June 2, 2023 Biden’s antisemitism strategy faces early test amid CUNY controversy (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on June 1, 2023; Story by Matthew Kassel . Jewish leaders urge White House to put new strategy into practice in wake of CUNY Law commencement speech . Just a week after the Biden administration unveiled a sweeping national strategy for combating antisemitism, its proposed plan for handling alleged incidents of anti-Jewish prejudice […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 1, 2023 Tired of hiding: Jews at U.S. colleges face rising antisemitism from left and right (NorthJersey.com) Published in NorthJersey.com on 5/31/23; Story by Deena Yellin . Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin – and LDB clients in our SUNY New Paltz case – feature in the first installment of a campus anti-Semitism series by the USA Today Network. President Lewin explains that for the National Strategy to effectively counter the normalization of anti-Semitism, it must […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 1, 2023 Breaking down the Biden administration’s antisemitism plan (Jewish Insider) Published 6/1/23 by Jewish Insider. Podcast hosted by Rich Goldberg and Jarrod Bernstein; Story by Tori Bergel . JFNA’s Elana Broitman, COP’s Stephanie Hausner and the Brandeis Center’s Ken Marcus discuss the White House’s recently released Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in an antisemitism roundtable . Last week, the White House released “The U.S. National Strategy […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 30, 2023 Alyza Lewin: Defending the Jewish People, Inside and Outside the Courtroom (Aish) Published by Aish on 5/28/23; story by Kylie Ora Lobell . The human rights lawyer comes from a long line of fighters. . On December 6, 2017, the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Though the day was momentous, the work that went into this historic move started nearly two decades prior. […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 26, 2023 A Plan to Counter Antisemitism Warns Colleges, ‘OCR Is Watching’ (Insider Higher Ed) Published by Inside Higher Ed on 5/26/23; Story by Katherine Knott . Jewish groups applauded the new federal policy, which they said embraced a controversial definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel. . The Education Department is reminding colleges and universities about their responsibilities under federal civil rights law to protect students from antisemitic […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 25, 2023 ‘Unapologetically Jewish’: First Shabbat Observant Student Body President Elected at University of California Santa Barbara (Algemeiner) Published in the Algemeiner on 5/24/23; Story by Dion J. Pierre . As college students across California prepared to close the book on another academic year, a deluge of antisemitic incidents swept across the state’s campuses in May, with students celebrating the birthday of Adolf Hitler at UC Santa Cruz and graffiting swastikas on the walls of a bathroom […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 22, 2023 Latest draft of White House antisemitism strategy highlights IHRA definition, but also references alternative (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on May 19, 2023 . The latest version of the White House’s forthcoming national antisemitism strategy is expected to highlight the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism promoted by mainstream Jewish groups, but also reference the Nexus definition, an alternative promoted by progressives, individuals with knowledge of the strategy […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 19, 2023 Biden Flummoxed by Challenge of Antisemitism on His Party’s Left (New York Sun) Op-ed authored by Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus and published in New York Sun on 5/18/23. . May is Jewish American Heritage Month, and President Biden is in a pickle. Call it a kosher dill. . Mr. Biden has acknowledged that “antisemitic incidents are at a record high.” Describing physical assaults on Jewish Americans […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 5, 2023 Santa Ana School Board Passes Anti-Israel Ethnic Studies Courses (Jewish Journal) Published 5/4/23 by Jewish Journal. Story by Aaron Bandler. . The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Board of Education approved two ethnic studies courses that Jewish groups say contain anti-Israel bias. . The course, titled “Ethnic Studies: World Geography,” passed by a margin of three votes in favor and one abstention; the other, “History 10 Ethnic […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 5, 2023 ‘We had to do something’: Brandeis Center sues UC Berkeley, alleges CPRA violation (Daily Californian) Published by The Daily Californian on 5/4/23. Story by Rae Wymer. . In 2022, UC Berkeley received almost 3,000 information and record requests through the California Public Records Act, or CPRA, handled by a staff of two, according to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof. . On April 26, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 28, 2023 ‘Nazis Are Not Welcome in Florida’: Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Antisemitism Bill (Algemeiner) Published by The Algemeiner on 4/27/23; story by Andrew Bernard. . Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill described by one of its co-sponsors as “the strongest antisemitism bill in the United States.” . DeSantis signed the bill, HB 269, from Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance as part of an international trade mission that […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 19, 2023 Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Sabbath Observance Case With Major Impact For Religious Jews, Experts Say (Algemeiner) Written by Andrew Bernard for The Algemeiner; published 4/18/23. The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Groff v. DeJoy, a religious accommodation in the workplace lawsuit with significant ramifications for observant Jews, experts told The Algemeiner. . Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian who observes a Sunday Sabbath during which he is not permitted to work […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 4, 2023 Possible Department of Education rule change could undermine protections for Jewish students, Brandeis Center warns (Jewish Insider) By Marc Rod for Jewish Insider — April 4, 2023 . A potential rules change at the Department of Education could undermine regulations that have been used to protect Jewish students’ rights on campus, Ken Marcus, the chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, cautioned last week. . The Department […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 31, 2023 Free speech vs. hate speech in a time of rising antisemitism (Israel National News – Arutz Sheva) Authored by Eve Glover and published in the Israel National News on March 31, 2023. . Updated FBI data shows a 20 percent increase in antisemitic hate crimes from 2020 to 2021, and ADL statistics show a 36 percent increase in antisemitic incidents in 2022 from the previous year. . According to the ADL, Florida […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 22, 2023 ‘Hypocritical’: Ben & Jerry’s sued over child labor, after attempted Israel boycott (The Times of Israel) Authored by Luke Tress and published in The Times of Israel on March 20, 2023 . Ben & Jerry’s has been hit with a class action lawsuit and charges of hypocrisy for the use of child labor in its supply chain, despite the ice cream maker’s declared commitment to social justice causes, an image it holds […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 16, 2023 The Algemeiner: Legal Group Representing Israeli Rugby Team Demands ‘Immediate’ Reinstatement to Competition After ‘Discriminatory’ Ban Authored by Shiryn Ghermezian and published in The Algemeiner on March 16, 2023 . A legal advocacy organization is urging the World Rugby Union (WRU) to immediately allow an Israeli rugby team to participate in a competition in South Africa after the team was uninvited by the South African Rugby Union (SARU). . The Louis […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 15, 2023 Lawyer called ‘racist,’ ‘Karen’ by colleagues wins $170K in discrimination suit: ‘I was cursed and badgered’ (Fox News) Authored by Joshua Q. Nelson and published in Fox News on March 14, 2023 . A Jewish lawyer who was called a “racist” and a “Karen” by her colleagues won more than $170,000 in a discrimination suit that alleged antisemitic harassment. . A taxpayer-backed Bronx law firm called The Bronx Defenders was forced to issue […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 10, 2023 Education Dept. Delays Regulation Codifying IHRA for a Year (Jewish Journal) Written by Aaron Bandler and published in Jewish Journal on 1/9/23. . The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced on January 4 that they are delaying a regulation codifying the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism for civil rights investigations for at least another year. . The Algemeiner and Politico both reported on […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 3, 2023 FBI Says Violence Against Jews Is in Decline. Jews Aren’t Buying It. (Washington Free Beacon) Written by Adam Kredo and published in the Washington Free Beacon on 1/3/22. . The FBI’s latest annual report shows a decline in violence against Jews, findings that are at odds with Jewish watchdog groups who say anti-Semitic hate crimes have hit their highest levels in history during the past two years. . The FBI’s […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 28, 2022 Book bans, Ukraine and the end of Roe: The year 2022 in Jewish ideas (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) Published in Jewish Telegraphic Agency on December 25, 2022. . Jewish eras can be defined by events (the fall of the Second Temple, the Inquisition, the founding of Israel) and by ideas (the rabbinic era, emancipation, post-denominationalism). A community reveals itself in the things it argues about most passionately. . It’s too early to tell […] Media Coverage Press Room
December 21, 2022 Antisemitism Is Rising at Colleges, and Jewish Students Are Facing Growing Hostility (Wall Street Journal) Written by Douglas Belkin and published in the Wall Street Journal on 12/14/22 . Adina Pinsker commutes to Rutgers University in Newark, N.J., to study supply-chain management. She is also active in Hillel International, the nation’s largest collegiate Jewish organization. . When she arrives on campus, she takes an indirect route to class and tucks […] Media Coverage Press Room