US EditionVirginia Honors Jewish American Heritage, Fights Antisemitism in Statewide Event
- On May 19, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order 48 to expand statewide efforts against antisemitism in schools and colleges.
- The order responds to a rise in antisemitic acts since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with reports differing on exact incident counts but generally showing significant increases.
- The executive order mandates that public schools and colleges incorporate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s antisemitism definition into their student conduct regulations and requires institutions to update their policies, prevention strategies, and disciplinary procedures to address antisemitic behavior.
- Youngkin highlighted the reality of antisemitism and stressed the importance of recognizing it, raising awareness, and actively working toward its elimination, while also ensuring constitutional rights are protected.
- The order aims to improve safety and awareness on campuses and schools, building on prior initiatives including funding, law enforcement training, and a statewide antisemitism tracking group.
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House Panel Convenes on Combating Rise of Antisemitism
Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass., led a hearing on Tuesday to address the sobering rise of antisemitism around the globe. The hearing, hosted by the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the House of Representatives, came at a time of increased threats against American Jews and a generational divide on support for the state of Israel. It also came as the Trump administration has sought to aggressively combat threat…
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