The Orthodox Union Advocacy Center and Agudath Israel of America, both of which represent Orthodox Jews, filed a brief in support of Jewish students suing the University of California, Los Angeles in Frankel v. Regents of the University of California.
The students allege that the public university shirked its duty to protect them from anti-Jewish discrimination.
A “Jew exclusion zone” on campus last spring “used checkpoints, wristbands and barriers to stop Jews from passing unless they disavowed Israel’s right to exist,” the OU Advocacy Center stated. “Protesters even locked arms to deny Jews access.”
“There’s no point in having laws on the books if they are not enforced,” stated Nathan Diament, OU Advocacy executive director. “In a flagrant disregard for federal law, UCLA did nothing to protect Jewish students and faculty and enabled an antisemitic mob. Now, it’s up to the courts to enforce the U.S. Civil Rights Act and hold UCLA accountable.”
