Frederick M. Lawrence

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Aug 27, 2016, 12:34 AM

The work of Shabbat Nachamu

Shabbat Nachamu seems to have come at precisely the right time, a time when we can certainly all use some comfort. What is the best way for us to follow the admonition that opens today’s haftarah and seek comfort? In...

Jun 27, 2016, 3:20 PM

Who counts, what counts, and who does the counting?

The tragedy at the Sarona outdoor market earlier this month was an all-too-familiar pattern: what we heard first were the numbers -- how many wounded and then, as always follows, how many of those wounded had succumbed to the wounds. The...

Mar 7, 2016, 11:16 AM

Want to combat BDS? Build bridges — The Brandeis Model

Brandeis University employs 'Jewish authenticity' to keep the most pernicious anti-Israel sentiment off campus

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Frederick M. Lawrence is an American lawyer, civil rights scholar, Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School and the former President of Brandeis University.