September 14, 2022 Investigation underway into antisemitism at U of Vermont (Associated Press) Written by Wilson Ring for the Associated Press (9/13/22) . The U.S. Department of Education is investigating allegations of antisemitism at the University of Vermont, including that some Jewish students were excluded from campus clubs and a teaching assistant threatened to reduce the grades of students who support the state of Israel. . The complaint […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 14, 2022 Federal Education Officials Probing UVM, Following Allegations of Anti-semitism on Campus (NBC Boston) Jack Thurston reporting for NBC Boston (NECN-TV) on 9/13/22 The University of Vermont is under federal investigation, following allegations of antisemitism on campus. . The probe, confirmed to NECN & NBC10 Boston by a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education, is from the department’s civil rights wing. It is responsible for ensuring, under Title […] Media Coverage Press Room
August 29, 2022 Several Berkeley Law student groups adopt ‘no Zionist speakers’ rule (J Weekly) Published by Gabe Stutman for J Weekly on 8/26/22 . A strongly worded pro-BDS bylaw adopted by a handful of student groups at Berkeley Law is quietly raising the temperature of the debate surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and prompted the law school dean, a progressive Zionist, to write an email expressing concern to students. . sThe […] Media Coverage Press Room
August 17, 2022 Jewish Groups Urge SEC to Fight Anti-Israel Bias in ESG Ratings (JewishPress.com) Published August 17, 2022 by JewishPress.com . The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, The Jewish Federations of North America, and the American Jewish Committee on Tuesday each urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to take action on anti-Israel bias in financial ratings. . Financial rating firms that provide specialized ratings based […] Media Coverage Press Room
August 4, 2022 Feds Investigate USC Over Harassment Claims By Jewish Student (JewishPress.com) Published by Alan Zeitlin for JewishPress.com on 8/3/22. . In the summer of 2020, while people were hunkered down and dealing with Covid, Rose Ritch was dealing with hundreds of antisemitic slurs online, she said, after she won the race to become vice president of the University of Southern California’s student government. . “It was […] Media Coverage Press Room
July 20, 2022 Jewish groups demand action from Morningstar following anti-Israel bias accusations (JNS) Published by Mike Wagenheim for Jewish News Syndicate on July 20, 2022 . A wide swath of Jewish and pro-Israel organizations sent a letter to Morningstar executive chairman Joseph Mansueto and CEO Kunal Kapoor last week, urging the Chicago-based financial-services company to implement steps to root out anti-Israel bias at one of its subsidiaries. . Signatories to the July […] Media Coverage Press Room
July 15, 2022 Brandeis Center Joins JFNA Letter Urging Morningstar Remove Bias From Its Product Earlier today, a group of prominent Jewish organizations, sent a letter to American financial services firm Morningstar. . In addition to urging that Morningstar carry out independent investigators’ recommendations addressing anti-Israel bias in its social justice rating system (ESG), the joint letter advocates further steps ensuring that the bias is eliminated. . Brandeis Center Vice Chair Rachel Lerman commented on the investigators’ […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 29, 2022 Major Victory Against BDS: Avi Zinger’s Legal Team Prevents Ben & Jerry’s Boycott of Israel; Ben & Jerry’s Will Continue to be Sold in Israel [press release] Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Major Victory Against BDS: Avi Zinger’s Legal Team Prevents Ben & Jerry’s Boycott of Israel Ben & Jerry’s Will Continue to be Sold in Israel . Washington, D.C., June 29, 2022: Avi Zinger, Ben & Jerry’s Israeli licensee, has settled the federal lawsuit filed on his behalf by the Louis […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
June 29, 2022 Unilever to sell Ben & Jerry’s interests to Israeli manufacturer; sales in Israel and West Bank to continue (Jewish Insider) Published in Jewish Insider June 29, 2022. . Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, announced on Wednesday that it reached an agreement with the Israel-based manufacturer of the ice cream products to continue selling in Israel and the West Bank. . Under the new arrangement, Unilever will sell its interests in Israel to American Quality […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 29, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israel, parent company Unilever reach deal to end settlement boycott (The Times of Israel) Published in The Times of Israel on June 29, 2022. . Ben & Jerry’s will continue to be sold in Israel and the West Bank, after the Israeli franchise came to an agreement with the ice cream maker’s parent company Unilever following a year of legal battling over a settlement boycott, the two sides announced on […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 10, 2022 Brandeis Center Calls on Education Dept. to Continue Supervision of NYU Following Recent Anti-Semitism Incidents (Jewish Journal) Published in Jewish Journal on June 9, 2022. . The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law called on the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to extend their supervision of New York University (NYU) in light of recent antisemitic incidents that have occurred on campus. . In September 2020, NYU […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 3, 2022 Jewish Students Won’t Settle for Conditional Support and Double Standards (Algemeiner) Opinion article by Nicole Rosenzweig published June 3, 2022 in Algemeiner Many people profess that they support Jewish people — but only if those Jewish people reject their ancestral connection to the Land of Israel. This conditional support excludes Jewish people who view ethnic ties to Israel as an integral part of their Jewish identity. […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 3, 2022 Legal Group Says Federal Oversight of NYU Anti-Discrimination Policies Still Needed (Algemeiner) Published in Algemeiner on June 1, 2022 . A nonprofit legal advocacy group is calling on the United States Department of Education (DOE) to continue monitoring New York University’s (NYU) anti-discrimination policies, two years after an arrangement for federal oversight began. . The DOE’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began its review of NYU in […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 1, 2022 Ethnic studies continues to boil melting pot as lawsuit is brought against LA school district (JNS) Published in JNS on May 31, 2022 . The Deborah Project is suing multiple organizations connected to the Los Angeles Unified School District for trying to circumvent parents and the democratic process to push a radical, anti-Semitic curriculum in Los Angeles public schools. . The organization’s legal director, Lori Lowenthal Marcus, and president and co-founder […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 27, 2022 LDB Fact Sheet on Anti-Semitic Motifs Featured in Journalist Trade Media Source Writing in The Journalist’s Resource, Jordan Fenster included LDB’s ‘Fact Sheet on the Elements of Anti-Semitic Discourse‘ for his May 26, 2022 article: ‘8 tips to help journalists cover anti-Semitism — and avoid inadvertently perpetuating anti-Semitic stereotypes.’ . . The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has a fact sheet on what the organization […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 25, 2022 Russia bans entry to numerous US Jews, including LDB President Alyza Lewin Published May 24, 2022 by Ron Kampeas for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency . (JTA) — Among the many Jews on Russia’s latest list of Americans banned entry are three Chabad rabbis, in possible retaliation for Chabad’s decades-long effort to recover texts and artifacts that the Soviets took from the movement. . The list of 963 […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 23, 2022 A Reckoning on Antisemitism Approaches for NYU (The Sun) New York ~ The Sun By A.R. HOFFMAN, Saturday, May 21, 2022 ~ A Reckoning on Antisemitism Approaches for NYU The Biden administration will decide whether to keep NYU under federal scrutiny or give it a clean bill of antisemitic health just weeks after an antisemitism scandal. A moment of reckoning has arrived for New […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 13, 2022 SHRM: Stories of Antisemitism Corporate America has seen a rise in discrimination and bias against Jewish workers. By Matt Gonzales, SHRM: Society for Human Resource Management, May 14, 2022 . She didn’t understand why he was staring at her. . Marissa, a 27-year-old Web developer, joined a group of co-workers for lunch in their company’s breakroom in Winter Park, […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 10, 2022 Watchdogs: Jewish students often target of hate, bias on U.S. college campuses (News 12 The Bronx) News 12 ~ May 09, 2022, 10:35pm | By: News 12 Staff ~ Multiple studies from leading watchdog groups show that Jewish students are too often the targets of hate and bias on American college campuses. Team 12 Investigates compiled an exclusive database to see how many incidents occurred on campuses in the tri-state over the […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 9, 2022 Nebraska becomes first state to inaugurate Jewish American Heritage Month Published May 8, 2022 by Zvika Klein for the Jerusalem Post . Last Thursday, on Israel’s Independence Day, during a celebratory event at the Nebraska Capitol Building, Gov. Pete Ricketts made the historic decision to inaugurate May as Jewish American Heritage Month in Nebraska, becoming the first US state to do so. . He also […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 5, 2022 Brandeis Center Sends Letter to UC, Davis Chancellor May: “UC, Davis must speak out promptly and clearly about anti-Semitic rhetoric.” May 5, 2022 – Notorious anti-Semite Mohammed El-Kurd is speaking at the University of California, Davis on Friday, May 6. . Mohammed El-Kurd is an activist notorious for promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including modern day blood libels, against Jews. . The Brandeis Center demanded UC, Davis Chancellor May to promptly and forcefully condemn any anti-Semitic […] Media Coverage Press Room