The student government at Penn State University in State College, Pa., voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, reported the school's online publication Onward State.
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The University Park Undergraduate Association met virtually on Wednesday night for its third and final meeting for the spring semester. Resolution 02-16, concerning antisemitism, was the final legislation of the evening to be discussed.
"Penn State is not immune to the disease of antisemitism," the resolution stated, according to The Jerusalem Post. "In 2019, the Daily Collegian released an article 'History of Hatred: An in-depth look at antisemitism at Penn State,' which documented the history of antisemitic events at Penn State, including 17 between the years 2001 and 2018."
The resolution also cited the October 2018 deadly shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, about three hours from State College.
The vote took place after an April 8 resolution by the student government to fight antisemitism on campus.
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Reprinted with permission from JNS.org
