June 21, 2023 Former Brandeis Center Fellow Appointed to Virginia Antisemitism Task Force Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2023): The Brandeis Center is delighted to share with our supporters that Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares appointed former Brandeis Center JIGSAW Fellow Joel Taubman to be a member of his Antisemitism Task Force. . Taubman served as a law clerk, then as a JIGSAW Fellow, at the Brandeis Center while studying at the George […] Press Releases Press Room
June 8, 2023 Department of Education Opens Investigation of Anti-Semitism at SUNY New Paltz Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . In 1st Investigation Since National Anti-Semitism Plan Unveiled, Biden Administration Signals that Anti-Zionist Discrimination/Harassment Will be Taken Seriously . Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2023): The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint alleging two Jewish students at State University of New York (SUNY) at […] Press Releases Press Room
May 31, 2023 Brandeis Center Statement on U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s Anti-Semitism Bill Washington, D.C. (May 31, 2023) — In light of the anti-Semitic commencement ceremonies at CUNY Law, we are glad to see public officials taking action. U.S. Representative Mike Lawler has just introduced a new bill to prevent federal funding for anti-Semitic events. We hope that this provokes an important conversation about how we can prevent […] Press Releases Press Room
May 25, 2023 Renowned Anti-Semitism Author/Scholar on Biden Anti-Semitism Plan: “Rhetoric Strong, but Substance Doesn’t Measure Up” (press release) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C. (May 25, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, renowned anti-Semitism scholar and legal advocate, author of ‘The Definition of Anti-Semitism’ and ‘Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America’, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights for two presidents, and […] Press Releases Press Room
April 27, 2023 Brandeis Center Commends Florida Governor and Legislators for Signing HB 269 Into Law (press release) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C. (April 27, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights for two presidents, issued the following statement today on the signing of HB 269 into law: . […] Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2023 Brandeis Center Commends Dept of Education for Milestone Anti-Semitism Resolution Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . First Time Biden Administration Has Applied Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to Anti-Zionist Discrimination . Washington, D.C., (April 4, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center, and Alyza D. Lewin, president of the Brandeis Center, issued the following statements today in response to the U.S. […] Press Releases Press Room
March 24, 2023 Major Jewish Orgs – ADL, AJC, Conf of Presidents, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Brandeis Center, and Others – Urge U.S. Rugby Team to Pull Out of Tomorrow’s South Africa Tournament that Banned Israel (press release) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Cite Impression US Team and USA Rugby Support Discrimination . Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2023): In a letter organized by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, major Jewish organizations today urged the U.S. team, the San Clemente Rhinos, to pull out of tomorrow’s Mzansi Challenge competition […] Press Releases Press Room
March 16, 2023 The Brandeis Center Hires Policy Director Emma Enig Washington, D.C. (March 16, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Emma Enig as the organization’s first-ever Director of Policy Education. . “As the Louis D. Brandeis Center expands to address the growing problem of anti-Semitism, we are pleased to strengthen our […] Press Releases Press Room
March 15, 2023 Israeli Rugby Team to World Rugby Union: Take Emergency Action to Reverse South Africa Union’s Discriminatory Exclusion Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Alerts other rugby unions that teams playing in tournament risk sanctions . Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2023): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the new legal team representing the Tel Aviv Heat, today urged the World Rugby Union to take immediate emergency action to reverse South Africa […] Press Releases Press Room
March 9, 2023 Brandeis Commends Risch Senate Letter on Anti-Semitism in Middle East Studies Programs Washington, D.C. (March 9, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center commends Senator Risch (R-ID) and his senate colleagues on their recent letter to the Department of Education, highlighting concerns about taxpayer-funded anti-Semitism on college campuses. The letter to Secretary Cardona, signed by fifteen U.S. senators, questions whether the Department of Education is properly enforcing […] Press Releases Press Room
February 28, 2023 Brandeis Center Urges Supreme Court to Right Its Wrong and Protect Employee Rights to Religious Observance in Groff Case Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2023): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today submitted an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect employee rights to religious observance in Groff v. Dejoy, a case about a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker who was forced to resign […] Press Releases Press Room
February 21, 2023 Brandeis Center Statement on Supreme Court Action Letting Arkansas Anti-BDS Law Stand Washington, D.C. (February 21, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Supreme Court’s action, which bolsters state laws that prohibit discriminatory boycotts of Israel: . “Today is a great day for the cause of justice. This […] Press Releases Press Room
January 25, 2023 The Brandeis Center Hires Civil Rights Legal Fellow Deena Margolies Washington, D.C. (January 25, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Deena Margolies as the organization’s newest Civil Rights Legal Fellow. . Ms. Margolies, a graduate of Northwestern School of Law, is part of the Brandeis Center’s Legal Initiatives Group. During her six-month […] Press Releases Press Room
January 9, 2023 Statement from U.S. Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights on Title VI Protection from Discrimination Based on Shared Ancestry or Ethnic Characteristics Recognizing the “rise in reports of anti-Semitic incidents,” Assistant Secretary Catherine E. Lhamon emphasized on January 4, 2023, that current Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) guidance “affirms OCR’s commitment to complying with” former President Donald Trump’s “Executive Order 13899 on Combating Anti-Semitism.” As Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus has explained in […] Press Releases Press Room
December 16, 2022 Alana H. Rotter Joins Brandeis Center Legal Advisory Board The Brandeis Center is elated to announce that Alana H. Rotter, Esq. has joined its Legal Advisory Board. . Board member Rotter is a partner with the firm Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP, where her practice focuses on appeals and writ petitions in many fields – including trusts and probate, profit participation and other contract disputes, […] Press Releases Press Room
December 15, 2022 Avi Zinger’s Statement on Unilever/Ben & Jerry’s Settlement Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-57254 . Washington, D.C., (December 15, 2022): Avi Zinger, issued the following statement in response to the settlement reached today by Unilever and Ben & Jerry’s: . “I am pleased that the litigation between Unilever and the independent Board of Ben & Jerry’s has been resolved. There is no change to the agreement I made with […] Press Releases Press Room
December 13, 2022 Brandeis Center Calls on FBI to Correct Erroneous Hate Crimes Data Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2022): The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law calls on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to correct an important new report that understates anti-Semitic hate crimes. Today, the FBI released hate crime data which indicates, erroneously, that hate crimes against Jews decreased last year. The reason […] Press Releases Press Room
December 12, 2022 Brandeis Center Commends Virginia Anti-Semitism Commission The Brandeis Center commends the Virginia Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism on the strength of its new report “Combating Antisemitism in Virginia,” released this month, and announces its willingness to provide the support that the Commission urges Virginia state officials to seek from the Brandeis Center and other organizations. . Chief among the report’s recommendations is […] Press Releases Press Room
September 16, 2022 Brandeis Center/Jewish on Campus call UVM Garimella’s ‘dismissive’ response to federal investigation into anti-Semitism ‘astonishingly inadequate’ and ‘offensive’ Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . Yesterday, after news broke that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating anti-Semitism at the University of Vermont, President Suresh V. Garimella sent his university community an astonishingly inadequate and offensive response to the Title VI anti-Semitism complaint that the Louis […] Press Releases Press Room
September 14, 2022 The Brandeis Center Hires Attorney Ben Alkon Washington, D.C. (September 14, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Alkon as the organization’s newest full-time attorney. . Mr. Alkon, a 2020 graduate of George Washington University Law School, will work on legal advocacy initiatives, including investigations of anti-Semitic incidents on campus, […] Press Releases Press Room
September 13, 2022 U.S. Dept of Ed Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at the University of Vermont Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Jewish Sexual Assault Survivors Shut Out of Another University Support Group . Washington, D.C., September 13, 2022: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint alleging Jewish students at the University of Vermont (UVM) have been subjected to severe and […] Press Releases Press Room