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Press Release: NJAC Files Amicus Brief in Eleventh Circuit Supporting Florida Governor's Executive Order Barring State Funding to CAIR
ATLANTA, GA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), together with the Middle East Forum (MEF) and the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), today filed an amicus curiae brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's Executive Order 25-244. The Executive Order prohibits state agencies from contracting with or directing taxpayer funds to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The brie
Apr 28
Press Release: Lawsuit Filed to Block Medford, MA "Values-Aligned Investment" Ordinance, Seeks Emergency Injunction
Atlanta, GA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and the Gevura Fund, together with co-counsel Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., filed a motion on Thursday for preliminary injunction in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, seeking to immediately halt enforcement of the City of Medford's so-called “Values-Aligned Local Investments Ordinance.” The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Medford taxpayers and public fund beneficiaries Zachary R. Cher
Apr 20
Press Release: NJAC Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of Leading Jewish Organizations Defending the Right of Orthodox Jews to Pray at Home
Photo: Checking the Court: What Can Be Done to Rein in the Supreme Court? - Public Discourse ATLANTA, GA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) filed an amicus curiae brief on Friday in the Supreme Court of the United States in Grand v. City of University Heights, Ohio, urging the Court to hear the case of Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jewish man who was ordered by his city to stop hosting prayer services in his own home. NJAC drafted and filed the brief on behalf of itsel
Apr 13
Three wins in a week: NJAC's Passover Highlights
🏆 Three victories in seven days. Here's what the National Jewish Advocacy Center accomplished this week to protect Jewish civil rights during Passover. Passover is one of the most sacred times in the Jewish calendar. This week, we made sure that observing it didn't cost Jewish Americans their civil rights. 1. NYC Department of Parks & Recreation rescheduled its antisemitism training off of Passover. After NJAC intervened, the City agreed to move a training titled “Understand
Apr 7
Press Release: NJAC Secures Major Voting Rights Victory in Surfside Election Case, Expanding Access for Passover Observers
Surfside — US Census Bureau Miami, FL — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) along with its partners at GS2 Law today secured a significant legal victory protecting the voting rights of Jewish residents in the Town of Surfside, Florida, in connection with the April 7, 2026 mayoral runoff election scheduled during Passover. Following an emergency hearing, the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida recognized the serious burdens imposed on observant Jewish voters by holding
Apr 6
Free Beacon: ‘Potentially Materially Inadequate Disclosure’ on Harvard’s $675 Million Bond Offering Prompts ‘Anti-Fraud’ Warning
An anti-Israel protest at Harvard Law School, October 2023. Photo: Ira Stoll The disclosure to potential investors in documents for Harvard’s planned new $675 million tax-exempt bond offering doesn't give enough warning about the risks, a watchdog group says. The National Jewish Advocacy Center, a nonprofit legal group that works to combat anti-Semitism, wrote on Monday, March 30 to lawyers working on the bond offering...
Apr 1
Press Release: Emergency Lawsuit Filed to Block Surfside Mayoral Runoff Election Scheduled During Passover
Miami, FL — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and GS2 Law PLLC today filed an emergency lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, on behalf of Chabad of Surfside, Rabbi Zalman Lipskar, United Orthodox Synagogues of Surfside, and six individual registered voters of the Town of Surfside, seeking a temporary injunction to postpone the Town’s mayoral runoff election from April 7, 2026, to April 14, 2026, because
Mar 27
Press Release: National Jewish Advocacy Center Files Lawsuit to Block Northampton’s Unlawful Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution
Northampton, MA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), together with the Gevura Fund and Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., today filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts Superior Court on behalf of Northampton taxpayers challenging the legality of a City Council resolution directing City officials to make investment decisions based on improper ideological criteria. The Resolution directs the Northampton City Treasurer and City Retirement Board to divest from and refuse futur
Mar 26
Press Release: Landmark Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Department of Education for Failure to Enforce Agreement Addressing Antisemitism in Philadelphia Schools
Philadelphia, PA — The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and the Deborah Project today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for entering into an arbitrary and capricious agreement with the School District of Philadelphia to resolve the alleged hostile antisemitic environment, and then failing to enforce even that inadequate agreement. OCR had previously investigated widespread allegations of antisemiti
Mar 25
Jerusalem Post: CSTAT Smash overturns ban on Jewish ‘Smash Bros’ player following legal action
(Photo credit: Chesnot/Getty Images) "College Station Smash has removed the ban on a Jewish-American E-Sports player and apologized for spreading false claims about him. This comes after the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) sued CSTAT Smash under the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 (referring to contracts) and 1964 (places of exhibition/entertainment). CSTAT Smash is the official channel for the College Station Smash Bros community. It hosts tournaments every week during the
Feb 26
JNS: French teacher sues UN school in New York after enduring ‘15 months of hell,’ Jew-hatred
United Nations International School Photo credit: Transpoman via Wikimedia Commons. A Jewish woman, who taught at the United Nations International School in New York for about 30 years, is suing the school, alleging that it ignored her reports of experiencing Jew-hatred on campus and responded by subjecting her to a retaliatory investigation. Robert Weingrad told JNS that his wife, Nadine Sébag, 65, experienced “severe depression” as a result of what she experienced at the sc
Feb 25
The Free Press: The Father Battling Palestinian Terror in Court
Taylor Force as a child (Photo courtesy Stuart Force) In 2004, the Palestinian Authority launched its “Martyrs Fund,” promising to pay Palestinians who died or were thrown in prison as a result of committing terrorism against Israel. These “pay-for-slay” payouts add up to hundreds of millions of dollars per year. And while President Mahmoud Abbas claimed last year that he would end the program, it was enshrined by the proposed Palestinian constitution he released earlier this
Feb 23
NJAC CEO Mark Goldfeder testifies before the Commission on Civil Rights Feb 19 panel, "Antisemitism on America's College and University Campuses: Current Conditions and the Federal Response"
Panel: https://www.usccr.gov/meetings/2026/02-19-antisemitism-americas-college-and-university-campuses-current-conditions-and
Feb 19
Press Release: Tenured Jewish Teacher Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against United NationsInternational School
The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) today announced the filing of a civil action on behalf of Nadine Sébag, a tenured Jewish French teacher who served the United Nations International School (“UNIS”) for more than thirty years. The lawsuit alleges that UNIS failed to address antisemitic harassment by a Muslim non-tenured teacher and instead subjected Ms. Sébag to a prolonged, retaliatory investigation that ultimately forced her to leave her position. According to the C
Feb 18
Boston.com: Jewish groups sue Medford over values-based investment ordinance
Plaintiffs say the city’s policy unlawfully mandates divestment based on ideology. Two Jewish advocacy organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Medford’s recent values-based investment ordinance, arguing the policy illegally forces the city to divest public funds for political and ideological reasons. The Gevura Fund and the National Jewish Advocacy Center, along with the law firm Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Ma
Feb 9
Memorandum in Support of 25-Foot Buffer Zone at Entrances to Places of Religious Worship
From the Executive Summary: The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), the Orthodox Union, the Rabbinical Council of America, and the National Council of Young Israel submit the attached Memorandum to affirm the constitutionality and necessity of legislation that would establish a 25-foot protective buffer zone for demonstrations around houses of worship and reproductive health facilities. (Part K of S.9005/A.10005 and S.8599/A.9335) (the “Bills”). We vigorously oppose the a
Feb 5
Times of Israel: Prominent US law groups National Jewish Advocacy Center, Zachor Legal Institute to merge
The National Jewish Advocacy Center, a prominent Jewish legal rights group, acquires the Zachor Legal Institute, a legal think tank. Courtrooms around the US have increasingly become a central battlefield in the fight against antisemitism, and the two groups heralded their merger as a step forward, as each brings its own expertise to the partnership. “Zachor adds capabilities NJAC didn’t previously have at this scale: deeper policy and regulatory advocacy, and a well-oiled re
Feb 3
JNS: National Jewish Advocacy Center acquires Zachor Legal Institute
(Feb. 3, 2026 / JNS) The National Jewish Advocacy Center told JNS exclusively on Tuesday that it acquired the Zachor Legal Institute, a think tank and advocacy organization focused on fighting Jew-hatred. “This acquisition is about building the kind of legal and policy capacity that matches the scale of the problem,” Mark Goldfeder, CEO of the center, told JNS. “Zachor adds complementary expertise and reach to NJAC’s litigation and advocacy, so we can move faster and act with
Feb 3
Freedom of Information Request of the Mamdani Administration regarding Democracy to the Arab World Now (DAWN) Communications
February 3, 2026 The State New York To: Office of the New York State Comptroller Attn : Records Access Officer New York Office: 110 State Street Albany, NY 12236 Via online submission RE: Freedom of Information Request Dear Sir/Madam: Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Article 6), I hereby request access to and copies of the following records:
Feb 3
Memorandum to Mamdani Administration re: Proposed 100-Foot Protective Buffer Zone Around Entrances to Places of Religious Worship
January 20, 2026 Via Email Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, New York, 10007 Muriel Goode-Trufant Corporation Counsel of the City of New York New York City Law Department 100 Church Street New York, New York 10007 Re: Proposed 100-Foot Protective Buffer Zone Around Entrances to Places of Religious Worship Dear Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Goode-Trufant: The Mayor recently confirmed that he would support Speaker Julie Menin’s proposal for a 100-foot protective buffer around en
Jan 20
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