Heavily Jewish Illinois City Votes Unanimously to Adopt IHRA Jew-Hatred Definition

Heavily Jewish Illinois city votes unanimously to adopt IHRA Jew-hatred definition

Annette Lidawer, the Highland Park City Council member who introduced the bill, called it “true landmark legislation.”The post Heavily Jewish Illinois city votes unanimously to adopt IHRA Jew-hatred definition appeared first on JNS.org.

Highland Park, Illinois, and Massachusetts Advance Landmark Measures to Combat Rising Antisemitism Amid Alarming National Trends

By: Fern Sidman Two U.S. states that consistently rank near the top of the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual “Antisemitic Incidents by State” report have taken significant legislative and policy steps aimed at reversing troubling trends in anti-Jewish hate crimes and discrimination. As The Algemeiner reported on Tuesday, these local actions arrive at a moment when Jewish civil rights groups are urging lawmakers nationwide to adopt stronger m…

Highland Park — seeing 'immediacy of need to address antisemitism' — adds definition to employee manual

Highland Park City Council voted unanimously on Monday to adopt a formal definition of antisemitism as a prohibited act of discrimination for the city’s employee manual.  The City of Highland Park already bears a Statement Against Hate and official nondiscrimination policy, but councilmembers approved endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism to foster […] The post Highland Park — seeing ‘immediacy o…

Illinois City Makes IHRA Definition of Antisemitism an Ordinance - San Diego Jewish World

This landmark legislation positions Highland Park as the first city in Illinois to enshrine this definition through an ordinance rather than a resolution. The ordinance requires the city manager to incorporate the IHRA working definition and its eleven contemporary examples when implementing employment and anti-discrimination policies.