Bill would define anti-Semitism on South Carolina campuses
Supporters say a bill defining anti-Semitism for South Carolina's colleges is designed to curb a national rise of anti-Jewish bigotry on campuses.
Terrorist Speech Over the Internet
On Tuesday, February 21, Professor Alex Tsesis will be speaking to the LDB chapter at the University of Chicago on the topic of, "Free Speech in the Age of the Internet."
Campus Anti-Semitism Rising, Expert Says
Reports in August from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville of anti-Semitic behavior by students caught the eye of Kenneth Marcus, an anti-Semitism expert and the president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.
Facing Rising Anti-Semitism, Can Virginia Universities Learn from History and California?
Last fall, five Loudoun County, Virginia teenagers vandalized the historic African-American schoolhouse in Ashburn with an array of graffiti that included white supremacist slogans and Nazi swastikas.
LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus at StandWithUs Anti-BDS Conference
StandWithUs, an international non-profit organization dedicated to informing the public about Israel and combatting anti-Semitism, will be holding their third annual Anti-BDS conference in Los Angeles from March 4-6.
Campus anti-Semitism on the rise
Despite a temporary setback, efforts to bring an end to the growing incidents of anti-Semitism on college campuses in Virginia have garnered some key support.
ISGAP Publishes New Volume Including LDB Campus Anti-Semitism Research
The Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) has announced the publication of “ISGAP Papers: Anti-Semitism in Comparative Perspective-Volume Two,” featuring an original article by LDB’s Kenneth L. Marcus.
February 2017 – More Good News
In this new year, we are pleased with a slew of positive advancements in the fight against anti-Semitism.
BDS and the Law
On Thursday, February 9th, Professor Mark Goldfeder, Director of Law and Religion Student Program and Spruill Family Senior Fellow in Law and Religion at Emory University School of Law, will speak to the LDB chapter at the University of Chicago Law School on "BDS and the Law."
Hate Crimes in the U.S. at Penn Law
The LDB chapter at the University of Pennsylvania Law School has invited Nancy Baron-Baer, the Philadelphia Regional Director of the Anti Defamation League, to discuss the state of hate crimes in the country on February 8.