The Brandeis Center is welcoming a new civil rights law clerk and interns for the spring semester. The work of our clerks and interns is vitally important in advancing the efforts of the Brandeis Center. . Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus commented, “We’re delighted to welcome this new crop of students, who have already begun making valuable contributions to our work. They join us at a time when LDB is growing to fight an increase in anti-Semitism on and off college campuses. We are so pleased to have them join us.” . Law clerk Jack Burke is a second-year law student at Brooklyn Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Molloy University. During his time as a law student, Jack interned with Judge Robert McDonald in Nassau County and helped in criminal cases. Before enrolling in law school, Jack was an intern for New York State Senator Todd Kaminsky, where he worked on a legislative initiative to address anti-Semitism on Long Island. . Intern Danielle Sobkin is a junior at The University of California at Berkeley double-majoring in Economics and Data Science. Danielle is a member of the Hillel International Student Cabinet, a Data Scientist at Jewish on Campus (JOC), and the Director of Curriculum at Berkeley Venture Capital (BVC). Before joining the Brandeis Center, Danielle interned at Morrison & Foerster LLP and is looking forward to pursuing a career in law. . Intern Nikki Merrill is a senior at Villanova University in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She is double majoring in Psychology and Communication and is a member of the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology. Her senior project explores hate speech on college campuses. In addition to interning at the Brandeis Center, she also currently writes weekly blog posts for World Athletics on topics related to gender equity. . Intern Tzivia Lutch is an honors political science student at Touro University and a member of the Tikvah Fund’s Colligate Forum. Before joining the Brandeis Center in the fall, Tzivia interned at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims under Judge Mathew H. Solomson, the Coalition for Jewish Values, and the Endowment for Middle East Truth. After she graduates, Tzivia is looking forward to law school and a career in law and public policy. In the meantime, Tzivia is pleased to have joined the wonderful team at the Brandeis Center where she is eager to advance the Center’s important work. . We encourage interested students to apply to our summer internship, clerkship, and fellowship programs here.