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Highland Park council adopts IHRA working definition of antisemitism

5747326 · August 12, 2025
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The City Council voted unanimously Aug. 11 to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism and directed staff to add it to the employee discrimination policy and provide education and public information.

The Highland Park City Council voted unanimously Aug. 11 to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism and directed the city manager to implement education and training and update employment materials. The ordinance — adopted as amended and read into the record at the meeting — inserts the IHRA working definition into the city employment manual under prohibited acts of discrimination by city employees and contractors. City staff also said they will communicate the action to…

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