The town of Surfside, Fla., has approved a resolution to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
The Town of Surfside Commission voted unanimously in favor of the resolution on Tuesday night. The state of Florida and several other Florida cities, towns and counties have already adopted the IHRA definition.
“Because we are on the front lines of fighting anti-Semitism, we know firsthand that understanding the many ways in which anti-Semitism manifests today, including when it relates to Israel, is the first step to effectively addressing this serious problem,” said the ZOA.
The Jewish organization also offered Burkett assistance from its regional office in Florida, which is close to Surfside, to help the mayor better understand the anti-Semitism issue in the United States, as well as the “importance and usefulness” of the IHRA definition.