Dec102024

AAJLJ 2024 Pursuit of Justice Awards

CHANGE OF VENUE! Lincoln Square Synagogue, New York, NY

The AAJLJ's annual Pursuit of Justice Award is presented to distinguished jurists and attorneys who exemplify the Biblical dictate “Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof,” “Justice, Justice shall you

Nov212024

Holding Universities Accountable

In Conjunction with Israel Bonds, featuring Mark Goldfeder, Director, NJAC

To be held in person in DC or via Zoom, this CLE program featuring Mark Goldfeder, Senior Partner, Goldfeder and Schlager, and Director, National Jewish Advocacy Center, will focus on how litigation

Nov142024

Online Hate and Antisemitism

IN CONJUNCTION WITH WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AND LAWYERS COMBATING ANTISEMITISM

Yfat Barak-Cheney is the Director of International Affairs and the Executive Director of WJC's Technology and Human Rights Institute. Through her work, Yfat engages with stakeholders such as

Oct212024

"Why Holocaust Issues Matter for U.S. Policy"

In Conjunction with Lawyers Combatting Antisemitism, A Briefing by Ellen Germain, U.S. State Department Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues

In the past few years, surveys in this country and elsewhere have shown a shockingly low level of knowledge about the facts of the Holocaust, particularly among young people. Holocaust denial

Oct82024

Intro to AAJLJ: The Year that Was and the Year to Come

As we observe the Ten Days of Atonement marking the transition from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, and mark one year following the horrors of October 7th, and all that ensued, please join us for a

Sep162024

Supreme Court Wrap-up and Preview

Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series

The JCRC of Greater Washington, American Jewish Committee (AJC), The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ), The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Next Gen Lawyers and

Aug222024

Trauma-Informed Legal Strategies for Opposing Antisemitism

In conjunction with Lawyers Combatting Antisemitism

In this Lawyers Combating Antisemitism program cosponsored by AAJLJ, explore the crucial intersection of mental health and antisemitism, understanding how trauma and macro gaslighting impact

Jul292024

Meet a Hero From October 7: Rami Davidian Tells His Story

In Conjunction with American Jewish Medical Association and the Jewish Lawyers Guild

Meet Rami Davidian, a real hero. A farmer from Moshav Patish,who saved hundreds of young partygoers during Hamas’smurderous assault on October 7th, at the Nova music Festivalnorthwestern Negev.

Jul242024

The ICC and ICJ cases against Israel in Light of UK, European, and US Elections

In conjunction with Lawyers Combatting Antisemitism

The ICC and ICJ cases against Israel in Light of UK, European,and US Elections: Insights with Anne Herzberg, Legal Counsel of NGO Monitor. Join us for an exclusive discussion with Anne

Jul172024

How Lawyers Can Help Combat Antisemitism Now: Insights from Ruth Cohen-Dar

In conjunction with Lawyers Combatting Antisemitism

An exclusive discussion with Ruth Cohen-Dar, Director of the Department for Combating Antisemitism and Holocaust Remembrance at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Discover how her department

Jun272024

Cutting Off Terrorist Funding: Legal Strategies Amid Rising Threats

In conjunction with Lawyers Combatting Antisemitism

Richard D. Heideman Joseph H. Tipograph Amid mounting evidence of terrorist financing infiltrating Western institutions, now more than ever lawyers need to understand how to hold state

Jun252024

Israel and the Hague International Courts

IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIDDUSH AND JPLAN

We will have the extraordinary opportunity to meet via Zoom with Ambassador Baker to explore, from legal and other perspectives, issues facing Israel in the two Hague international

May212024

Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet

An AAJLJ Webinar for Jewish American Heritage Month

The first Jewish Supreme Court Justice was instrumental in shaping American law, the modern legal profession, labor relations, the American Zionist movement, and American society itself. Join

May142024

Crisis at Columbia

with Akiva Shapiro, Litigation Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Joshua Mitts, David J. Greenwald Professor of Law, Columbia University

Akiva Shapiro is a litigation partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s New York office, Chair of the Firm’s New York Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group, and Co-Chair of its

Apr32024

How to Make Fighting Antisemitism an American Value

Brown Bag Lunch Series, featuring Stacy Burdett, Consultant, Antisemitism Prevention and Response

The JCRC of Greater Washington, American Jewish Committee (AJC), The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ), The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Next Gen Lawyers

Apr12024

Representing Victims of Terrorism in Federal Litigation

featuring Jerry Goldman and Bruce Strong, Partners, Anderson Kill, LLP

Please join the AAJLJ for an important program featuring two partners at Anderson Kill, LLP, Jerry Goldman and Bruce Strong, who have represented plaintiffs in terrorism cases for

Mar202024

D.C. Rooftop Legal Schmooze

In conjunction with GW JLSA, Jewish Federation and The Mentorship Program

Join D.C. lawyers, aspiring lawyers, and the GW Hillel Mentorship Program's law cohort for an evening of connecting, networking, a little career advice, and of course some heavy hors

Mar122024

Suing Iran (and Others) in Response to the October 7 Attack in Israel

Litigation brought by Quinn Emanuel

On January 31, a federal lawsuit was filed charging that the Hamas-led massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, which killed 1,200 people and injured thousands more, was masterminded and funded by the Islamic

Feb152024

Support Israel And Fight Antisemitism

Join us to support Israeli students as they open up about surviving October 7, and what it’s like to be a refugee in your own country. Let’s fill this Zoom room with friendly faces! We

Feb82024

Brown Jews and Jews with a Hue

featuring Robert Garson, AAJLJ President, and Abraham Hamra, Cohen, Tucker and Ades, P.C.

Join the AAJLJ as Abraham Hamra, a Syrian Jewish refugee to the US and Robert Garson, whose heritage stems from Gibraltar have a candid discussion on Abraham’s experience as a Jewish refugee

Feb82024

The View From The Hague

An off-the-record briefing by Dr. Tal Becker, Legal Advisor, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the proceedings before the International Court of Justice in South Africa v. Israel

Jan192024

In-Person Perspectives: Israel at War

featuring Robert Garson, AAJLJ President, and Rhonda Lees, AAJLJ Vice President

Join the AAJLJ as we share what was learned on recent solidarity trips to Israel with Rob Garson, President and Rhonda Lees, Vice President.

Jan162024

Free Speech, Antisemitism and the Higher-Ed Crisis

Brown Bag Lunch Series, featuring Ilya Shapiro, Director of Constitutional Studies, Manhattan Institute

The JCRC of Greater Washington, American Jewish Committee (AJC), The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ), The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Next Gen Lawyers and

Dec122023

Free Speech, Hate Speech, Unprotected Speech

A discussion with Mark Goldfeder of the National Jewish Advicacy Center, Barch Weiss, a partner at Arnold & Porter and Mark Rotenberg, General Counsel of Hillel International

Nov82023

TITLE VI: The Law Protecting American Jewish Students

A Webinar with Denise Katz-Prober, Director of Legal Initiatives at The Brandeis Center Denise Katz-Prober will discuss the escalation of existing campus antisemitism following

Nov12023

The 7 October Hamas Massacre and Beyond:

Humanitarian Aid, Material Support, and International Law

A Zoom Webinar with Anne Herzberg, Legal Advisor of NGO Monitor Anne Herzberg, Legal Advisor of NGO Monitor, will discuss the dynamics of humanitarian aid in the aftermath of the 7 October Hamas

Oct112023

The Reasonableness Test

The AAJLJ\'s Israel and Democracy Series Presents

The AAJLJ presents Dr. Roy Schondorf for a talk on Israel's "Reasonableness Test". Dr. Schondorf is the Head of International Dispute Resolution at Herzog Fox & Neeman. From October

Aug92023

The AAJLJ's Israel and Democracy Series Presents Part Two

Join the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ) and Adv. Yifa Segal, Managing Director of Hetz for Israel, on Wednesday, August 9th at 12pm ET/ 7pm IST for Part II of our series

Aug22023

Part I of our series on Israel as a Democracy

With IDI expert Dr. Guy Lurie

Jun12023

Webinar on "The State of Judicial Reform in Israel"

With Yotam Eyal, CEO of The Legal Forum for Israel, moderated by Rhonda Lees, AAJLJ, VP of DC Chapter Yotam Eyal specializes in constitutional law in Israel. During the past eight

May92023

Religious Schools and Public Education Requirements - New York State and the Hasidic Community

Brown Bag Lunch Series, featuring William A. Galston, Brookings Institute

The JCRC of Greater Washington, American Jewish Committee (AJC), The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ), The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Next Gen Lawyers and

Mar222023

Comparative American and Israeli Public Corruption Jurisprudence

Participants in Wednesday’s webinar are encouraged to listen to a six minute section of the McDonnell oral argument (from 25:29 to 31:34; pp. 28-33 on the transcript

Mar152023

Intersection of Domestic Abuse and Gun Violence

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS DORIAN KARP, MPA Director of Policy and Advocacy, Jewish Women International Dorian Karp, MPA, currently serves as the director of policy and advocacy at Jewish Women

Feb282023

A Comparative Analysis of Israel, the U.S. and Argentina

The Role of Justice in Democracy

Jan312023

In Living Memory: The Liberation and Legacy of Auschwitz

Featuring Michael Bazyler, Dina Gold, and Phillip Weiner Moderated by Alyssa Grzesh

The Auschwitz camp complex was liberated by the Soviet Red Army on 27 January 1945. Tragically, by then approximately 1,000,000 Jews, 70,000 Poles, 25,000 Sinti and Roma, and some 15,000 prisoners of

Jan252023

Developing Legal Actions and Advocacy Against Antisemitism

With Richard D. Heideman and Joseph Tipograph of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. The law firm of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC, based in Washington, DC, is a global firm, which represents

Jan192023

Pursuing Justice in Pan Am 103 Bombing

Rabbi Stephanie Bernstein was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, an MA in Guidance and Counseling from

Dec132022

The Intervention of American Law in Jewish Divorce

Jewish Law and the Constitution Series

CLE Virtual Series American Jewish divorce cases provide a fascinating window onto how the liberal state responds to religious, cultural and legal subgroups. They also provide a window onto how

Dec62022

A Fateful Settlement: How the Issue of Theocracy Was Avoided in Kiryas Joel

Jewish Law and the Constitution Series

CLE Virtual Series In the Satmar Village of Kiryas Joel, dissidents claimed that village officials exercise the powers of government in furtherance of religious law, in violation of both the

Dec52022

Religious Accommodations in the Corporate Workplace

Richard Foltin, Esq., Fellow for Religious Freedom, Freedom Forum; Etzion Neuer, ADL Director of Regional Operations; and Arthur R. Traldi, Esq., Brandeis Center Senior Counsel

Nov162022

Legal Reform in Israel: Overdue Correction or the End of Democracy?

Professor Avi Bell, Professor at the University of San Diego School of Law and Bar Ilan University’s Faculty of Law, Dean of Law, Governance and the Foundations of Democracy in International

Oct222022

Next Week’s Israeli Election: Judicial Independence under Threat

Professor Suzie Navot, Vice President at the Israel Democracy Institute, and renowned Constitutional Law scholar

Sep152022

A Look Back at Civil Rights Decisions from the Supreme Court’s 2021-22 Term

Art Spitzer, Senior Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia

Sep12022

Why Israel is Not an Apartheid State

Anne Herzberg, Legal Advisor of NGO Monitor; moderated by Stephen Greenwald, Vice President for International Affairs at AAJLJ and President Emeritus of AAJLJ

Jul132022

The Fall of Roe: How did we get here and what do we do next?

Helene Krasnoff, Vice President, Public Policy Litigation & Law at Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Jul82022

Get the Scoop on Fighting Ben & Jerry’s BDS

Alyza D. Lewis, President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LBD), co-founder and partner at Lewin & Lewin, LLP, past President of AAJLJ; L. Rachel Lerman, Vice

May242022

From Maus to “Don’t Say Gay:” Understanding Current Trends in Censorship

Robert Corn-Revere, First Amendment Attorney, author of The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder: The First Amendment and the Censor’s Dilemma

Apr82022

Promoting Legal Scholarship and Education at the Intersection of Law and Antisemitism

The Law vs. Antisemitism Project:

A conversation with Professor Robert Katz, Professor of Law and John S. Grimes Fellow at Indiana University McKinney School of Law and co-founder and President of the Law vs. Antisemitism Project, a

Apr52022

Paths of the Righteous: Stories of Heroism, Humanity and Hope

An inspiring discussion hosted by AAJLJ (Ari Mittleman, author of Paths of the Righteous, Dr. Dragan Primorac, American educated Croatian medical doctor and health care entrepreneur; Arthur

Mar222022

How Sanctions Against Russian Oligarchs are Affecting Jewish Philanthropy

A moderated conversation hosted by AAJLJ (Ariel Glasner, defense and investigations partner with Blank Rome, LLP’s Washington, DC office; Stephanie Schwartz, Little Bean Group, a

Feb242022

Shocking Trends on College Campuses

The Rise of Anti-Semitism and Fall of Academic Integrity

Miriam Elman Miriam F. Elman is Executive Director of the Academic Engagement Network and an Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University where she holds the title of

Feb222022

Understanding Israel’s Judicial System and Its Impact on Minorities

Please join us for a conversation with Professor Mohammed Wattad, Dean of Law at Tzfat Academic College, and Richard Foltin, Fellow for Religious Freedom at The Freedom Forum, as they

Feb222022

Amnesty International’s Big Lie about Israel

A CAMERA webinar

CAMERA Research Director Alex Safina, PhD, and CAMERA Analysts Gilead Ini and David Litman

Feb12022

Faith and Climate: A View from the Vatican

Rabbi Daniel Swartz became the Executive Director of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life in January of 2018. He has led the congregation of Temple Hesed of Scranton, PA as its

Jan252022

77 Years after the Holocaust: Roadblocks to Restitution and a Path Forward

Featuring Donald Burris, Eli Rosenbaum and Arthur Traldi, and moderated by Alyssa Grzesh In the wake of the Holocaust, most of the world could not possibly conceive of what "justice" might

Jan52022

International Human Rights Law and the Fight Against Online Antisemitism

Professor Yuval Shany

Jun162020

Covid-19 Medical Rationing: American and Israeli Perspectives

Yaron Covo

Yaron CovoFormer law clerk to Hon. Justice Daphne Barak-Erez of the Supreme Court of Israel and doctoral candidate at Columbia Law SchoolSo long as there is no vaccine for COVID-19, there is a

Jun42020

Business Insurance and the Coronavirus Emergency: Challenges for Business Owners and Insurers

Jared Greisman and Larry Mason

Jared Greisman (Global Insurance Services) Larry Mason (Global Insurance Services, Environmental Law) Partners at Goldberg Segalla Across the country business owners have been submitting

May62020

Settlements, International Law, and Prospects for Peace

Natasha Hausdorff, Director of UK Lawyers for Israel

There are perhaps few better examples of where politics and international law converge or where legal and political issues are conflated to such an extent. The words "illegal settlements"

Apr212020

A Brief Overview of Available Business Bankruptcy Remedies

How Business and Individuals Can Respond to Economic Distress in the Era of Covid-19

Cullen and Dykman LLP Michael Traison Bonnie Pollack Michael Kwiatkowski A 30-Minute Basic Overview of Alternative Remedies Under State and Federal Law • Intended for business owners,

Mar252020

The Importance of Sharing the Jewish Experience in Immigration Litigation

Muhammad U. Faridi

Mr. Faridi discussed the various ongoing immigration and asylum-related litigations, including those involving governmental policies. Currently, the biggest immigration litigation concerns the ACA

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