May 23, 2023 The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism – May 2023 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 a distinguished senior […] Government Documents
March 8, 2023 U.S. Senators’ Letter to ED Sec’y Miguel Cardona – 3/8/23 Letter from 15 U.S. Senators to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona highlighting concerns about taxpayer-funded anti-Semitism in Middle East Studies programs – March 8, 2023 Fifteen U.S. Senators accused the Biden administration of allowing “taxpayer-funded antisemitism” on college campuses, arguing that the prevalence of these events and programs violate federal law and are making Jewish students […] Government Documents
January 4, 2023 OCR — Remarks from Asst. Sec’y Catherine E. Lhamon (1/4/23) Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights — Remarks from Assistant Secretary Catherine E. Lhamon, January 4, 2023 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 […] Government Documents
October 5, 2021 EU Strategy on combatting antisemitism and fostering Jewish life – 10/5/21 On October 5, 2021, the European Commission, the politically independent executive arm of the European Union, presented its first-ever EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. Government Documents
March 7, 2018 Resolution of the Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police – 3/7/18 Government Documents
December 13, 2017 Bal Harbour Village Code (12/13/17) Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or non Jewish individuals or their property, or toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities. …” Government Documents
November 30, 2017 European Union Antisemitism Data – 2006-2016 Antisemitism can be expressed in the form of verbal and physical attacks, threats, harassment, property damage and graffiti or other forms of speech or text, including on the internet. Antisemitic incidents and hate crime violate fundamental rights, including the right to human dignity, the right to equality of treatment and the freedom of thought, conscience […] Government Documents
February 6, 2017 Human Rights First anti-Semitism reports – 2014-2017 Human Rights First has issued a series of reports spotlighting contemporary European anti-Semitism as a human rights concern. Government Documents
April 30, 2014 Tel Aviv Univ. Kantor Center annual report on global anti-Semitism – April 2014 In April 2014, Tel Aviv University’s Kantor Center for the Study of Modern European Jewry issued its annual report on global anti-Semitism, documenting and analyzing incidents around the world. Government Documents
May 31, 2013 Simon Wiesenthal Center report on anti-Semitism in BDS – March 2013 The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a March 2013 report on anti-Semitism in the boycott, sanctions and divestment movement, authored by Dr. Harold Brackman, and entitled, “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Against Israel: An Anti-Semitic, Anti-Peace Poison Pill.” Government Documents
October 29, 2012 ADL 2011 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents – 10/29/12 ”The Anti-Defamation League’s 2011 audit, released in late 2012, shows a relative decrease in U.S. anti-Semitic events but nevertheless reports that “troubling manifestations of anti-Semitism in school bullying incidents and vandalisms continued to be reported in significant numbers.” Government Documents
September 21, 2012 American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise report – fall 2012 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise issued this October 2012 report on “Israel and the Campus: The Real Story.” Media accounts focus on this study’s finding that anti-Israel events occurred at fewer than 3 percent of American colleges during 2011-2012. The study also finds, however, that “A shocking percentage of Jewish students report experiencing anti-Semitism on campus […] Government Documents
August 6, 2012 California Assembly: Resolution Relative to anti-Semitism – 8/6/12 The California Assembly issued this Resolution Relative to Anti-Semitism in August 2012. It provided an important statement on the need for California public universities to take action against campus anti-Semitism. Government Documents
May 31, 2012 JCPA resolution – May 2012 In May 2012, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs issued an important resolution endorsing appropriate usage of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to combat campus anti-Semitism. The JCPA statement also calls on Congress to prohibit religious harassment in federally funded educational institutions. Government Documents
January 1, 2012 Community Security Trust report – January 2012 The Community Security Trust’s 2012 report, “Antisemitic Discourse in Britain in 2011,” reports that “fears and concerns about antisemitism, as expressed by mainstream Jewish communities and bodies, are routinely ignored, or even maliciously misrepresented, within supposedly ‘progressive’ circles, including some media, trade unions and churches.” CST adds that “few, if any, other minority representative groups […] Government Documents
January 1, 2012 David Project white paper – 2012 The David Project issued a high-profile 2012 white paper on “A Burning Campus? Rethinking Israel Advocacy at America’s Universities and Colleges.” This report is not primarily about campus anti-Semitism, but it does address the topic briefly, and it relies on the work of LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus. Government Documents
October 29, 2011 ADL 2010 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents – 10/29/11 The Anti-Defamation League’s annual anti-Semitism survey provides the best available annual account of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States during the prior year. Government Documents
October 6, 2011 Italian parliamentary report on anti-Semitism – 10/6/11 The Italian parliamentary report on anti-Semitism, included here because it continues the series of national multi-party reports begun in London and Ottawa, is especially important because it is an official document of the Italian parliament, rather than an unofficial report of select parliamentarians. Government Documents
September 30, 2011 U.S. Civil Rights Commission 2011 annual report – Sept 2011 The Civil Rights Commission explored harassment of religious minorities, including Jewish students, in American educational institutions in its 2011 annual report (relying in part on testimony by LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus), which revealed an important gap in U.S. human rights law: to this day, the U.S. Congress has not prohibited religious harassment in federally […] Government Documents
August 22, 2011 SPME Legal Task Force Statement on Principles of Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech – 8/22/11 The Scholars for Peace in the Middle East Legal Task Force, chaired by LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus, issued a Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and the Freedom of Speech, which elucidates the application of these important principles with special attention to disputes involving the Middle East and/or the rights of Jewish students. Government Documents