Overview
- Chicago’s City Council unanimously approved incorporating the IHRA working definition into its municipal code and declaration of human rights.
- Blakeman, a gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County executive, called on New York State to formally adopt the IHRA standard on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
- New York State has not enacted the definition into law, as Gov. Kathy Hochul has so far issued a 2022 proclamation embracing it as guidance and related legislation remains in committee.
- New York City’s new mayor revoked an Eric Adams executive order recognizing the IHRA definition, though the administration retained an anti-hate task force.
- The Anti-Defamation League reported 9,354 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2024, a surge cited by supporters of formal definitions as a reason for action.