Year | Event |
2023 | U.S. Department of Education announced Resolution Agreement with University of Vermont – based on a Brandeis Center legal complaint filing – requiring UVM recognize and address anti-Semitic discrimination that manifests as national origin discrimination based on shared ancestry |
2022 | Launch of the organization’s Corporate Initiative, applying its successful approach combating anti-Semitism in higher education to America’s corporate boardrooms and workplaces |
2022 | Negotiates milestone settlement against Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever, preventing an unlawful boycott of Israel |
2020 | Joint Statement from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Brandeis Center, Jewish United Fund Chicago, Illini Hillel, Hillel International, Arnold & Porter – following a Brandeis Center legal complaint filing – regarding UIUC’s commitment to address anti-Semitism on its campus. |
2018 | Alyza D. Lewin joins LDB as president |
2018 | Established JIGSAW Fellowship (Justice Initiative Guiding Student Activists Worldwide) for law students |
2017 | Publishes white paper, “Elements of Anti-Semitic Discourse” |
2016 | Files milestone anti-BDS lawsuit against the American Studies Association, a turning point in efforts to defeat anti-Israel boycotts |
2015 | Oxford University Press publishes The Definition of Anti-Semitism by Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus, laying the groundwork for Executive Order 13899 on Combating Antisemitism |
2014 | Publishes white paper, “The Morass of Middle East Studies” |
2013 | Opens first law school chapter and holds first national law student conference |
2012 | Launches legal advocacy initiative; hires first staff attorney |
2011 | Organization founded |
Our MilestonesAlyza Lewin2024-02-15T15:04:28-05:00