Guest Op-Ed: Jewish safety cannot wait for New Jersey politics

Guest Op-Ed: Jewish safety cannot wait for New Jersey politics

By David-Seth Kirshner, For The Trentonian New Jersey came so close to doing the right thing. Following years of hearings, testimony, and momentum, the state legislature was on the verge of adopting A3558, a bipartisan bill that would recognize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The need was clear, and nearly 75 percent of the Assembly were cosponsors. Then, at the last moment, the vote wa…