https://barrie.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4656103&GUID=7234A5D7-5809-46A0-88E3-4C8DB3A6A83DLegistar15https://barrie.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4656103&GUID=7234A5D7-5809-46A0-88E3-4C8DB3A6A83D7234A5D7-5809-46A0-88E3-4C8DB3A6A83D-2023-02-22-19-47-53Title: DEPUTATION CONCERNING MOTION 20-G-139, ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE (IHRA) DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM The following Deputations were provided concerning motion 20-G-139, Adoption of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism: 1. Rabbi Audrey Kaufman on behalf of the Am Shalom Congregation advised she feels that that the IHRA’s definition is important to the local Jewish Community. Rabbi Kaufmann commented that the IHRA motion being accepted by the City of Barrie is at a time 75 years ago was the Holocaust and discussed her observations of the overt acts of antisemitism being on the rise and associated concerns of the Jewish community. Rabbi Kaufmann acknowledged that some forms of antisemitism are not always easy to identify and noted that she felt that IHRA’s definition provides clarity in this regard. She further acknowledged that the definition is not associated with politics and is not pro or anti against different groups and is a perception of the meaning of antisemitism being expressed as a hatred toward JWed, 22 Feb 2023 19:47:53 GMT