The University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti-Semitism, the Union of Jewish Students tweeted Wednesday. The latter represents Jewish students on college and university campuses in Great Britain.
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"The adoption of the IHRA definition will go a long way in ensuring Jewish students are safeguarded from anti-Semitism on their campus," UJS said in a statement posted on Twitter. "We will continue our work in ensuring all student unions and universities in the UK adopt this vital and comprehensive definition."
Lancaster, Cambridge, Manchester Metropolitan and Buckingham New universities have also recently adopted the definition on their campuses.
