Their attorneys cite possible violations, including unauthorized use of a personal name, false endorsement, and cybersquatting, stressing that no consent was ever given for the Institute to adopt it.
Relatives of Raphael Lemkin, the Jewish jurist who introduced the term “genocide” and helped shape the UN convention against it, have lodged a complaint in Pennsylvania against a nonprofit they say has misappropriated his name to attack Israel.
The family, joined by the European Jewish Association, submitted a letter to Governor Josh Shapiro and the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations.
They contend that the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, operating since 2021, falsely presents itself as a continuation of Lemkin’s ideas.