Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law

Brooklyn Co-op Divided Over Push to Boycott Israeli Products

“Jewish people should not have to choose between local and organic food and their safety and their voice,” Kenneth L. Marcus, the chief executive of the Brandeis Center, said in the statement. “Protective measures for this upcoming vote are not a procedural nicety. They are the minimum condition for a legitimate vote and a basic obligation to the safety and dignity of every Jewish member.”

Read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/nyregion/park-slope-coop-israel-boycott.html?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnaoMItFhMEsPDeVQhV-_y80D8x_iiOe1tj6m2Zi0VaoNHL6hC2RxN2dkKJjQ_aem_Gp3siWV63CsBhi5YUoyl-g

Brooklyn Co-op Divided Over Push to Boycott Israeli Products The Park Slope Food Co-op, a socially conscious grocery store in a liberal neighborhood, has devolved into dysfunction ahead of a Tuesday vote on the proposed boycott.

“The Brandeis Center has a proven track record of forcing real change.”

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https://jewishpress.com/the-nea-is-indoctrinating-americas-children-with-antisemitism/

🚨🚨🚨 calls on to investigate Georgetown University for violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) over secret Qatar-linked deal.

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“To bring about this third emancipation, the Jewish community and its allies must build a movement organized across three mutually reinforcing domains: scholarship, litigation and public policy. Each addresses a different point of failure; each is necessary and none is sufficient on its own. Together, they can create durable change.”

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https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/a-third-emancipation-requires-a-jewish-civil-rights-movement/

🚨🚨BREAKING: Brandeis Center Files Federal Anti-Semitism Complaint Against National Education Association (NEA). Read the full press release on our website.

Just a few scenes from our Conference: Anti-Semitism, Civil Rights, and the Law at Harvard University earlier this month! More to come.

Today, filed a first-of-its-kind complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on behalf of a freshman Orthodox Jewish student at Williams College alleging that the college violated Title VIII – also known as the Fair Housing Act (FHA) – by discriminating against the student due to his religion. According to the complaint, the school did not give the student full and equal access to required on-campus housing and meal plans. The Brandeis Center urges the Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) to investigate the complaint and determine that the College engaged in discriminatory housing practices.

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Following a landmark conference at Harvard, the Brandeis Center is calling for a new Jewish civil rights movement—what leaders are describing as a “third emancipation.”

Bringing together legal experts, scholars, and advocates, the conference focused on how civil rights law can be used to confront rising anti-Semitism across campuses and beyond, at a moment when many institutions are facing increased scrutiny and legal accountability.

The message is clear: this moment requires not just awareness, but action—to ensure full and equal protection for Jewish Americans in modern society.

Read the full press release on our website.