Jewish groups urge Trump to withdraw Michigan mayor’s U.S. ambassador nomination

Jewish groups urge Trump to withdraw Michigan mayor’s U.S. ambassador nomination

The Anti-Defamation League is accusing Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib of “routinely trafficking in antisemitism.”

According to a study, 15 percent of under-25s believe that much is exaggerated in reports about concentration camps.

ADL, AEN sponsor UCLA antisemitism conference that featured speakers tied to anti-Zionist groups

The Anti-Defamation League and Academic Engagement Network helped sponsor a conference on combating antisemitism in law at UCLA last week featuring speakers affiliated with anti-Zionist organizations, whom attendees said used the event to promote anti-Israel and antisemitism rhetoric. The ADL said afterward that it was “pleased to co-sponsor the conference,” while the head of AEN said she would have pulled out of the event had she known of the s…

Lawsuit Over UC Berkeley's Alleged Toleration of Anti-Semitism ...

From yesterday's decision by Judge James Donato in Louis D. Brandeis Center, Inc. v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal.: The FAC [First Amended Complaint] alleges a series of events unfolding over the course of several months on campus, which are said to have been precipitated by a campus culture hostile to Jewish students and professors. [See below for more details. -EV] The FAC says that these events were perpetrated by students who professed to opp…

EEOC Chair Vows to Hold Universities Accountable for Workplace Anti-Semitism and Promotes Brandeis Center Webinar as a Resource for Employers - Brandeis Center

In March, a press release from the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) Acting Chair, Andrea Lucas, affirmed her commitment to holding universities accountable for anti-Semitism in campus workplaces. Lucas stated, “Under the guise of promoting free speech, many universities have actually become a haven for antisemitic conduct, often in violation of the universities’ own time, place, and manner policies, as well as civil rights law.” The EEOC offe…