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This past week, we saw a successful bipartisan legislative effort in the Senate as the landmark Scott-Casey "Anti-Semitism Awareness Act" was passed unanimously. This bill, if approved by the House and signed by the President, will implement a hugely important change to the way in which the federal government addresses campus anti-Semitism. The December Brandeis Brief reviews this and other developments.
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A national anti-Israel student organization is spending "much of its energy trying to deny its obvious bigotry," the head of a Jewish rights-focused legal group told The Algemeiner, adding that it is "significant" the organization is now "increasingly on the defensive."
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Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Casey (D-PA) |
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"Hate Spaces": American Colleges and Their Jewish Students
Lori Lowenthal Marcus, Jewish Press
"Hate Spaces," a brand-new documentary that focuses on the relationship between American universities and their Jewish students, particularly those who support Israel, gives you an idea of how certain Jewish students are treated on college campuses. LDB's Kenneth L. Marcus is featured.
Read more
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In late November, the Ohio Senate passed an anti-BDS bill with a vote of 83-11.
This important victory marks yet another blow to the anti-Semitic Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
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Rachel Leach, Brandeis Center
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 ushered in two significant failures of the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement in the U.S. - at the University of Michigan - and in Canada - at the University of Toronto.
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Federal Legislation Strengthens Anti-BDS Movement
Rachel Leach, Brandeis Center
Several United States Congressmen, in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, have introduced federal anti-BDS legislation. On November 14, U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and Juan Vargas (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Israel Against Economic Discrimination Act.
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Victory against U.K. Campus Anti-Semitism
Aviva Vogelstein, Brandeis Blog
The decision cited the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia's Working Definition of Anti-Semitism ("Working Definition") in determining that the anti-Israel incidents had crossed the line into anti-Semitism.
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Fighting Anti-Semitism with Legal Advocacy
LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus discusses how we can use the law to fight against anti-Semitism, and his book "The Definition of Anti-Semitism" (Oxford University Press: 2015) at talks in Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
Click below for more details:
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Kailee Jordan, one of LDB's Communications & Development Interns, will speak at the CAMERA Conference, "War by Other Means: Israel, BDS, and the Campus," taking place at Harvard University on Sunday, Dec. 4.
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The Louis D. Brandeis Center is a nonprofit organization supported by individuals, groups and foundations that share our concern about Jewish college students. Contributions are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. To support our efforts to combat campus anti-Semitism, please contact us at [email protected].
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Kenneth L. Marcus
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The Louis D. Brandeis Center stands ready if we can help you to combat anti-Semitism in higher education.
Please contact us if you are a student or professor who needs our help. We are also available to provide technical assistance to university administrators who are interested in achieving legal compliance and best practices for eliminating campus anti-Semitism.
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