights complaint Tuesday for allegedly expelling three Jewish students who faced anti-Semitic harassment and whom the school’s headmaster told to “toughen up” after they reported the conduct. The Nysmith School, known as one of the top 10 institutions in the country for […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 Brandeis Center files complaint alleging antisemitism at Virginia private school (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 7/1/2025 The parents of an 11-year-old Jewish student at a private school in Northern Virginia say their daughter faced months of antisemitic harassment that went unaddressed by school officials, who also cancelled an annual event featuring a Holocaust survivor due to concerns that the event might exacerbate tensions related to […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 Jewish Civil Rights Scholar Urges US Congress to Respond to Antisemitism Crisis (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 6/27/2026 Civil rights scholar Kenneth Marcus on Tuesday implored US lawmakers to recognize rising antisemitic violence as the civil rights issue of this era and enact a robust policy response to it before the country is irreparably harmed. Marcus, who is chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 MIT Slapped With Lawsuit for ‘Severe and Pervasive Discrimination’ of Jewish, Israeli Students (Haaretz) Published by Haaretz on 6/25/2025 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was sued on Wednesday for enabling a “hostile antisemitic environment on campus” that discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students and deprived them of equal educational and professional opportunities. The suit was filed by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on behalf of two […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 Lawsuit: MIT professor harassed Israeli researcher, Jewish student as president stood by (MassLive) Published by MassLive on 6/25/2025 A federal lawsuit filed against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this week accuses a tenured professor of harassing an Israeli researcher and Jewish student, to the point where the student left the university. Meanwhile, the suit claims that MIT President Sally Kornbluth and other top administrators stood idly by. The […] Media Coverage
July 1, 2025 Explosive MIT Antisemitism Lawsuit Says University Ignored Blatant Hate Incidents (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 6/25/2025 An explosive lawsuit was filed on Wednesday by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on behalf of two Massachusetts Institute of Technology affiliates, including a former doctoral candidate, who allege that the university’s administration failed to address rampant antisemitic discrimination in violation of Title VI of the Civil […] Media Coverage
June 26, 2025 Brandeis Center files suit against MIT for antisemitic discrimination and harassment against Jewish students (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 6/25/2025 The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed suit in federal court in Massachusetts on Wednesday on behalf of two Jewish students, alleging that the university and a tenured professor violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including harassment on social media and […] Media Coverage
June 23, 2025 House judiciary panel to hold hearing on Jew-hatred (JNS) Published by JNS on 6/20/2025 The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight announced that it intends to hold a June 24 hearing titled “Rising Threat: America’s battle against antisemitic terror.” The hearing will address “the domestic conditions giving rise to antisemitic attacks in the United States,” and it will focus on “the different steps the Trump-Vance administration […] Media Coverage
June 16, 2025 Oakland Coffee Shop Refused to Serve Jewish Customers; Now Facing Lawsuit (California Globe) Published by California Globe on 6/11/2025 The Trump Justice Department this week sued the Palestinian owner of an Oakland coffee shop for denying service to visibly Jewish customers in a panoply of crass anti-Semitism that shows Hamasniks use “Zionist” as a code word for Jews. One of the incidents, in which a man wearing a […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 The global intifada is here. Hamas-aligned networks brought terror to US soil and we need to stop it (Fox) Published by Fox News by Kenneth Marcus on 6/8/2025 For decades, “Globalize the Intifada” chants have rung throughout Europe and the Middle East, a blatant and unmistakable call for violence and terrorism against Israelis and Jews. But over the past two years, those chants have only intensified and multiplied, now making their way west to […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 NYC mayor recognizes IHRA definition, calls on City Council to codify it (JNS) Published by JNS on 6/8/2025 Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, signed an executive order at Tribeca Synagogue in Lower Manhattan on Sunday recognizing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of Jew-hatred on behalf of the city. “The City of New York recognizes, and city agencies shall consider as appropriate, the […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 Anti-Israel Animus, Propaganda Is Leading to Violence Against Jews, Experts Warn (Algemeiner Published by the Algemeiner on 6/6/2025 Hatred for Israel, often motivated by the spread of misinformation about the Jewish state’s history and conduct in Gaza, is fueling violence against Jews in the US and elsewhere, according to experts who spoke with The Algemeiner. On Sunday, an assailant firebombed a pro-Israel rally with Molotov cocktails and a “makeshift” flamethrower […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 OCR nominee says Department of Education could issue new regulation on campus antisemitism (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 6/6/2025 Kimberly Richey, the nominee to be the assistant secretary of education for civil rights, said that the Department of Education should look at amending Title VI regulations and issuing new guidance to address the surge of antisemitism on campuses nationwide since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel. […] Media Coverage
June 9, 2025 Jewish communities step up security after wave of antisemitic attacks (NBC4) Published by NBC4 on 6/4/2025 As the nation continues to heal from a wave of antisemitic attacks, Jewish communities find themselves living in fear. One Maryland rabbi says he and his community are constantly looking over their shoulders. “Throughout the whole Jewish community in general, there’s a whole sense of apprehension and heightened sense of […] Media Coverage
May 28, 2025 Ed Dept launches Title VI probe of Cal Poly Humboldt (JNS) Published by JNS on 5/27/2025 The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into California State Polytechnic, Humboldt, last week for alleged Jew-hatred under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The investigation is in response to a March complaint, which the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish on Campus […] Media Coverage
May 28, 2025 Cal Poly Humboldt faces federal investigation over alleged anti-Semitism on campus (ABC7) Published by ABC7 on 05/27/2025 ARCATA, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation into a complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish on Campus against Cal Poly Humboldt alleging the university fostered an environment that permitted verbal and physical harassment, exclusion and […] Media Coverage
May 27, 2025 The Great Antisemitism Debate (the chronicle) Published by The Chronicle on 5/22/2025 That Jew-hatred has infested college campuses is the fundamental premise of the Trump administration’s sprawling assault on the sector. The Biden administration shared this conviction — in the wake of the 2023 congressional hearings on campus antisemitism, Biden ramped up “actions to counter antisemitism on college campuses and protect […] Media Coverage
May 22, 2025 Adobe recognizes Jewish employee resource group (JNS) Published by JNS on 5/21/2025 The computer software conglomerate Adobe officially recognized a Jewish employee resource group at the company, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced on Wednesday. “The Brandeis Center applauds Adobe’s Jewish employees on the establishment of an officially recognized ERG—the Jewish Employee Network—joining Adobe’s other ethnicity-based ERGs,” said Kenneth […] Media Coverage
May 7, 2025 New York Legal Aid Union Accused of Blocking Antisemitism Reforms (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 5/7/2025 A New York area labor union has been accused of enabling antisemitic discrimination in complaints filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), both US government agencies, The Algemeiner has learned. Submitted by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Tuesday, […] Media Coverage