New Jersey Advisory Committee

Antisemitism and Civil Rights

The New Jersey Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Committee) seeks to examine the different perspectives on what constitutes as antisemitism or antisemitic speech and on preventing a culture of antisemitism from taking root in academic institutions and in New Jersey communities.

As part of this study, the Committee will hold a series of virtual public briefings, each focused on specific focus areas, to hear testimony from subject matter experts, community leaders, and impacted individuals.

Agendas and other public records for each briefing will be uploaded as they become available at the link below:

Written testimony relevant to these briefings may be submitted until August 17, 2026 at the link below:

If you are interested in providing public comment during a briefing, you can sign-up at the link below until Noon the day before each briefing:

Briefing V

Focus Area: Religious Leaders



Monday, August 17, 2026

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Zoom Registration: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ayfvp-iVQAOMuDUzxP7_aA

To join by phone: 1-833-435-1820, Meeting ID: 165 993 4666 #

Panel Presentations:

Pastor Lloyd Pulley, Senior Pastor, Calvary Chapel Old Bridge

Dr. Iman Abdullah Antepli, President of Rothko Chapel

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, Congregation Shearith Israel

Briefing VI

Focus Area: Educational Leaders and the Role of the Internet

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Zoom Registration: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_SMILLuklSNOPUlrcpJS12w

To join by phone: 1-833-435-1820, Meeting ID: 165 993 4666 #

Panel Presentations:

Lee Jussim, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University

Gregory Glazov, D.Phil., Department Chair and Professor, Biblical Studies, Seton Hall University

Graham Wright, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University

Julie R. Ancis, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and former Interim Chair in the Department of Informatics and Founding Director of the Cyberpsychology Program, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Briefing VII

Focus Area: Educational Leaders and the Role of the Internet

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Zoom Registration: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_APknwANgR-aXfSgGrijfbQ

To join by phone: 1-833-435-1820, Meeting ID: 165 892 2342 #

Panel Presentation:

David M. Schizer, Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law at Columbia Law School

Past Briefings

(Past Briefing)

Briefing I

Focus Area: Definitions of Antisemitism and their Relation to Civil Liberties Concerns

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Panel Presentations:

Nadine Strossen, New York Law School Professor Emerita and Senior Fellow at FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)

Ismail Royer, Director of the Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team, Religious Freedom Institute

(Past Briefing)

Briefing II

Focus Area: Definitions of Antisemitism and their Relation to Civil Liberties Concerns



Thursday, June 25, 2026

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Panel Presentations:

Rafaela Dancygier, Professor of Politics and Public & International Affairs, Princeton University

Daniel Nussbaum, PhD student and Researcher, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and the Steinhardt Social Research Institute at Brandeis University

(Past Briefing)

Briefing III

Focus Area: Definitions of Antisemitism and their Relation to Civil Liberties Concerns

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

(Combined Briefing & Business Meeting)

3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Panel Presentation:

Alyza Lewin, President of US Affairs, Combat Antisemitism Movement

Briefing will be followed by a business meeting

(Past Briefing)

Briefing IV

Focus Area: Religious Leaders

Monday, August 3, 2026

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Panel Presentations:

Rabbi Marc Katz, Rabbi at Temple Ner Tamid

Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Mullelly,  J.D., LL.M., Vicar for Clergy and Consecrated Life and Director of Seminarians at the Diocese of Trenton

Closed captioning is available through Zoom by selecting "CC" in the meeting platform. Individuals requiring accommodations should contact Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

A public comment period is held near the end of each briefing, allowing members of the public to provide oral comments for up to two minutes on the topic. Written testimony will also be accepted — members of the public may submit written testimony to ebohor@usccr.gov or through an online form https://wkf.ms/4de4nCi to be considered by the Committee.

Below are the requested due dates for written testimony per focus area:

Focus Area #1: Definitions of antisemitism - August 17, 2026

Focus Areas #2 and #3: Religious Leaders and Higher Education Leaders & the Role of the Internet - October 9, 2026

The purpose of these suggested due dates is to help staff to file written testimony with its corresponding focus area or briefing, as applicable and as intended by the member of the public submitting the comment.

Please note that the Committee is advisory in nature and does not have enforcement authority. As such, the Committee is unable to investigate or resolve individual civil rights complaints.

For questions, please contact:

Evelyn Bohor, Support Specialist

ebohor@usccr.gov

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