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Welcome to all our friends and allies who want to get more involved in supporting Israel and standing against antisemitism!

 
We look forward to connecting with you and supporting your involvement in these important issues during these most challenging times.  


Please scroll to the bottom of this page and add your name to a growing list of people of all faiths who want to stand up to bigotry and support the State of Israel! 
Thank you for your partnership! 

THE IHRA DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES OF ANTISEMITISM

www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism

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Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”

Contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to:
 

  •  Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.
     

  • Making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of Jews as collective — such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.
     

  • Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.
     

  • Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust).
     

  • Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.
     

  • Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.
     

  • Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
     

  • Applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.
     

  • Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.
     

  • Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.
     

  •  Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel.

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“The United States unequivocally condemns antisemitism and views the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism as integral to the fight to eliminate this scourge. It is widely accepted and used throughout the world by governments, international organizations, religious and sports entities, and other civil society organizations, which sends a powerful message of solidarity against antisemitism. Bipartisan U.S. administrations have embraced and used the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, inclusive of its examples, as a policy tool.

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…We call on other countries and organizations to embrace the IHRA Working Definition, as we work together to counter this global threat.”

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Statement issued by United States Department of State, Nov. 4, 2022

ADOPTIONS & ENDORSEMENTS

COUNTRIES

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Albania

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bahrain

Belgium

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Canada

Colombia

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Estonia

France

Germany

Greece

Guatemala

Hungary

Israel

Italy

Kosovo

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Moldova

Morocco

The Netherlands

North Macedonia

Philippines

Poland

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

& MAJOR INSTITUTIONS

United States

FEDERAL

  • Department of Education

  • Department of State

  • Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism

  • United States Commission on Civil Rights
     

​STATE 

  • State of Alabama

  • State of Alaska

  • State of Arizona

  • State of Arkansas

  • State of Connecticut

  • State of Florida

  • State of Idaho

  • State of Iowa

  • State of Kansas

  • State of Kentucky

  • State of Louisiana

  • State of Maine

  • State of Massachusetts

  • State of Montana

  • State of Nebraska

  • State of Nevada

  • State of New Hampshire

  • State of New Mexico

  • State of New York

  • State of Ohio

  • State of Oklahoma

  • State of Rhode Island

  • State of South Carolina

  • State of South Dakota

  • State of Tennessee

  • State of Texas

  • State of Utah

  • State of Vermont

  • State of Virginia

  • State of West Virginia

  • State of Wyoming

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CITY/COUNTY

California

  • Beverly Hills

  • Los Angeles

  • Manhattan Beach

  • West Hollywood
     

Connecticut

  • South Windsor

  • Wethersfeld

  • Mansfield

  • Farmington
     

Florida

  • Bal Harbour

  • Palm Beach Gardens

  • Broward County

  • Juno Beach

  • Coral Gables

  • Golden Beach

  • Clearwater

  • City of Miami

  • Doral

  • Bay Harbor Islands

  • Miami Beach

  • North Miami

  • Miami-Dade County

  • North Bay Village

  • Hialeah Gardens

  • Sunny Isles Beach

  • Jupiter Inlet Colony

  • North Palm Beach

  • Palm Beach County

  • Key Biscayne

  • North Palm Beach

  • West Palm Beach

  • Winter Springs

  • Pinecrest

  • Surfside

 

 Illinois

  • Village of Forest Park

  • Village of Lincolnwood

  • Champaign

  • Rockford
     

Indiana

  • Gary
     

Kansas

  • Johnson County

  • ​Leawood

  • Prairie Village​

  • Wichita 

 

Massachusetts

  • Peabody

  • Sharon

 

Missouri

  • County of St. Louis

  • Kansas City

​New Jersey

  • Borough of Woodcliff Lakes

  • Clinton

  • Westfield

  • Scotch Plains

  • Fanwood

  • Middletown

  • Flemington Borough

  • Highland Park

  • Mansfeld
     

New York

  • Glen Cove

  • North Hempstead

  • Oyster Bay

  • Village of Great Neck

  • New Castle

  • Nassau County 

  • Suffolk County

  • Huntington

  • Southampton

  • Ulster County

  • Westchester County

  • Yorktown
     

Ohio

  • Cincinnati
     

Texas

  • El Paso

  • Dallas

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Virginia

  • County of Arlington
     

Washington

  • City of Bellevue 

  • Snohomish County

 

Washington, DC 
 

Austria

  • Vienna

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Canada

  • Province of Alberta

  • Province of Ontario

  • Aurora (Ontario)

  • Barrie (Ontario)

  • Brampton (Ontario)

  • British Columbia

  • Cote St. Luc (Quebec)

  • Orillia (Ontario)

  • Vaughan (Ontario)

  • Westmount (Quebec)

  • York Region (Ontario)

  • Halton Police Board (Ontario)

  • Red Lakes Police Board (Ontario)

  • Vancouver
     

France

  • Paris
     

Germany

  • Bavaria

  • Berlin

  • Munich Municipality

  • Borussia Dortmund (BVB), football team

  • Daimler AG

  • Deutsche Bahn

  • Deutsche Bank

  • FC Bayern Munich, football team

  • German Rectors’ Conference (HRK)

  • Tennis Borussia Berlin, football team

  • Volkswagen​
     

Italy

  • Florence
     

Netherlands

  • Dutch Labour Party (PvdA)
     

Scotland

  • Aberdeen
     

Spain

Madrid

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United Kingdom

  • London Assembly & Mayor’s Office

  • Scottish Government

  • Welsh Government

  • Welsh Police

  • UK Office for Students 

  • Church of England 

  • Church of Scotland

  • Church of Wales 

  • Liberal Democrats

  • The English Football League (EFL)

  • The Football Association (FA)

  • The Premier League (and 19 of 20 teams)

UNITED TO DEFINE IT CAMPAIGN SIGNATORIES

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  • StandWithUs

  • StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism

  • International Legal Forum

UNIVERSITIES & ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

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United States

 

Student Governments

  • Arizona State University

  • Boston University

  • Brooklyn College (NY)

  • California Polytechnic State University 

  • California State University, Northridge

  • Capital University (OH)

  • City College of New York

  • Chapman University (CA)

  • Duke University

  • East Carolina University

  • Florida Atlantic University

  • Florida State University

  • Foothill College

  • Indiana University

  • Kent State University (OH)

  • Kennesaw State University (GA)

  • Northeastern University (MA)

  • Pace University (NY)

  • Pennsylvania State University

  • Rutgers University (NJ)

  • San Diego State University (CA)

  • Santa Monica College (CA)

  • Stanford University (CA)

  • St. Lawrence University (NY)

  • Syracuse University

  • Texas A and M University

  • University of California, Los Angeles

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • University of California, San Diego

  • University of Colorado

  • University of Georgia

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • University of Iowa

  • University of Minnesota

  • University of Notre Dame

  • University of Pittsburgh

  • University of Texas - Austin

  • University of Texas - San Antonio

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

  • Wake Forest University (NC)

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Administrations

  • CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center

  • Center for Jewish Engagement and Learning, Indianapolis

  • Duke University

  • Florida State University

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis

  • Indiana University

  • Long Beach City College

  • New York University

  • San Diego State University

  • Stanford University

  • Texas A&M University

  • Western Washington University

  • University of Pittsburgh

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Other

  • Nevada Board of Regents

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Albania

  • Albania Academy of Sciences

 

Argentina

  • La Universidad Nacional de Rosario

  • University of Buenos Aires

  • Universidad Nacional del Litoral

 

Bulgaria

  • National Sports Academy Vasi Levski

  • Plovdiv University - Paisii Hilendarski

  • Sofia University St. Kliment

  • The Southwest University

  • University of Library Science and Information Technology

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Canada

  • Ryerson University

  • University of Manitoba

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United Kingdom

  • 81 institutions here

  • UK Office for Students 

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Germany

  • German Rectors’ Conference (HRK, the association of German universities)

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Australia

  • Auckland University

  • National Union of Students Australia

  • University of Melbourne

MAJOR JEWISH & PRO-ISRAEL ORGANIZATIONS

Conference of Presidents Members

  • Alpha Epsilon Pi

  • Ameinu

  • American Friends of Likud

  • America-Israel Friendship League

  • AIPAC: American Israel Public Affairs Committee

  • AJC: American Jewish Committee

  • American Jewish Congress

  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

  • American Sephardi Federation

  • American Zionist Movement

  • AMIT

  • ADL: Anti-Defamation League

  • ARZA

  • B’nai B’rith International

  • Bnai Zion

  • CAMERA

  • Central Conference of American Rabbis

  • Emunah of America

  • FIDF: Friends of the Israel Defense Forces

  • Global Imams Council

  • Greater Miami Jewish Federation

  • Hadassah, Women’s Zionist Organization of America

  • HIAS

  • Hillel International

  • Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel

  • JCC Association of North America​

  • Jewish Council for Public Affairs

  • Jewish Federations of North America

  • JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America

  • Jewish Labor Committee

  • JNF: Jewish National Fund

  • Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

  • Jewish Women International

  • Mercaz USA, Zionist Organization of the Conservative Movement

  • NA’AMAT USA

  • NCSEJ: National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry

  • National Council of Jewish Women

  • National Council of Young Israel

  • ORT America, Inc.

  • Rabbinical Assembly

  • Rabbinical Council of America

  • Religious Zionists of America

  • UJA-Federation of New York

  • URJ: Union for Reform Judaism

  • Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America

  • USCJ: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

  • WIZO

  • Women’s League for Conservative Judaism

  • Women of Reform Judaism

  • World ORT USA

  • World Zionist Executive USA

  • ZOA: Zionist Organization of America

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