Hillel for Utah Student Board Members Pen an important and timely Letter to the Editor for the Utah Daily Chronicle.
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Today, we recognize the importance of empowering marginalized peoples to define hatred against their communities and respecting their narratives. We ask you to let the Jewish community do the same and allow us to define antisemitism, rather than dismiss our concerns as “fake” — as declared by the Chronicle Editorial Board. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism is the most widely accepted definition that addresses all different types of antisemitic behavior and rhetoric. The definition provides clear examples of antisemitic and non-antisemitic behavior creating a framework to protect Jewish students from needing to explain themselves every time they experience antisemitism.
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