Tag: IHRA
Canadian province New Brunswick adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The Canadian province of New Brunswick announced last week that it has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism.
According to a statement from B’nai Brith Canada, the adoption was undertaken by...
City of Wichita, Kansas adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The city of Wichita, Kansas has decided to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism after a number of anti-Semitic flyers were distributed across the city over the summer.
Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple signed a...
StandWithUs kickstarts second letter campaign to fight campus anti-Semitism
The pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs kickstarted its second national letter campaign last week, writing to roughly 3,000 universities across the United States about major issues Jewish students face on campus.
“If your administration and offices...
German airline to appoint anti-Semitism manager after keeping Jews from flight
Lufthansa Airlines will hire an anti-Semitism manager and adopt the International Human Rights Commission’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism after an incident that garnered international attention, in which more than 100 identifiably Jewish individuals were barred from a flight on...
Latin American Forum to combat anti-Semitism timed to AMIA bombing event
B’nai B’rith director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn and Special Advisor on Latin American and U.N. Affairs Adriana Camisar participated in the Latin American Forum to Combat Anti-Semitism in Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized...
UN’s point man on religious freedom has released his plan for combating anti-Semitism
U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed presented a historic report in 2019 on global anti-Semitism as a human rights concern. His creation of the first stand-alone report on anti-Semitism by a...
Knesset votes to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Israel’s Knesset on Wednesday approved a proposal to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism. The vote passed by 33 to 5, according to the Knesset website.
The motion was submitted by...
Sweden undertakes measures to address Jewish life, anti-Semitism in country
Sweden is appointing an official to examine the obstacles to Jewish life in the Scandinavian country and make proposals on how to strengthen Jewish life there, according to the European Jewish Congress, which praised...
Southern Italian region of Campania adopts IHRA definition
Campania, a region in southwestern Italy, has voted unanimously to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
It is the third most populous region in Italy, known for its ancient ruins and dramatic coastline.
Naples, the...
Arizona votes to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The state of Arizona has passed legislation to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
HB 2675, which passed on Tuesday by a vote of 49-4, ensures that the IHRA definition will be...