World Council of Churches Trains Volunteers to Advocate for BDS and Uses Anti-Semitic Rhetoric

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is currently training their volunteers to promote the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and uses blatantly anti-Semitic rhetoric. Interestingly, the WCC receives funding, either directly or indirectly, from nations that have accepted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. While the WCC recently denied charges of anti-Semitism against them, evidence suggests that they have been spreading anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiment for years.

By |2023-06-09T21:37:01-04:00February 11, 2019|Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Blog|0 Comments

JIGSAW Trip Educates Law Students to Assist Undergrads Facing Anti-Semitism

Rachel Frommer, one of the Brandeis Center's newest JIGSAW legal fellows, jointed the inagural class of the JIGSAW program and reports on her experience.

By |2024-03-01T14:01:35-05:00January 28, 2019|Anti-Semitism, Blog|0 Comments

Before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Surveys Show Fading Memory of Holocaust and Growing Anti-Semitism

Knowing the horrors of the Holocaust, and ensuring that it [...]

By |2023-06-09T21:37:02-04:00January 25, 2019|Anti-Semitism, Blog|0 Comments

Swiss Government Examines Reports that Palestinian Textbooks Promote Violence and Anti-Semitism

The Swiss government has announced that they will examine recent reports by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) that materials found in the Palestinian school curriculum promote violence, anti-Semitism, and undermine a two-state solution.

By |2023-06-09T21:37:01-04:00January 18, 2019|Anti-Semitism, Blog|0 Comments

Pitzer President Condemns Faculty Motion to Suspend Israel Study Abroad

On November 29th, Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver condemned the resolution passed by the school’s faculty to suspend the college’s study abroad program at the University of Haifa in a speech before the Pitzer College Council. The faculty’s resolution garnered severe backlash from students and outside organizations alike. The Brandeis Center joined a letter, organized by the AMCHA Initiative and signed by 75 civil rights, education, and student organizations expressing dismay over the Pitzer Faculty’s vote.

By |2023-06-09T21:36:59-04:00December 5, 2018|Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Blog|0 Comments
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