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With antisemitic hatred proliferating on American college campuses in the aftermath of the October 7th massacre in Israel, Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Founder Adam Beren joined a roundtable forum on Tuesday at a Republican Governors Association (RGA) retreat in Aspen, Colorado, with the discussion focused on state-level initiatives and policies to protect Jewish and pro-Israel students.
The panel was moderated by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, who earlier this year was recognized with CAM’s Civic Leadership Award for his dedicated efforts to combat antisemitism in his state and beyond, and other participants included Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, and Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Board of Directors Member Bobby Schostak.
With antisemitic hatred proliferating on American college campuses following October 7th, CAM Founder Adam Beren joined an important @GOPGovs panel alongside FL @GovRonDeSantis and GA @GovKemp for a discussion moderated by @GovernorVA Glenn Youngkin exploring ways to counter this… pic.twitter.com/2gndyXtMOp
— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) August 14, 2024
CAM looks forward to working with governors across the United States to devise and implement effective measures to turn the tide on rising antisemitism during the upcoming school year.
Last month, CAM Board of Governors member Arie Lipnick and Director of Public Policy Eliana Goodman participated in the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Denver, Colorado.
Goodman joined a roundtable discussion on free speech policies, and CAM also sponsored a panel on antisemitism.
CAM has been working directly with numerous state lawmakers throughout the United States to advance a model policy, the K-20 Antisemitism Awareness and Prevention Act, through the ALEC process. The model legislation addresses and combats antisemitism in K-20 public education institutions and adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism and its 11 contemporary examples.
Stellar @ALEC_states panel with @lightstonea, @PhilKingTX, @VoteRandyFine and @ShabbosK about university campuses and Israel.
The panel, sponsored by CAM, concluded that antisemitism is not just a Jewish or Israel issue, but an American issue.
#ALECINCO #ALECideas #ALEC24 pic.twitter.com/7kZgcCWVQw
— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) July 26, 2024
