While at Columbia Law School, a student from Germany tried to start a club to oppose antisemitism — but was initially rejected — the only club rejected that school year. Come hear her story. 

Long before antisemitism erupted on college campuses, Marie-Alice Legrand knew where antisemitism could lead. Like all  German schoolchildren, Legrand was taught from an early age about the Holocaust.

On October 7, during her final year at Columbia Law School, everything changed.  “There was not one ounce of sympathy or compassion extended to my Jewish and Israeli friends.”  She decided to assemble a group of students, Jews and non-Jews alike, to create Law Students Against Antisemitism (LSAA). They drafted a charter laying out their objectives: to raise awareness of historical and contemporary antisemitism, to foster dialogue, and to provide support for students targeted by antisemitism. LSAA was initially rejected.

Legrand knows how tenacious antisemitism can be, and she knows that in the fight against antisemitism, surrender is not an option.  Join us to hear her story.   Brunch will be served.

If you know or have someone attending college, thinking about college or a recent college or graduate school grad, please encourage them to attend. The program is open to all in high school and above and to the entire community.