March 26, 2024 The trickle-down effect: Antisemitism seeps into California’s K-12 schools (J Weekly) Op-ed authored by Brandeis Center General Counsel L. Rachel Lerman and published in J Weekly on 3/25/24. Throughout California and other states, we are seeing a wave of antisemitism directed at children in kindergarten through 12th grade similar to the one that has overwhelmed college campuses since Oct. 7. After the day that Hamas massacred, […] Highlights Op-Eds
October 22, 2023 What does the law of war allow in response to the Hamas attacks? (op-ed) Op-ed by NJAC Director Mark Goldfeder, published by The Hill on 10/13/23. This op-ed links to our white paper: International Humanitarian Law in Asymmetric Warfare It did not take long at all for the usual anti-Zionist politicians, pundits and members of the public to regather their composure — even after seeing pictures of the shocking atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists this weekend against innocent […] Op-Eds
October 4, 2023 THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COUNTER ANTISEMITISM REAFFIRMS ITS USE OF THE IHRA DEFINITION (JEWISH JOURNAL) Op-ed published by Jewish Journal on 10/4/23. Biden’s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism gets it right. Last Thursday the Biden Administration announced that as part of implementing its National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, eight more federal agencies have now officially adopted the Marcus Policy under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and will be making use of the […] Op-Eds
August 23, 2023 Anti-Zionist Harassment Is Against the Law, Too Authored by Alyza D. Lewin and published in Sapir Journal. As president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, I speak nearly every day to students on university campuses who are experiencing antisemitism. Here is what they are telling me. The students simply want to engage in classes and extracurricular activities […] Op-Eds
May 22, 2023 Any Inclusion of Nexus Will Severely Undermine Biden’s Anti-Semitism Plan (Jewish Journal) Op-Ed by Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus, published in Jewish Journal on 5/22/23 . In economics, it is an iron law that bad money drives out good. Known as Gresham’s Law, after sixteenth century English financier Sir Thomas Gresham, the rule is that when two currencies have similar face value, the more valuable will […] Op-Eds Press Room
May 18, 2023 Biden’s plan against antisemitism has potential, but it could be a major miss (Washington Examiner) Op-ed authored by Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus and published in Washington Examiner on May 18, 2023. . White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice announced that the Biden White House is “aiming to release” its national strategy on antisemitism later this month. Expectations are appropriately high: President Joe Biden has suggested multiple times that antisemitism at the 2017 rally […] Op-Eds Press Room
May 12, 2023 Here Are 800 More Reasons to Question the United Nations (Newsweek) Op-ed authored by Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus and published in Newsweek on 5/14/23. . In just two days this week, Palestinian militants have fired nearly 800 rockets at Israel, some of which have hit populated areas. The Israeli Defense Force has responded with airstrikes against rocket-launching squads and other military sites operated by Islamic Jihad, as well […] Op-Eds Press Room
November 11, 2022 American Jews must use both Jewish pride and the law to defeat anti-Semitism (Jewish News Syndicate) Authored by Alyza D. Lewin and published in Jewish News Syndicate on 11/10/22. Adapted from the keynote address delivered at the Installation Dinner of the Brandeis Association, a Jewish bar association, in Great Neck, New York on Oct. 24, 2022. . Justice Louis D. Brandeis knew that Jewish, Zionist and American ideals were united as […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 28, 2022 BigLaw’s Jewish Problem (Algemeiner) Opinion by Kenneth L. Marcus published on The Algemeiner, on October 27, 2022. . The Jewish community has finally awakened to antisemitism on the college campus and in the streets — only to find it seeping into the corporate boardroom and, more recently, BigLaw. . Last week, White & Case LLP, a major international law […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 9, 2022 Berkeley’s Jewish-Free Zones Are Worse Than You Think, by Kenneth L. Marcus (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus ~ October 9, 2022 Berkeley’s Jewish-Free Zones Are Worse Than You Think Berkeley Law’s students have institutionalized an ancient ideology of hate, incorporating it into the legal DNA of their major identity groups. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) For all the resistance that Berkeley’s enablers have generated, the facts are […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 4, 2022 Kenneth L. Marcus Featured on FoxNews Coverage of UC Berkeley Law School’s “Jewish Free Zones” In a new ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ segment Brandeis Center Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus discusses the action of nine UC Berkley School of Law student groups to bar Zionist speakers. Watch the video clip below, where Mr. Marcus says: “Antisemitism on college campuses has gotten both worse and different… [T]he latest battle in anti-Semitism on campus […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 4, 2022 “Is the Tide at Berkeley Beginning to Turn?” by Kenneth L. Marcus (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal ~ Kenneth L. Marcus ~ October 4, 2022 Is the Tide at Berkeley Beginning to Turn? At long last, under pressure, Berkeley Law’s Dean is pledging to enforce Berkeley’s anti-discrimination rules against any of these nine organizations that act upon their new bylaw provisions. He must be held to it. Students walk near […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 4, 2022 Accountability required from Berkeley Law — before the water begins to boil (JWeekly) ~ Published in J Weekly on October 4, 2022 by Kenneth L. Marcus ~ .Berkeley Law professors Ron Hassner and Ethan Katz are less disturbed by what they call the “nakedly discriminatory” activities at their law school than by my article, which has put a national spotlight on their school. In their Oct. 3 op-ed in […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 28, 2022 Kenneth Marcus: UVM’s president is making a bad problem worse (VT Digger) Op-ed authored by Kenneth L. Marcus in Vermont Digger; published on September 25, 2022. . University of Vermont President Suresh V. Garimella recently presented a master class on how not to address civil rights violations. When the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into systemic anti-Semitism at his university, Garimella responded with a harsh […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 20, 2022 General Counsel Rachel Lerman Appears on the Portia Project Podcast On August 29, 2022, Brandeis Center General Counsel and Vice Chair Rachel Lerman appeared on the Portia Project podcast. In the series 46th episode, Lerman discusses the start of her legal journey, the different positions she has held in her legal career, and her work at the Brandeis Center. The Portia Project podcast interviews different […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 2, 2022 OCR sends message on anti-Semitism (The Hill) By Kenneth L. Marcus, opinion contributor to The Hill . Days ago, the U.S. Education Department’s civil rights office, OCR, resolved a major anti-Semitism case at Kyrene School District #28 in Arizona. Not only did OCR call out anti-Semitism in this one school district, it used this primary school case to fire a shot across the bow […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 22, 2022 Liberated Ethnic Studies Group Aims to End-run Newsom Law (Jewish Journal) Op-ed by Brandeis Center Vice Chair L. Rachel Lerman published in Jewish Journal on June 21, 2022. . Los Angeles parents and teachers recently announced they are suing the Los Angeles Unified School District teachers’ union to keep antisemitism out of California high schools. How and why would antisemitism ever be taught and promoted in […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 21, 2022 Biden administration races to co-opt the powerful ‘parental rights’ movement (Washington Times) Opinion article by Kenneth L. Marcus published June 20, 2022 in the Washington Times. . Last week, the Biden administration announced the creation of a new National Parents and Families Engagement Council. The press release trumpets that the council’s purpose is to strengthen relations between parents and schools. No sophisticated observer believes that this is true. […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 21, 2022 This Juneteenth, parents need the right to speak up about school curriculum (Fox News) Opinion by Kenneth L. Marcus published on FoxNews.com, June 20, 2022. . A father has sued his daughter’s posh L.A. Brentwood School, alleging “bait and switch” and civil rights violations. The school had responded to George Floyd’s murder by ditching its values – its traditional curriculum – in favor of an anti-racist perspective. Harper Lee’s To […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 15, 2022 Morningstar drops anti-Israel tool, but is it enough? (Jerusalem Post) Authored by LDB Vice Chair L. Rachel Lerman and published in Jerusalem Post on June 14, 2022. . Multi-billion-dollar investment firm Morningstar announced it will discontinue using a product employed by its subsidiary, Sustainalytics, to rate a company’s commitment to corporate responsibility. The decision comes after an independent investigation deemed the product biased against Israel. . […] Op-Eds Press Room
May 31, 2022 Will President Biden Blink at Anti-Semitism at NYU? (New York Sun) Opinion article by Kenneth L. Marcus published May 28, 2022 in the New York Sun The Biden administration will face at the end of the month a test. New York University is nearing the end of its monitoring period under its settlement of a federal antisemitism complaint filed during the Trump administration. The Biden administration will be […] Op-Eds Press Room