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Last week, the Indiana Senate Education Committee amended HB 1002 to remove any reference to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. This renders the legislation ineffective and not protective of the Jewish community.

Should the amended bill become law without a fix, Jewish Hoosiers would be left without a clear and concise definition to protect students from discrimination and hate. In addition, Indiana would be an outlier among all 36 states, the U.S. Department of State, 45 countries, and over 1,200 institutions around the world that have adopted the definition of antisemitism.

Take Action!

If you are an Indiana resident, call and email your State Senator, State Representative, and legislative leadership TODAY and request that they uphold their responsibility to protect Hoosier Jewish students by adding IHRA back into the bill. (Sample language is below, but we highly encourage you to personalize your message.)

You can find your legislator’s contact information HERE.

Contact Information

Senator Rod Bray
President Pro Tempore
317-232-9416
Senator.Bray@iga.in.gov

Senator Chris Garten
Senator Majority Leader
317-232-9840
Senator.Garten@iga.in.gov

Senator Travis Holdman
Majority Caucus Chair
317-232-9453
Senator.Holdman@iga.in.gov

Rep. Todd Huston
Speaker of the House of Representatives
317-232-9677
h37@iga.in.gov

Rep. Matt Lehman
House Majority Leader
317-234-9380
h79@iga.in.gov

Rep. Greg Steuerwald
Majority Caucus Chair
317-234-3827
h40@iga.in.gov

Rep. Chris Jeter
Bill Author
317-234-0931
h88@iga.in.gov

Senator Aaron Freeman
Bill Sponsor
317-232-9490
Senator.Freeman@iga.in.gov

Rep. Phil GiaQuinta
House Minority Leader
317-232-9628
h80@iga.in.gov

Senator Greg Taylor
Senate Minority Leader
317-232-9427
s33@iga.in.gov

Sample Script

Dear Representative/Senator [Last Name],

I am a member of the Hoosier community, writing to you concerning the fight against antisemitism. I urge you to fix HB 1002 and reinsert the reference to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.

The Indiana Jewish community strongly supports including the reference to the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism in HB 1002. This was removed from the version passed by the Senate Education Committee. The IHRA working definition is considered the gold standard and has been adopted by 36 states, the U.S. Department of Education, 45 countries, and over 1,200 institutions around the world. It has also been supported by over 50 organizations across the state of Indiana. Should HB 1002 pass without a reference to IHRA, Indiana would be an outlier, and institutions of education would not have the guidance they need to better identify antisemitism.

I ask you to uphold your responsibility to protect Jewish students by fixing HB 1002 and reinserting the reference to IHRA.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]