Alberta became the fifth Canadian province to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. West Hollywood, California, Broward County, Florida, and the Florida Democratic Party also adopted the definition in the last week.

At least 909 entities worldwide have adopted the definition since 2016, according to a study published by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and the Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University earlier this year.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic appointed Sara Lustig to serve as Special Advisor for Holocaust Issues and Combating Antisemitism — a newly-created position, ahead of Croatia’s upcoming chairmanship of the IHRA Presidency next March.

In an address for the Jewish High Holidays, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said the European Commission ‘’is determined act in the face of challenging times and protect its Jewish citizens against any manifestations of antisemitism…Jewish life prospers in democracies, where the rule of law is enforced and human rights are respected.”

As Jewish communities celebrated Rosh Hashanah, two American college towns suffered disturbing incidents of antisemitism. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, antisemitic flyers were distributed near the University of Michigan campus by the neo-Nazi Goyim Defense League. Meanwhile, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a Jewish fraternity was vandalized at Rutgers University, with three eggs found broken outside the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) house.